Assessment of Chrysoperla comanche (Banks) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) as Biological Control Agents of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under Glasshouse Conditions

We tested the predatory capacity of newly-hatched or newly-molted a&d ej-123 Chrysoperla comanche (Banks) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) larvae after a 24 h fasting period on adults of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) that were feeding on tomato plants (at vegetative and blooming stage) under glasshouse conditions.We also recorded fruit damag

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Exploration of a crucial mechanical property of gap-filling materials for restoration of deformed bronze and tentative application of carbon fiber reinforced composites

Abstract The fracture of a bronze object is usually accompanied by localized deformation.The deformed part often tends to spring back at an unpredictable moment after its shape is corrected.The reconstruction of the area adjacent to the damage should be sufficiently resistant to the stress derived from springback so that the whole structure can rem

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