Essays about: "insects"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 364 essays containing the word insects.

  1. 16. System ecology of legumes mixes in ley production : impact on pollinating insects and further implications for production in northern Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Philippe Simon; [2023]
    Keywords : Ley production; Nitrogen fixation; Pollination ecology;

    Abstract : The population and diversity of pollinating insects in Europe are declining, partly due to lossof habitat. In agricultural landscapes, farming practices with more intensified land use haveincreased. In Swedish agricultural habitats, most ley production is dominated by grass and red clover (Trifolium pratense). READ MORE

  3. 17. Insects in conifer logs : their association to the polypore fungi Amyloporia sinuosa, A. xantha and Neoantrodia serialis and impact of aggregations of wood

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Tore Dahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : polypores; dead wood volume; Amyloporia sinuosa; A. xantha; Neoantrodia serialis; Nemapogon fungivorellus; Agnathosia sandoeensis;

    Abstract : A large number of insects are associated with polypores. They can be monophagous, polyphagous and use several fungal hosts, or be parasites on the insects utilize the fungus. The insect assemblage for some polypores is well investigated but there is still a lack of knowledge for many species. READ MORE

  4. 18. Betydelsen av artvariation i Malmös alléer : artvariation på olika skalor för förebyggandet av sjukdomar och skadegörare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Jennifer Eliasson; [2023]
    Keywords : trädsjukdom; skadegörare; almsjukan; asiatiska långhorningen; matt stjärnhimmelsbock; urban miljö; växtval; artvariation; heterogena alléer; landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Trädsjukdomar som almsjukan påverkade och medgav stora förluster i trädbeståndet i många av världens städer. I Malmös offentliga miljö försvann närmare 40 000 almar inom loppet om 30 år. READ MORE

  5. 19. Effect of different food by-products on Tenebrio molitor growth and development in an industrial environment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anton Laggar Andreasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Tenebrio molitor; yellow mealworm; growth; development; industrial farming; wet feed; dry feed; by-products; insects; insects as food and feed; maturation; pupation;

    Abstract : Due to an increasing need for high-quality protein around the world, eyes are turning towards alternative methods of farming, such as insect farms. As insects can eat what humans cannot, e.g. food by-products, they can be a part of sustainable food systems. READ MORE

  6. 20. Insekter som livsmedel : attityder och möjligheter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mathilda Kullberg; [2023]
    Keywords : insekter; livsmedel; livsmedelsneofobi; livsmedelskännedom; produktkännedom; världsbild; antropocentrism; biocentrism;

    Abstract : Insekter som livsmedel är ett fenomen som sedan länge varit vanligt i flera länder utanför EU. Nu står vi inför en tid där denna form av livsmedel också introduceras i Europa och specifikt Sverige. READ MORE