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1. Retrospective host-specificity testing shows Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) and the native Trissolcus oenone (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) have overlapping physiological host ranges in New Zealand. [2022]

  • Saunders, Thomas E., Avila, Gonzalo A., and Holwell, Gregory I.
  • Biological Control. Jul2022, Vol. 170, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, HYMENOPTERA, OVIPARITY, BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, GREENBUG, and HOSTS of parasitoids
Abstract
• We tested the physiological host ranges of an introduced biocontrol agent (T. basalis) and native parasitoid (T. oenone). • T. basalis attacks and develops in all nine pentatomid taxa we tested. • The native T. oenone attacks and develops in seven out of eight pentatomid species we tested. • Parasitism efficiencies were high for all treatments (>60%). Retrospective host range testing is essential for understanding the physiological host range of introduced biological control agents (BCAs) and updating forecasts of non-target risks. It is especially important to conduct this work if there was no host range testing prior to release of the agent. Trissolcus basalis Wollaston was released in New Zealand in 1949 against green vegetable bug (Nezara viridula [L.]), but host range testing was never undertaken, and subsequent work in the 1960s was only of a qualitative nature and remains incomplete. The host-parasitoid complex between New Zealand pentatomids, T. basalis , and the native pentatomid parasitoid Trissolcus oenone Dodd, is therefore poorly understood. We conducted no-choice oviposition tests between the two resident Trissolcus species and all available New Zealand pentatomid species to characterise the physiological (=fundamental) host ranges of these parasitoids. We present the results of the first retrospective host-specificity study on T. basalis in New Zealand. Our results show T. basalis attacks and develops in all nine pentatomid taxa we exposed it to (including the endemic alpine species Hypsithocus hudsonae Bergroth), while T. oenone attacks and develops in seven out of eight pentatomid species we tested it against (and its capacity to attack H. hudsonae remains unknown). Parasitism efficiencies for all treatments exceeded 60%, while development times were similar for both parasitoids regardless of host. We discuss the importance of physiological host range testing for understanding potential non-target effects. Trissolcus japonicus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) was recently approved for release in New Zealand against brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), subject to its potential establishment, and we examine our results in the context of potential competition between introduced parasitoids for non-target species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

2. Ethyl formate dilution in carbon dioxide for fumigation control of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys, Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [2022]

  • Kawagoe, James C, Abrams, Adelaine E, Lourie, Austin P, and Walse, Spencer S
  • Pest Management Science; Jul2022, Vol. 78 Issue 7, p3090-3097, 8p
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, has caused significant agricultural damage to numerous hosts, so agricultural producers seek to limit its spread. Where established, BMSB can also cause substantial urban and commercial disturbance, as overwintering adults may seek refuge inside dwellings, covered spaces, vehicles, and consignments. Phytosanitary authorities are most concerned with the importation of 'hitchhiking' adults in this refugia, with certain countries requiring a quarantine treatment to mitigate risk. This study explores fumigation with ethyl formate, applied as 16.7% by mass dilution in carbon dioxide, for control of adult BMSB. RESULTS: The induction of diapause, to simulate overwintering physiology, resulted in 2‐ and 3‐fold increases in the tolerance of adults toward this ethyl formate fumigation at 10 ± 0.5 °C (x¯±2s) lasting for 8 and 12 h, respectively. However, a decreased tolerance (0.7‐fold) of diapausing specimens was observed for a 4‐h duration. Diapausing and nondiapausing adult BMSB can be controlled at the probit 9 level if the headspace concentration of ethyl formate, [EF], in the carbon dioxide mixture is maintained ≥7.68 mg L−1 for 12 h at 10 ± 0.5 °C (x¯±2s). If the duration is shortened to 4 h, [EF] must be maintained ≥14.73 mg L−1 over the course of fumigation. CONCLUSION: The toxicity of ethyl formate in this mixture can be distinct for different physiological states of the same life stage, as evidenced by a ca. 3‐fold increase in the Haber's z parameter for adult BMSB when in diapause. Respective to the physiological state of adults, this study identifies how the applied dose and/or treatment duration can be modulated (i.e. tuned) to ensure adequate toxicological efficacy toward BMSB infesting hosts or refuge at temperatures ca. >10 °C. Published 2022. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

3. Ziemia obiecana 2.0. – hermeneutyka subwersji. [2022]

  • SERDYŃSKA, JOANNA
  • Builder (1896-0642); 2022, Vol. 296 Issue 3, p70-73, 4p
Abstract
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4. The overlooked role of weed plants affecting pest stink bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) bioecology in the Neotropics. [2022]

  • Panizzi, A. R. and Lucini, T. L.
  • Arthropod-Plant Interactions; Feb2022, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p
Abstract
Most stink bugs (Pentatomidae) are polyphagous and feed on an array of cultivated and non-cultivated plants. Among the last, weed plants play an important role in their bioecology and pest status, particularly in the Neotropics, in where stink bugs are active during most of the year. In spite of this, the weeds role is, in general, underestimated. In this review article we present and discuss the importance of weed plants present in row crops and pasture lands, affecting stink bugs pests of major commodities in the Neotropics. We surveyed the literature and other sources (unpublished records) on the presence of stink bugs on weed plants. These plants were ranked as hosts (allowing nymph development and/or adult reproduction) or as associated plants (providing some nutrients/water/shelter, but not allowing nymph and/or adult performance). The following stink bug pest species were covered: The green-bellied stink bugs, Diceraeus furcatus (F.) and D. melacanthus Dallas; the Neotropical brown sink bug, Euschistus heros (F.); the brown-winged stink bug, Edessa meditabunda (F.); the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.); the rice stink bugs, Oebalus poecilus (Dallas) and O. ypsilongriseus (De Geer); the red-banded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood); the rice stalk stink bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stål; and the red-shouldered stink bug, Thyanta perditor (F.). The survey showed plants from 16 different families interacting with the 10 species of pest pentatomids analyzed, with the greater number of species of Fabaceae (16+), Poaceae (14+), and Asteraceae (7). Data demonstrated that, in the modern landscape scenario of agricultural areas in the Neotropics, highly polyphagous species, such as N. viridula, tend to suffer greater impact, while the oligophagous species, E. heros, D. furcatus, and D. melacanthus, in contrast, tend to be favored. The management of weed plants through the increase use of herbicides, multiple cropping, and the non-tillage cultivation systems seems to be the major factors influencing the interactions of stink bugs and weeds, changing the population dynamics of pest stink bugs in the Neotropics, and, consequently their pest status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

5. Survey of Florida Olive Groves during Olive Fruit Development: Monitoring for Stink Bugs and Olive Fruit Flies. [2021]

