A5074351716- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect behavior and control techniques
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
2022-2023
Sciarids (Diptera, Sciaridae) or black fungus gnats are small, mainly dark coloured insects whose larvae usually develop in rotting plant remains permeated by fungal hyphae. Typical habitats for sciarids shaded forests and wet meadows, but some species can migrate from natural biotopes to anthropogenic ecosystems live as synanthropes. We have investigated ecological chorological features of Ukraine since 2012. Within this work, we collected imagoes during expeditions excursions different...
On the territory of Ukraine during field seasons 2015–2022, we collected eight Sciara species—S. analis Schiner, 1864, S. flavimana Zetterstedt, 1851, hebes (Loew, 1869), helvola Winnertz, 1867, hemerobioides (Scopoli, 1763), humeralis incerta 1867 and ruficauda Meigen, 1818. All specimens are kept in collections Schmalhausen Institute Zoology NAS (SIZK). According to results our research, four species flavimana, hebes, being registered for first time Ukraine. New localities given analis,...