Logo Sertox

Portal latinoamericano de toxicología

Lepidoptera


Spain: larvae intestinal bacteria degrade toxic plants that feed

21/09/2016

Gut bacteria explain insects’ tolerance to a toxic diet. sciencedaily.com. September 21, 2016. Summary:The microbial communities of toxic plant feeders in the Albufera lake in Valencia, Spain have been the focus of recent research. Aside from explaining the insects’ tolerance to a toxic diet, the findings may have applications in bioremediation: a waste management technique […]


Trivia # 333: Camoati in basket bug control

20/05/2016

Toxicological Trivia from May 20, 2016: In our previous trivia (332, Hoopoe), we mentioned the basket bug  (Oiketicus kirbyi), an insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Psychidae family, subfamily Oiketicinae .The species is distributed in the Americas from Argentina to Mexico, including Caribbean islands. According to a newspaper article in the Alto […]


Ingestion of radioactively contaminated diets for two generations in the pale grass blue butterfly,

24/09/2014

Food affected by Fukushima disaster harms animals, even at low-levels of radiation, study shows.sciencedaily.com. sciencedaily.com. Summary: Butterflies eating food collected from cities around the Fukushima nuclear meltdown site showed higher rates of death and disease, according to a study. "Our study demonstrated that eating contaminated foods could cause serious negative effects on organisms. Such negative effects may […]


Trivia # 154: Hylesia Nigricans, an Argentina’s agricultural pest

13/04/2010

Toxicological Trivia from April 13, 2010: Hylesia is a genus of butterfly that causes persistent dermatitis due to contact with the adult hair. There have been outbreaks of different species in Mexico, French Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. In Argentina,the epidemic episodes occurred in the provinces of Misiones, Entre Rios and Buenos Aires.  […]


Add more content here...