  • Phillips, Eleanor F., Allan, Sandra A., and Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer L.
  • Florida Entomologist. Dec2021, Vol. 104 Issue 4, p265-273. 9p.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, OLIVE fly, OLIVE, FRUIT development, BROWN marmorated stink bug, INTRODUCED organisms, and LEAFHOPPERS
Abstract
Olives, Olea europaea L. (Oleaceae), are an emerging commercial crop in Florida; however, potential arthropod threats during olive tree establishment and fruit development remain uncharacterized. Two potential pests that may threaten olive fruit production directly are native and invasive pentatomid stink bugs, which are important pest species of many crops in the southeast, and the invasive olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae),which is not known to be established in Florida. Monitoring for stink bugs during fruit maturation was done using dual funnel tube traps baited with stink bug lures. Yellow sticky card traps baited with food and pheromone lures were used to monitor for the olive fruit fly. Both trap types were placed in tree canopies in 4 North Central Florida olive groves during the anticipated fruit development period for 2 growing seasons. Whereas neither of the invasive species targeted (Halyomorpha halys Stål [Hemiptera: Pentatomidae] or B. oleae) were detected, several other potential pests were identified including brown stink bugs (Euschistus spp.; Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), glassy winged sharpshooters, Homalodisca vitripennis Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and grasshoppers. No fruit damage attributable to arthropod pests was detected although fruit production was very low with limited samples. These results contribute to awareness of potential pests that may jeopardize olive fruit production and aid in the future studies to develop effective monitoring activities for Florida growers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

6. Greenhouse Rearing Methods for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Live Cowpea Plants. [2021]

  • Abrams, Adelaine E, Alvarez, Alfredo, Rodriguez, Matthew S, Kron, Cindy R, Bellamy, Dave E, and Walse, Spencer S
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Dec2021, Vol. 114 Issue 6, p2297-2306, 10p
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, STINKBUGS, HEMIPTERA, GREENHOUSES, ADULTS, and COWPEA
Abstract
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a pest of concern that must be controlled for market access of host material and regulated articles to certain countries. This work outlines a rearing system for BMSB on live cowpea plants, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (Fabales: Fabaceae), including methods to induce adults to both enter and exit diapause. This scalable system affords continuous access to >600 specimens per week of each life stage and/or age group, which is particularly advantageous when developing treatment efficacy data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

7. PIGG variant pathogenicity assessment reveals characteristic features within 19 families [2021]

  • Tremblay-Laganière, Camille, Maroofian, Reza, Nguyen, Thi Tuyet Mai, Karimiani, Ehsan Ghayoor, Kirmani, Salman, Akbar, Fizza, Ibrahim, Shahnaz, Afroze, Bushra, Doosti, Mohammad, Ashrafzadeh, Farah, Babaei, Meisam, fthymiou, Stephanie, Christoforou, Marilena, Sultan, Tipu, Ladda, Roger L., McLaughlin, Heather M., Truty, Rebecca, Mahida, Sonal, Cohen, Julie S., Baranano, Kristin, Ismail, Fatima Y., Patel, Millan S., Lehman, Anna, mondson, Andrew C., Nagy, Amanda, Walker, Melissa A., Mercimek-Andrews, Saadet, Maki, Yuta, Sachdev, Rani, Macintosh, Rebecca, Palmer, Elizabeth E., Mancini, Grazia M.S., Barakat, Tahsin Stefan, Steinfeld, Robert, Rüsch, Christina T., Stettner, Georg M., Wagner, Matias, Wortmann, Saskia B., Kini, Usha, Brady, Angela F., Stals, Karen L., Ismayilova, Naila, llard, Sian, Bernardo, Danilo, Nugent, Kimberly, McLean, Scott D., Antonarakis, Stylianos E., Houlden, Henry, Kinoshita, Taroh, Campeau, Philippe M., Murakami, Yoshiko, and Clinical Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine. 23(10):1873-1881

8. Diversity and distribution of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) haplotypes of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), along the eastern front of its invasive range in Eurasia. [2021]

  • Gariepy, Tara D., Musolin, Dmitry L., Konjević, Aleksandra, Karpun, Natalia N., Zakharchenko, Vilena Y., Zhuravleva, Elena N., Tavella, Luciana, Bruin, Allison, and Haye, Tim
  • NeoBiota. 9/30/2021, Vol. 68, p53-77. 25p.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, CYTOCHROME oxidase, GENETIC variation, and HEMIPTERA
Abstract
The arrival, establishment and pest status of Halyomorpha halys in Europe and non-native countries in Asia have been well-documented, with thorough characterisation of the genetic diversity and occurrence of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) haplotypes in Switzerland, France, Hungary, Italy and Greece. However, a number of gaps exist in terms of the characterisation of the haplotype diversity and occurrence of H. halys along the invasion front that covers eastern Europe, western and central Asia. To contribute towards filling this gap, the COI haplotype diversity and distribution were investigated for H. halys collected in Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. A total of 646 specimens were analysed and five haplotypes were found (H1, H3, H8, H33 and H80). Haplotype H1 was present in all five countries investigated and was the only haplotype detected amongst > 500 specimens collected from Ukraine, Russia and Georgia. H1 (82%) was the dominant haplotype found in Kazakhstan, alongside H3 (18%). In contrast to the low or no diversity observed in these four countries, Serbia had higher haplotype diversity and was represented by five haplotypes. Although H3 was dominant (47%) in Serbia, H1 was also prevalent (40%); the remaining haplotypes (H8, H33 and H80) were minor contributors (1-11%) to the haplotype composition. The results are discussed in context with other known populations in neighbouring countries and patterns of haplotype diversity indicate the movement of successful invasive populations in Europe to generate secondary invasions along the eastern front of the invasion in Eurasia. Possible scenarios regarding the spread of particular haplotypes in these regions are discussed, along with suggestions for future research to fill existing gaps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

9. P14.01 Incidence and impact of venous thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients with glioblastoma. [2021]

  • Kaptein, F H J, Stals, M A M, Klaase, E, Kapteijn, M Y, Cannegieter, S C, Taphoorn, M J B, Dirven, L, Huisman, M V, Koekkoek, J A F, and Klok, F A
  • Neuro-Oncology; 2021 Supplement, Vol. 23, pii38-ii38, 1p

