EXPLOITING THRIPS AGGREGATION PHEROMONES TO DEVELOP A LURE-AND-KILL STRATEGY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BEAN FLOWER THRIPS

Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips

The potential of semiochemicals to lure insect pests to a trap where they can be killed with biopesticides has been demonstrated as an eco-friendly pest management alternative.In this study, we tested two recently characterized male-produced aggregation pheromones of the bean flower thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom), namely (R)-lavandulyl 3-

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Cranial nerves XIII and XIV: nerves in the shadows

Bruno Bordoni,1 Emiliano Zanier21Don Carlo Gnocchi IRCCS, Department of Cardiology, Milan, 2Xamar Institute, Rosà, Vicenza, ItalyAbstract: It has been known for over a century that these cranial nerves exist, and that they are not typographical errors nor a sensational event reported Shampoo in the medical literature.A number of scientif

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Epidemiological Characterization of the 2017 Dengue Outbreak in Zhejiang, China and Molecular Characterization of the Viruses

Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease caused by the dengue virus (DV), has been recognized as a global public health threat.In 2017, an unexpected dengue outbreak occurred in Zhejiang, China.To clarify and characterize the TACTICAL PENS causative agent of this outbreak, data on dengue fever cases were collected from the China Information System for Dise

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