Arhiva pentru cuvântul-cheie: Zoologie

Lots complaints of Chisinau inhabitants regarding the appearance of small stinging insects were registered in the last few days. These turned out to be two species of invasive bugs - the platanus lace bug (Corythucha ciliata) and the oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata). Both species are very similar to each other – they have a few millimetres in size, white colour with black-grey spots. C. ciliata finds shelter on the Platanus sp. tree, but C. arcuata has been initially feeding on oak, but then spread to other species of trees and shrubs. These insects are native to North America and appeared in...

The brochure „Ladybugs (Insecta: Coccinelidae) from the Republic of Moldova”, authors – Bușmachiu Galina, Bacal Svetlana, Burduja Daniela, Calestru Livia and Belova Victoria, includes the study of the diversity of ladybug species in the country – the best-known group of coleopterous insects, preferred and loved by children. For the first time for the Republic of Moldova, there were described 48 species of ladybugs, which belong to 28 genera and 7 tribes and were found in forests, parks, gardens and agrocenoses. As some of them are rare and little-studied species, this work can be used as a...

We are happy to announce that Natalia Dibolscaia, trainee scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Terrestrial Vertebrates, will benefit from March 1, 2022 of the scholarship in the field "Global Monitoring of the Planet”, with the research topic “Monitoring of bat species in the urban environment of the Republic of Moldova”. It is worth to mention that Natalia is a PhD student at the specialty 165.02. Zoology within the Doctoral School of Biological, Geonomic, Chemical and Technological Sciences, organizing doctoral institution – the State University of Moldova, scientific advisor – Dr...