10. Searching for new predators of the invasive Halyomorpha halys: the role of the black garden ant Lasius niger. [2021]

  • Bulgarini, Giacomo, Castracani, Cristina, Mori, Alessandra, Grasso, Donato A., and Maistrello, Lara
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Sep2021, Vol. 169 Issue 9, p799-806. 8p.
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, PREDATORY insects, ORCHARDS, ANTS, HYMENOPTERA, and PREDATORY animals
Abstract
In recent years, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Cappaeini) has become an invasive pest in North America and Europe, where it caused extensive damage to agriculture, resulting in great economic losses. Evaluating the potential of native predators in the invaded areas, ants might represent good candidates thanks to their biology, ecology, and behavior. In Italy, H. halys proved to be the top key pest in pear orchards, where the black garden ant, Lasius niger (L.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Lasiini), is the most abundant ant species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predatory ability of L. niger on the eggs and on all the juvenile instars of H. halys under laboratory conditions. The results indicate that L. niger significantly reduces the survival of the second and third nymphal instars by 56 and 58%, respectively, but it is unable to reduce the egg hatching and the survival of the first, fourth, and fifth instars. Our preliminary results obtained in laboratory conditions suggest a possible role of the ant L. niger in controlling H. halys invasion mainly acting on the smaller and more mobile nymphal stages. The effective role of this species as potential biocontrol agents of H. halys in fruit orchards in association with other ant species as well as with other predatory insects is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

11. Parasitism and Predation on Sentinel Egg Masses of Three Stink Bug Species (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Native and Exotic Ornamental Landscapes. [2021]

  • Cornelius, Mary L, Herlihy, Megan V, Vinyard, Bryan T, Weber, Donald C, and Greenstone, Matthew H
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Apr2021, Vol. 114 Issue 2, p590-596, 7p
Subjects
STINKBUGS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, PREDATION, HEMIPTERA, SPECIES, and LANDSCAPES
Abstract
This study evaluated parasitism and predation on sentinel egg masses of three stink bug species, the spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris (Say), the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), and the invasive brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in ornamental landscapes composed of either native or exotic plants. This study also compared the species composition of parasitoids attacking two native stink bug species (P. maculiventris and E. servus) with those attacking the invasive BMSB on the same tree species in the same habitat. Overall, egg parasitism and predation were much higher on the two native stink bug species compared with BMSB, with an average parasitism rate of 20.6% for E. servus , 12.7% for P. maculiventris , and only 4.2% for H. halys and an average predation rate of 8.2% for E. servus, 17.7% for P. maculiventris, and 2.3% for H. halys. Egg predation was also significantly higher on P. maculiventris than on E. servus eggs. Eight parasitoid species attacked sentinel stink bug eggs in the ornamental landscaped plots. Trissolcus euschisti (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) was the predominant parasitoid for all three stink bug species. There were no significant differences in parasitism and predation rates on any of the stink bug species between native and exotic plots. Therefore, there is no evidence that ornamental landscapes composed of native plants increased parasitism or predation rates of sentinel egg masses of two native stink bug species or the invasive BMSB, compared with those composed entirely of exotic plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

12. SPEN haploinsufficiency causes a neurodevelopmental disorder overlapping proximal 1p36 deletion syndrome with an episignature of X chromosomes in females [2021]

  • Radio, Francesca Clementina, Pang, Kaifang, Ciolfi, Andrea, Levy, Michael A., Hernández-García, Andrés, Pedace, Lucia, Pantaleoni, Francesca, Liu, Zhandong, e Boer, Elke, Jackson, Adam, Bruselles, Alessandro, McConkey, Haley, Stellacci, Emilia, Lo Cicero, Stefania, Motta, Marialetizia, Carrozzo, Rosalba, Dentici, Maria Lisa, McWalter, Kirsty, Desai, Megha, Monaghan, Kristin G., Telegrafi, Aida, Philippe, Christophe, Vitobello, Antonio, Au, Margaret, Grand, Katheryn, Sanchez-Lara, Pedro A., Baez, Joanne, Lindstrom, Kristin, Kulch, Peggy, Sebastian, Jessica, Madan-Khetarpal, Suneeta, Roadhouse, Chelsea, MacKenzie, Jennifer J., Monteleone, Berrin, Saunders, Carol J., Jean Cuevas, July K., Cross, Laura, Zhou, Dihong, Hartley, Taila, Sawyer, Sarah L., Monteiro, Fabíola Paoli, Secches, Tania Vertemati, Kok, Fernando, Schultz-Rogers, Laura E., Macke, Erica L., Morava, Eva, Klee, Eric W., Kemppainen, Jennifer, Iascone, Maria, Selicorni, Angelo, Tenconi, Romano, Amor, David J., Pais, Lynn, Gallacher, Lyndon, Turnpenny, Peter D., Stals, Karen, llard, Sian, Cabet, Sara, Lesca, Gaetan, Pascal, Joset, Steindl, Katharina, Ravid, Sarit, Weiss, Karin, Castle, Alison M.R., Carter, Melissa T., Kalsner, Louisa, e Vries, Bert B.A., van Bon, Bregje W., Wevers, Marijke R., Pfundt, Rolph, Stegmann, Alexander P.A., Kerr, Bronwyn, Kingston, Helen M., Chandler, Kate E., Sheehan, Willow, lias, Abdallah F., Shinde, Deepali N., Towne, Meghan C., Robin, Nathaniel H., Goodloe, Dana, Vanderver, Adeline, Sherbini, Omar, Bluske, Krista, Hagelstrom, R. Tanner, Zanus, Caterina, Faletra, Flavio, Musante, Luciana, Kurtz-Nelson, Evangeline C., arl, Rachel K., Anderlid, Britt Marie, Morin, Gilles, van Slegtenhorst, Marjon, Diderich, Karin E.M., Brooks, Alice S., Gribnau, Joost, Boers, Ruben G., Finestra, Teresa Robert, Carter, Lauren B., Rauch, Anita, Gasparini, Paolo, Boycott, Kym M., Barakat, Tahsin Stefan, Graham, John M., Faivre, Laurence, Banka, Siddharth, Wang, Tianyun, ichler, Evan E., Priolo, Manuela, Dallapiccola, Bruno, Vissers, Lisenka E.L.M., Sadikovic, Bekim, Scott, Daryl A., Holder, Jimmy Lloyd, Tartaglia, Marco, Clinical Genetics, and Developmental Biology
  • American Journal of Human Genetics. 108(3):502-516

13. Incidence of thrombotic complications and overall survival in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the second and first wave [2021]

