1. Foreword

   • Christian Borgemeister

   EditorialNotes 01 June 2011 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Resistance of three-way cross experimental maize hybrids to post-harvest insect pests, the larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) and maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)

   • Tadele Tefera
   • Stephen Mugo
   • Yoseph Beyene

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 3 - 12

3. Characteristics and virulence of nucleopolyhedrovirus isolated from Hyposidra talaca (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a pest of tea in Darjeeling Terai, India

   • Ananda Mukhopadhyay
   • Sangita Khewa (Subba)
   • Damayanti De

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 13 - 19

4. Evaluating a semi-synthetic diet for rearing the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

   • H. Y. Al-Ayedh

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 20 - 28

5. Activity of digestive enzymes in Zonocerus variegatus (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) gut homogenates during post-embryonic development

   • K. O. Ademolu
   • A. B. Idowu

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 29 - 33

6. Identifying triatomine symbiont Rhodococcus rhodnii as intestinal bacteria from Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) laboratory insects

   • Janeth Rodríguez
   • Paula Pavía
   • Concepción J. Puerta

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 34 - 37

7. Comparison of selection indices to identify sorghum genotypes resistant to the spotted stemborer Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

   • B. U. Singh
   • K. V. Rao
   • H. C. Sharma

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 38 - 51

8. Use of intercrops and antifeedants for management of eggplant shoot and fruit borer Leucinodes orbonalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

   • S. Satpathy
   • D. S. Mishra

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 52 - 58

9. Chimeric δ-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis with increased activity against Helicoverpa armígera

   • Anuradha Chelliah
   • Gorakh Prasad Gupta
   • Polumetla Ananda Kumar

   Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 59 - 68

10. Larvicidal activity of the α-amylase inhibitor from the seeds of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Leguminosae) against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

    • Laxmi Gupta
    • Sudhakar Deshpande
    • Sushma Sabharwal

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 69 - 74

11. Pheromone trap density to mass trap Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae/Rhynchophoridae/ Dryophthoridae) in date plantations of Saudi Arabia

    • J. R. Faleiro
    • Mahmoud Abo El-Saad
    • Abdul Hadi Al-Abbad

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 75 - 77

12. The effects of honey as a dietary supplement on the survivorship and nutrition-storing capacity of Hemiptarsenus varicornis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae) leafminers

    • Ho Thi Thu Giang
    • Takatoshi Ueno

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 78 - 84

13. Control of red-gum lerp psyllid with formulated mycoinsecticides under semi-field conditions

    • Mario Henrique Ferreira do Amaral Dal Pogetto
    • Carlos Frederico Wilcken
    • Evandro Pereira Prado

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 85 - 91

14. Assessment of plant extracts fortified with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) for management of Spodoptera litara (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    • Monika Rajguru
    • Amar N. Sharma
    • Smita Banerjee

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 92 - 97

15. Morphological features of the heart of six mosquito species as revealed by scanning electron microscopy

    • Gustavo Ferreira Martins
    • José Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigão
    • Paulo Filemon Paolucci Pimenta

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 98 - 102

16. Aphids and their natural enemies in vegetable agroecosystems in Benin

    • M. -G. Saethre
    • I. Godonou
    • B. James

    Research Paper 01 June 2011 Pages: 103 - 117

17. Evaluation of Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as parasitoid of the eucalyptus defoliator Euselasia eucerus (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)

    • Bruno Zaché
    • Ronelza Rodrigues da Costa Zaché
    • Carlos Frederico Wilcken

    Short Communication 01 June 2011 Pages: 118 - 121

18. Prevalence, seasonality and behaviour of Tabanidae (Diptera) captured on a horse in the Planalto Serrano of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

    • Luiz Claudio Miletti
    • Bruna Bristot Colombo
    • Carlos José Raupp Ramos

    Short Communication 01 June 2011 Pages: 122 - 126

19. Obituary

    • Adenirin Chabi-Olaye

    Announcement 01 June 2011 Pages: 127 - 127