Coconut fatty acids exhibit strong repellency and week‐long efficacy against several urban pest arthropods of the southwestern United States

J Agnew, A Gorzelski, J Zhu… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND The southwestern United States is home to a variety of arthropods
including Turkestan cockroaches, Blatta lateralis (Walker); hematophagous kissing bugs …

Shelter selection in females of two scorpion species depends on shelter size and scent

J Hladik, Y Bailer, H Wolf, T Stemme - Journal of Comparative Physiology …, 2024 - Springer
Shelter selection is an important task in an animal's life. Concerning scorpions, little is
known on the evaluation of potential shelters and the importance of chemosensation. To …

Experimental approach to the dislodging effect and the mortality of a pesticide in the yellow scorpion Tityus serrulatus

GP Murayama, B Barbosa, RH Willemart - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Accidents with scorpions are a problem in several regions of the world. In Brazil, the number
of accidents is sometimes higher than 160k/year, and the responsible for most accidents and …

Behavioural changes in Tityus stigmurus (Thorell, 1876) (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE) exposed to a pyrethroid insecticide

AB dos Santos, CMR de Albuquerque - Journal of Ethology, 2020 - Springer
Chemical control remains a major management tool in limiting indoor infestations of
scorpions in urban areas. However, information about the overall behavioural responses of …