  • Kaptein, F H J, Stals, M A M, Grootenboers, M, Braken, S J E, Burggraaf, J L I, van Bussel, B C T, Cannegieter, S C, Ten Cate, H, ndeman, H, Gommers, D A M P J, van Guldener, C, e Jonge, E, Juffermans, N P, Kant, K. M., Kevenaar, M. E., Koster, S, Kroft, L J M, Kruip, M J H A, Leentjens, J, Marechal, C, Soei, Y L, Tjepkema, L, Visser, C, Klok, F A, Huisman, M V, MUMC+: E-M-O Medische Staf ICU, RS: CAPHRI - R5 - Optimising Patient Care, Interne Geneeskunde, MUMC+: HV - Trombosezorg, MUMC+: BC - Alg. Interne Geneeskunde, MUMC+: HV - Pieken Trombose, and RS: Carim - B04 Clinical thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Thrombosis Research. 199:143-148

14. MCM3 upregulation confers endocrine resistance in breast cancer and is a predictive marker of diminished tamoxifen benefit. [2021]

  • Løkkegaard, Sanne, Elias, Daniel, Alves, Carla L., Bennetzen, Martin V., Lænkholm, Anne-Vibeke, Bak, Martin, Gjerstorff, Morten F., Johansen, Lene E., Vever, Henriette, Bjerre, Christina, Kirkegaard, Tove, Nordenskjöld, Bo, Fornander, Tommy, Stål, Olle, Lindström, Linda S., Esserman, Laura J., Lykkesfeldt, Anne E., Andersen, Jens S., Leth-Larsen, Rikke, and Ditzel, Henrik J.
  • NPJ Breast Cancer; 1/4/2021, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p1-15, 15p

15. Biological control of invasive stink bugs: review of global state and future prospects. [2021]

  • Conti, Eric, Avila, Gonzalo, Barratt, Barbara, Cingolani, Fernanda, Colazza, Stefano, Guarino, Salvatore, Hoelmer, Kim, Laumann, Raul Alberto, Maistrello, Lara, Martel, Guillaume, Peri, Ezio, Rodriguez‐Saona, Cesar, Rondoni, Gabriele, Rostás, Michael, Roversi, Pio Federico, Sforza, René F.H., Tavella, Luciana, and Wajnberg, Eric
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Jan2021, Vol. 169 Issue 1, p28-51. 24p.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, BIOLOGICAL control of insects, HEMIPTERA, BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, BIOLOGICAL pest control, and INTEGRATED pest control
Abstract
Invasive stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are responsible for high economic losses to agriculture on a global scale. The most important species, dating from recent to old invasions, include Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister), Halyomorpha halys (Stål), Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood), Nezara viridula (L.), and Murgantia histrionica (Hahn). Bagrada hilaris, H. halys, and N. viridula are now almost globally distributed. Biological control of these pests faces a complex set of challenges that must be addressed to maintain pest populations below the economic injury level. Several case studies of classical and conservation biological control of invasive stink bugs are reported here. The most common parasitoids in their geographical area of origin are egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae, Encyrtidae, and Eupelmidae). Additionally, native parasitoids of adult stink bugs (Diptera: Tachinidae) have in some cases adapted to the novel hosts in the invaded area and native predators are known to prey on the various instars. Improving the efficacy of biocontrol agents is possible through conservation biological control techniques and exploitation of their chemical ecology. Moreover, integration of biological control with other techniques, such as behavioural manipulation of adult stink bugs and plant resistance, may be a sustainable pest control method within organic farming and integrated pest management programs. However, additional field studies are needed to verify the efficacy of these novel methods and transfer them from research to application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

16. Observations of parasitoid behaviour in both no‐choice and choice tests are consistent with proposed ecological host range. [2021]

  • Withers, Toni M., Allen, Geoff R., Todoroki, Christine L., Pugh, Andrew R., and Gresham, Belinda A.
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata; Jan2021, Vol. 169 Issue 1, p97-110, 14p
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL weed control, BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, CHRYSOMELIDAE, BEETLES, HYMENOPTERA, and EUCALYPTUS
Abstract
The solitary larval endoparasitoid Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a proposed biocontrol agent of Paropsis charybdis Stål (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae), a pest of eucalypts in New Zealand. Eadya daenerys oviposition behaviour was examined in two assay types during host range testing, with the aim of improving ecological host range prediction. No‐choice sequential and two‐choice behavioural observations were undertaken against nine closely related species of New Zealand non‐target beetle larvae, including a native beetle, introduced weed biocontrol agents, and invasive paropsine beetles. No behavioural measure was significantly different between no‐choice and two‐choice tests. In sequential no‐choice assays the order of first presentation (target–non‐target) had no significant effect on the median number of attacks or the attack rate while on the plant. Beetle species was the most important factor. Parasitoids expressed significantly lower on‐plant attack rates against non‐targets compared to target P. charybdis larvae. The median number of attacks was always higher towards target larvae than towards non‐target larvae, except for the phylogenetically closest related non‐target Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Most non‐target larvae were disregarded upon contact, which suggests that the infrequent attack behaviour observed by two individual E. daenerys against Allocharis nr. tarsalis larvae in two‐choice tests and the frass of Chrysolina abchasica (Weise) was probably abnormal host selection behaviour. Results indicate that E. daenerys is unlikely to attack non‐target species apart from Eucalyptus‐feeding invasive paropsines (Chrysomelinae). Non‐lethal negative impacts upon less preferred non‐target larvae are possible if E. daenerys does attack them in the field; however, this is likely to be rare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

17. Naar een maatschappelijke zorgplicht voor bestuurders en commissarissen: Een antwoord op reacties [2021]

  • Winter, J.W., e Jongh, J.M., Hijink, J.B.S., Timmerman, L., van Solinge, G., and Privaatrecht (FdR)
  • Ondernemingsrecht. 2021(1):31-39

18. Inventory of some families of Hemiptera, Coleoptera (Curculionidae) and Hymenoptera associated with horticultural production of the Alto Valle de Río Negro and Neuquén provinces (Argentina). [2021]

  • ÁLVAREZ, Leopoldo J., BERNARDIS, Adela M., DEFEA, Bárbara S., DELLAPÉ, Pablo M., DEL RÍO, María G., GITTINS LÓPEZ, Cecilia G., LANTERI, Analía A., LÓPEZ ARMENGOL, María F., MARINO DE REMES LENICOV, Ana M., MINGHETTI, Eugenia, PARADELL, Susana L., and RIZZO, María E.
  • Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina; 2021, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p48-69, 22p
Subjects
HYMENOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE, HOMOPTERA, PEST control, INSECT collection & preservation, BEETLES, and HEMIPTERA
Abstract
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19. Plasmid diversity among genetically related Klebsiella pneumoniae bla KPC-2 and bla KPC-3 isolates collected in the Dutch national surveillance [2020]

