With the aim of identifying insects with potential value as indicator species in postmortem
interval (PMI), the location or season of death of human or monogastric animals, two …

Cyclic acid anhydride is a not very widespread structure in nature, but with a determining
role in natural products possessing this functionality in their skeleton. To the best of our …

In the order Coleoptera, cantharidin is produced by two families, Meloidae (true blister
beetles) and Oedemeridae (false blister beetles). Cantharidin is of veterinary and medical …

Blister beetles of Epicauta impressicornis have attracted attention because they contain a
large amount of cantharidin (CTD). To date, however, the synthesis and transfer of CTD in …

Cantharidin (CTD), a terpenoid defensive toxin mainly produced by blister beetles, is widely
known by its toxicity to both cancer cells and pests. However, little information is known …

Insect attraction to host plants may be partly mediated by visual stimuli. In the present study,
the responses of adult Hycleus apicicornis (Guér.)(Coleoptera: Meloidae) to plant models of …

A survey was undertaken to determine the pest status of herbivorous blister beetles, Hycleus
spp., in western Kenya where they attack crops such as Desmodium spp., other leguminous …

Blister beetles (Meloidae) are cosmopolitan in distribution except from New Zealand,
Antarctica and most Polynesian islands. They act as minor pests for some crops and as …

Cantharidin is produced by beetles of two families, Meloidae (true blister beetles) and
Oedemeridae (false blister beetles). Nevertheless, it is mainly members of the meloid family …

Cantharidin is produced by blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) and smaller oedemerid
beetles (Coleopetra: Oedemeridae) and is found in hemolymph and various tissues. The …