  • Hendrickx, Antoni P. A., Landman, Fabian, e Haan, Angela, Borst, Dyogo, Witteveen, Sandra, van Santen-Verheuvel, Marga G., van der Heide, Han G. J., Schouls, Leo M., Halaby, T., Steingrover, R., Cohen Stuart, J. W. T., Melles, D. C., van Dijk, K., Spijkerman, I. J. B., Notermans, D. W., Oudbier, J. H., van Ogtrop, M. L., van Dam, A., en Reijer, M., Kluytmans, J. A. J. W., van der Linden, M. P. M., Mattsson, E. E., van der Vusse, M., e Jong, E., Maijer-Reuwer, A., van Trijp, M., van Griethuysen, A. J., Ott, A., Bathoorn, E., Sinnige, J. C., Heikens, E., e Brauwer, E. I. G. B., Stals, F. S., Silvis, W., Dorigo-Zetsma, J. W., Waar, K., van Mens, S. P., Roescher, N., Voss, A., Wertheim, H., Slingerland, B. C. G. C., Frenay, H. M. E., Schulin, T., Diederen, B. M. W., Bode, L., van Rijn, M., Dinant, S., Damen, M., e Man, P., Leversteijn-van Hall, M. A., Medical Microbiology, Experimental Immunology, AII - Infectious diseases, Nursing, and APH - Aging & Later Life
  • Scientific reports. 10(1)

20. Predicting Rice Stem Stink Bug Population Dynamics Based on GAMLSS Models. [2020]

  • Seidel, E J, Pazini, J B, Tomazella, V L D, Vieira, A M C, Silva, F F, Martins, J F S, and Barrigossi, J A F
  • Environmental Entomology; Oct2020, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p1145-1154, 10p
Subjects
STINKBUGS, POPULATION dynamics, RICE, PEST control, and PADDY fields
Abstract
The rice stem stink bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is one of the most harmful insects for Brazilian rice fields. Aiming to define the most appropriate time and place for pest management measures in commercial paddy fields, we adjusted regression models (Poisson, Zero Inflated Poisson, reparametrized Zero Inflated Poisson, Negative Binomial and Zero Inflated Negative Binomial) for modeling the population variation of T. limbativentris along the phenological cycle of the flooded rice cultivation. We hypothesize that the rice stem stink bug population's size is influenced by the rice cycle (time) and geographical positions within the crop. It was possible to predict the occurrence of the rice stem stink bug in the commercial flooded rice crop. The population of the rice stem stink bug increased significantly with the time or phenological evolution of rice. Our results indicated that the start of T. limbativentris monitoring should occur up to 45 d After Plant Emergence (DAE), from the regions along the edges of the rice paddies, which are the points of entry and higher concentration of the insect. In addition, 45 and 60 DAE were considered the crucial times for T. limbativentris control decision making in flooded rice paddies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

21. INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF SESAME LEAF AND STEM EXTRACTS ON Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae). [2020]

  • Negbenebor, H. E., Abdullahi, R. I., Nura, S., and Sharif, U.
  • Bayero Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences; Jun2020, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p145-151, 7p
Subjects
SESAME, BOTANICAL insecticides, INSECTICIDES, CARDIAC glycosides, INSECT mortality, HEMIPTERA, and EXTRACTS
Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate the insecticidal potency of leaf and stem ethanolic extracts of white sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) on the pod-sucking bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal.) under laboratory conditions. Four different concentrations of the extracts (5.00, 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00 mg/l) of ethanolic extracts were prepared from the leaf and stem parts of the Sesame plant. Water and Cypermethrin were used as negative and positive controls. Fresh cowpea pods were treated with the various concentrations of the stem and leaf ethanolic extracts and the pod-sucking bugs were introduced into the jars containing the pods. The result obtained revealed significant differences (P≤0.05) in the effect of various concentrations in inducing mortality of the insects at different instars. The extracts were more effective in the first (1st) instars against the pod-sucking bugs. The activity is concentration dependent as it increases with increase in concentration of the extract. However, leaf ethanolic extract proved to be more effective. More so, the percentages of pods infested by the bugs were found to be lower among the 20.00 mg/l treated pods in both stem and leaf ethanolic extracts. The phytochemical result indicated the presence of certain phytochemicals such as alkaloids, carbohydrates, cardiac glycosides, diterpenoids, flavonoids, proteins, saponins, steroids, tannins and triterpenoids that were proved to be vital in the insecticidal activity of the extracts. Thus, the stem and leaf ethanolic extracts of sesame are effective botanical insecticides against C. tomentosicollis especially at 20.00 mg/l of the leaf extract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

22. Development and Life History of Zelus tetracanthus Stål: A Potential Predator of Diorhabda spp. in Tamarix spp. L.. [2020]

  • Ferguson, M. E., Berro, A. M., Lindenmayer, J. C., Singleton, C., and Royer, T. A.
  • Southwestern Entomologist. Mar2020, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p17-30. 14p.
Subjects
TAMARISKS, ASSASSIN bugs, LIFE history theory, PREDATORY animals, BODY size, and NATURAL history
Abstract
The harpactorine assassin bug, Zelus tetracanthus (Stål) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is an insect predator frequently found in surveys of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in Oklahoma. Previous studies in a laboratory showed it could prey on Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a recently introduced biological control agent for Tamarix. An F2 cohort of Z. tetracanthus was reared from egg to adult to measure stage-specific development rates and describe immature stages at 22 ± 1.0°C and 16:8 light:dark hours. The mean times for development of the five instars were 6.96 ± 0.13, 5.18 ± 0.13, 6.94 ± 0.29, 10.92 ± 0.43, and 17.93 ± 0.76 days, respectively. Several anatomical characters to distinguish instars, including body size, body color, and select morphological characters were described. Data from museum collections of Z. tetracanthus suggested the insect has a univoltine life cycle. The development data contrast with a previous description of Z. socius (= Z. tetracanthus) and illustrate the need to further study the variable morphology, natural history, and genetic makeup of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

23. Developing Embodied Conversational Agents for Coaching People in a Healthy Lifestyle: Scoping Review [2020]

  • Kramer, Lean L, ter Stal, Silke, Mulder, Bob C., e Vet, Emely, van Velsen, Lex, and Biomedical Signals and Systems
  • Journal of medical internet research. 22(2)

24. Effects of Aggregation Lure and Tree Species on Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Seasonal Oviposition. [2020]

  • Formella, Adam, Dorman, Seth J, Taylor, Sally V, and Kuhar, Thomas P
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Feb2020, Vol. 113 Issue 1, p203-210, 8p
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, STINKBUGS, HEMIPTERA, ORNAMENTAL trees, and FARM produce
Abstract
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is a polyphagous pest that feeds on a wide variety of agricultural commodities including tree fruits, berries, vegetables, field crops, and ornamental trees and shrubs. Accurate knowledge of where H. halys lays eggs is critical to optimize the potential release of Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead), a scelionid egg parasitoid native to the same host region as H. halys. Ideally, parasitoids should be released in and around areas with high host density. In southwestern Virginia in 2017 and 2018, we searched trees for egg masses in an urban environment and nonmanaged wooded border environment. We also evaluated the effects of a commercial aggregation lure on the number of eggs being deposited. This aggregation lure, when combined with methyl (E , E , Z)-2,4,6-decatrienoate (MDT), has been shown to attract both adult and nymph H. halys and its effects on egg laying were not known. Results of this study showed no difference between the number of eggs laid on trees with and without lures. Catalpa trees, Catalpa bignonioides Walter, had the most egg masses throughout the course of the study; however, the redbud, Cercis canadensis L., had similar numbers in the late July and August. There was an overall trend with more eggs masses found on trees with fruiting structures present. This information can provide insight on where and when to make augmentative releases of egg parasitoids for H. halys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

25. BICRA, a SWI/SNF Complex Member, Is Associated with BAF-Disorder Related Phenotypes in Humans and Model Organisms [2020]

  • Barish, S, Barakat, Stefan, Michel, BC, Mashtalir, N, Phillips, JB, Valencia, AM, Ugur, B, Wegner, J, Scott, TM, Bostwick, B, Murdock, DR, Dai, H, Perenthaler, Elena, Nikoncuk, Anita, Slegtenhorst, Marjon, Brooks, Alice, Keren, B, Nava, C, Mignot, C, Douglas, J, Rodan, L, Nowak, C, llard, S, Stals, K, Lynch, SA, Faoucher, M, Lesca, G, ery, P, ngleman, KL, Zhou, D, Thiffault, I, Herriges, J, Gass, J, Louie, RJ, Stolerman, E, Washington, C, Vetrini, F, Otsubo, A, Pratt, V M, Conboy, E, Treat, K, Shannon, N, Camacho, J, Wakeling, E, Yuan, B, Chen, CA, Rosenfeld, JA, Westerfield, M, Wangler, M, Yamamoto, S, Kadoch, C, Scott, DA, Bellen, HJ, and Clinical Genetics
  • American Journal of Human Genetics. 107(6):1096-1112

26. Pest kill rate as aggregate evaluation criterion to rank biological control agents: a case study with Neotropical predators of Tuta absoluta on tomato. [2019]

  • van Lenteren, J.C., Bueno, V.H.P., Burgio, G., Lanzoni, A., Montes, F.C., Silva, D.B., de Jong, P.W., and Hemerik, L.
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research. Dec2019, Vol. 109 Issue 6, p812-820. 9p.
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, BIOLOGICAL pest control, PEST control, PESTS, TOMATOES, and SPECIES pools
Abstract
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), a key pest of tomato, is quickly spreading over the world and biological control is considered as one of the control options. Worldwide more than 160 species of natural enemies are associated with this pest, and an important challenge is to quickly find an effective biocontrol agent from this pool of candidate species. Evaluation criteria for control agents are presented, with the advantages they offer for separating potentially useful natural enemies from less promising ones. Next, an aggregate parameter for ranking agents is proposed: the pest kill rate k m. We explain why the predator's intrinsic rate of increase cannot be used for comparing the control potential of predators or parasitoids, while k m can be used to compare both types of natural enemies. As an example, kill rates for males, females and both sexes combined of three Neotropical mirid species (Campyloneuropsis infumatus (Carvalho), Engytatus varians (Distant) and Macrolophus basicornis (Stål)) were determined, taking all life-history data (developmental times, survival rates, total nymphal and adult predation, sex ratios and adult lifespan) into account. Based on the value for the intrinsic rate of increase (r m) for T. absoluta and for the kill rate k m of the predators, we predict that all three predators are potentially able to control the pest, because their k m values are all higher than the r m of the pest. Using only k m values, we conclude that E. varians is the best candidate for control of T. absoluta on tomato, with C. infumatus ranking second and M. basicornis last. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

27. Identification of a novel locus, BPH38(t), conferring resistance to brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) using early backcross population in rice (Oryza sativa L.). [2019]

  • Balachiranjeevi, C. H., Prahalada, G. D., Mahender, A., Jamaloddin, Md., Sevilla, M. A. L., Marfori-Nazarea, C. M., Vinarao, R., Sushanto, U., Baehaki, S. E., Li, Z. K., and Ali, J.
  • Euphytica; Nov2019, Vol. 215 Issue 11, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
Subjects
NILAPARVATA lugens, RICE, INSECT pests, SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms, FOOD crops, and IDENTIFICATION
Abstract
Rice is the most important staple food crop, and it feeds more than half of the world population. Brown planthopper (BPH) is a major insect pest of rice that causes 20–80% yield loss through direct and indirect damage. The identification and use of BPH resistance genes can efficiently manage BPH. A molecular marker-based genetic analysis of BPH resistance was carried out using 101 BC1F5 mapping population derived from a cross between a BPH-resistant indica variety Khazar and an elite BPH-susceptible line Huang–Huan–Zhan. The genetic analysis indicated the existence of Mendelian segregation for BPH resistance. A total of 702 high-quality polymorphic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, genotypic data, and precisely estimated BPH scores were used for molecular mapping, which resulted in the identification of the BPH38(t) locus on the long arm of chromosome 1 between SNP markers 693,369 and id 10,112,165 of 496.2 kb in size with LOD of 20.53 and phenotypic variation explained of 35.91%. A total of 71 candidate genes were predicted in the detected locus. Among these candidate genes, LOC_Os01g37260 was found to belong to the FBXL class of F-box protein possessing the LRR domain, which is reported to be involved in biotic stress resistance. Furthermore, background analysis and phenotypic selection resulted in the identification of introgression lines (ILs) possessing at least 90% recurrent parent genome recovery and showing superior performance for several agro-morphological traits. The BPH resistance locus and ILs identified in the present study will be useful in marker-assisted BPH resistance breeding programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

28. Feeding responses of Euthyrhinchus floridanus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to brown marmorated stinkbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) adults and nymphs. [2019]

  • Arellano, Rubí, Medal, Julio, Arellano, Gregorio, and Pérez, Juan
  • Florida Entomologist. Sep2019, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p658-569. 2p.
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, STINKBUGS, HEMIPTERA, BIOLOGICAL control of insects, and BIOLOGICAL pest control
Abstract
The Florida predatory stink bug, Euthyrhynchus floridanus L. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a generalist predator native to North America that feeds on a broad range of lepidopterous and heteropterous key pests in a great diversity of crops and non-crop situations. Feeding tests conducted in the laboratory to determine the most susceptible stage of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), to third nymphal instar, and male and female E. floridanus, indicated that this predator has great potential for biological control of H. halys nymphs and adult stages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

29. Community Composition, Abundance, and Phenology of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Soybean in the North Central Region of the United States. [2019]

  • Pezzini, Daniela T, DiFonzo, Christina D, Finke, Deborah L, Hunt, Thomas E, Knodel, Janet J, Krupke, Christian H, McCornack, Brian, Michel, Andrew P, Philips, Christopher R, Varenhorst, Adam J, Wright, Robert J, and Koch, Robert L
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Aug2019, Vol. 112 Issue 4, p1722-1731, 10p
Subjects
PLANT phenology, STINKBUGS, SOYBEAN farming, SOYBEAN diseases & pests, and HEMIPTERA
Abstract
Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are an increasing threat to soybean (Fabales: Fabaceae) production in the North Central Region of the United States, which accounts for 80% of the country's total soybean production. Characterization of the stink bug community is essential for development of management programs for these pests. However, the composition of the stink bug community in the region is not well defined. This study aimed to address this gap with a 2-yr, 9-state survey. Specifically, we characterized the relative abundance, richness, and diversity of taxa in this community, and assessed phenological differences in abundance of herbivorous and predatory stink bugs. Overall, the stink bug community was dominated by Euschistus spp. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and Chinavia hilaris (Say) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Euschistus variolarius (Palisot de Beauvois) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), C. hilaris and Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) were more abundant in the northwestern, southeastern and eastern parts, respectively, of the North Central Region of the United States. Economically significant infestations of herbivorous species occurred in fields in southern parts of the region. Species richness differed across states, while diversity was the same across the region. Herbivorous and predatory species were more abundant during later soybean growth stages. Our results represent the first regional characterization of the stink bug community in soybean fields and will be fundamental for the development of state- and region-specific management programs for these pests in the North Central Region of the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

30. Third-generation cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance in Streptococcus mitis/oralis. Results from a nationwide registry in the Netherlands [2019]

  • Prehn, J. van, Triest, M.I. van, Altorf-van der Kuil, W., Dijk, K. van, Stuart, J.W.T.C., Weersink, A.J.L., Notermans, D., Ogtrop, M.L. van, Jager, M.M., Werdmuller, B.F.M., Hees, B.C. van, Keulen, P.H.J. van, Alblas, J., Blijboom, L., Greeff, S.C. de, Groenendijk, S., Heereveld, J. van, Hertroys, R., Monen, J.C., Notermans, D.W., Reuland, E.A., Schoffelen, A.F., Wielders, C.C.H., Woudt, S.H.S., Kluytmans, J.A.J.W., Kraan, E.M., Mattsson, E.E., Sebens, F.W., Jong, E. de, Frenay, H.M.E., Maraha, B., Griethuysen, A.J. van, Demeulemeester, A., Wintermans, B.B., Trijp, M. van, Ott, A., Bathoorn, E., Lokate, M., Sinnige, J., Brauwer, E.I.G.B. de, Stals, F.S., Silvis, W., Bakker, L.J., Dorigo-Zetsma, J.W., Ridwan, B., Waar, K., Bernards, A.T., Mens, S.P. van, Roescher, N., Nabuurs-Franssen, M.H., Wertheim, H., Diederen, B.M.W., Bode, L., Rijn, M. van, Dinant, S., Pontesilli, O., Man, P. de, Leversteijn-van Hall, M.A., lzakker, E.P.M. van, Muller, A.E., Renders, N.H., Dam, D.W. van, Buiting, A.G.M., Vlek, A.L.M., Reuland, A., Frakking, F.N.J., Overdevest, I.T.M.A., Bosboom, R.W., Trienekens, T., Ruijs, G.J.H.M., Wolfhagen, M.J.H.M., and Dutch Natl AMR Surveillance Study
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 25(4):518-520

31. Third-generation cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance in Streptococcus mitis/oralis. Results from a nationwide registry in the Netherlands [2019]

  • van Prehn, J., van Triest, M. I., Altorf-van der Kuil, W., van Dijk, K., Stuart, J. W. T. Cohen, Weersink, A. J. L., Notermans, D., van Ogtrop, M. L., Jager, M. M., Werdmuller, B. F. M., van Hees, B. C., van Keulen, P. H. J., Alblas, J., Blijboom, L., e Greeff, S. C., Groenendijk, S., van Heereveld, J., Hertroys, R., Monen, J. C., Notermans, D. W., Reuland, E. A., Schoffelen, A. F., Wielders, C. C. H., Woudt, S. H. S., Kluytmans, J. A. J. W., Kraan, E. M., Mattsson, E. E., Sebens, F. W., e Jong, E., Frénay, H. M. E., Maraha, B., van Griethuysen, A. J., Demeulemeester, A., Wintermans, B. B., van Trijp, M., Ott, A., e. Bathoorn, Lokate, M., Sinnige, J., e Brauwer, E. I. G. B., Stals, F. S., van Dam, D. W., Overdevest, I. T. M. A., Trienekens, T., Ruijs, G.J.H.M., Wolfhagen, M. J.H.M., Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, AII - Infectious diseases, Intensive care medicine, and AII - Inflammatory diseases
  • Clinical Microbiological and Infection. 25(4):518-520

32. Potential of Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) as a Host Plant for Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [2019]

  • Tillman, P. Glynn, Cottrell, Ted E., and Buntin, G. David
  • Florida Entomologist. Apr2019, Vol. 102 Issue 1, p222-226. 5p.
Subjects
MELIACEAE, HOST plants, HEMIPTERA, STINKBUGS, and INSECT antifeedants
Abstract
Currently, the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is considered an agricultural and nuisance pest in Georgia. The invasive chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae), commonly grows in dense thickets along roadsides, and in woodlands adjacent to agricultural crops across the southeastern USA. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the potential of M. azedarach to serve as a host plant of H. halys by examining mortality and feeding of first and second instars on M. azedarach leaves vs. carrot (i.e., a control diet), and documenting presence of H. halys on M. azedarach in woodlands at 2 locations in Georgia where this stink bug has become established. Over all sampling dates and locations, the number of H. halys in chinaberry was very low (0.1 per tree), and only 3 late instars and 1 adult were observed feeding on M. azedarach at 1 field site late in the season. Percentage feeding by second instars of H. halys was lower for individuals given M. azedarach leaves vs. those provided with carrot, most likely indicating that compounds in M. azedarach have an antifeeding effect. In fact, mortality for second instars on M. azedarach leaves was very high, and thus we conclude that M. azedarach is an unsuitable host plant for H. halys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

33. New record of Trissolcus solocis (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitising Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the United States of America. [2019]

  • Balusu, Rammohan R., Cottrell, Ted E., Talamas, Elijah J., Toews, Michael D., Blaauw, Brett R., Sial, Ashfaq A., Buntin, David G., Vinson, Edgar L., Fadamiro, Henry Y., and Tillman, Glynn P.
  • Biodiversity Data Journal; 2019, p1-6, 6p
Subjects
TRISSOLCUS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, PARASITOIDS, SCELIONIDAE, and WASPS
Abstract
Background A parasitoid wasp, Trissolcus solocis Johnson, was recorded parasitising eggs of the invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in the United States. This is the first record of this species parasitising eggs of H. halys. New information First record of Trissolcus solocis parasitising Halyomorpha halys eggs in the United States and first record of T. solocis in Alabama. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

34. Pest kill rate as aggregate evaluation criterion to rank biological control agents: A case study with Neotropical predators of Tuta absoluta on tomato [2019]

  • Lenteren, Van, J.C., Bueno, V.H.P., Burgio, G., Lanzoni, A., Montes, F.C., Silva, D.B., Jong, De, P.W., and Hemerik, L.
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research. 109(6):812-820

35. Third-generation cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance in Streptococcus mitis/oralis. Results from a nationwide registry in the Netherlands [2019]

  • Prehn, van, J., Triest, van, M.I., Altorf-van der Kuil, W., Dijk, van, K., Stuart, J.W.T.C., Weersink, A.J.L., Notermans, D., Ogtrop, van, M.L., Jager, M.M., Werdmuller, B.F.M., Hees, van, B.C., Keulen, van, P.H.J., Alblas, J., Blijboom, L., Greeff, de, S.C., Groenendijk, S., Heereveld, van, J., Hertroys, R., Monen, J.C., Notermans, D.W., Reuland, E.A., Schoffelen, A.F., Wielders, C.C.H., Woudt, S.H.S., Kluytmans, J.A.J.W., Kraan, E.M., Mattsson, E.E., Sebens, F.W., Jong, de, E., Frenay, H.M.E., Maraha, B., Griethuysen, van, A.J., Demeulemeester, A., Wintermans, B.B., Trijp, van, M., Ott, A., Bathoorn, E., Lokate, M., Sinnige, J., Brauwer, de, E.I.G.B., Stals, F.S., Silvis, W., Bakker, L.J., Dorigo-Zetsma, J.W., Ridwan, B., Waar, K., Bernards, A.T., Mens, van, S.P., Roescher, N., Nabuurs-Franssen, M.H., Wertheim, H., Diederen, B.M.W., Bode, L., Rijn, van, M., Dinant, S., Pontesilli, O., Man, de, P., Leversteijn-van Hall, M.A., lzakker, van, E.P.M., Muller, A.E., Renders, N.H., Dam, van, D.W., Buiting, A.G.M., Vlek, A.L.M., Reuland, A., Frakking, F.N.J., Overdevest, I.T.M.A., Bosboom, R.W., Trienekens, T., Ruijs, G.J.H.M., Wolfhagen, M.J.H.M., and Dutch Natl AMR Surveillance Study
  • 25(4):518-520

36. Graphosoma lineatum (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): a suitable host for mass rearing Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). [2018]

  • Roversi, Pio Federico, Maltese, Matteo, Simoni, Sauro, Cascone, Pasquale, Binazzi, Francesco, Strangi, Agostino, Sabbatini Peverieri, Giuseppino, and Guerrieri, Emilio
  • International Journal of Pest Management. Oct-Dec2018, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p294-302. 9p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, INSECT rearing, HOSTS (Biology), AGRICULTURAL pests, BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, and ENCYRTIDAE
Abstract
The species Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Vassiliev) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is currently being considered as a candidate for augmentative biological control agent (BCA) against several pests, including Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Protocols for mass production of a BCA need fundamental information on its biological attributes. Here we tested a possible laboratory host for the rearing of O. telenomicida: the common bug Graphosoma lineatum L. (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). At tested conditions, O. telenomicida biological parameters were: rm 0.154, offspring production 84.07 specimens/female, sex ratio (% females) 71%, juvenile development time about 16 days, population doubling time 4.52 days, emergence rate about 90%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

37. Susceptibility of ESBL Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to fosfomycin in the Netherlands and comparison of several testing methods including Etest, MIC test strip, Vitek2, Phoenix and disc diffusion. [2018]

  • van den Bijllaardt, Wouter, Schijffelen, Maarten J, Bosboom, Ron W, Stuart, James Cohen, Diederen, Bram, Kampinga, Greetje, Le, Thuy-Nga, Overdevest, Ilse, Stals, Frans, and Voorn, Paul
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC); Sep2018, Vol. 73 Issue 9, p2380-2387, 8p
Subjects
FOSFOMYCIN, INFECTION, ESCHERICHIA coli, EPIDEMIOLOGY, and TEST methods
Abstract
Objectives Fosfomycin susceptibility testing is complicated and prone to error. Before using fosfomycin widely in patients with serious infections, acquisition of WT distribution data and reliable susceptibility testing methods are crucial. In this study, the performance of five methods for fosfomycin testing in the routine laboratory against the reference method was evaluated. Methods Ten laboratories collected up to 100 ESBL-producing isolates each (80 Escherichia coli and 20 Klebsiella pneumoniae). Isolates were tested using Etest, MIC test strip (MTS), Vitek2, Phoenix and disc diffusion. Agar dilution was performed as the reference method in a central laboratory. Epidemiological cut-off values (ECOFFs) were determined for each species and susceptibility and error rates were calculated. Results In total, 775 E. coli and 201  K. pneumoniae isolates were tested by agar dilution. The ECOFF was 2 mg/L for E. coli and 64 mg/L for K. pneumoniae. Susceptibility rates based on the EUCAST breakpoint of ≤32 mg/L were 95.9% for E. coli and 87.6% for K. pneumoniae. Despite high categorical agreement rates for all methods, notably in E. coli, none of the alternative antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods performed satisfactorily. Due to poor detection of resistant isolates, very high error rates of 23.3% (Etest), 18.5% (MTS), 18.8% (Vitek2), 12.5% (Phoenix) and 12.9% (disc diffusion) for E. coli and 22.7% (Etest and MTS), 16.0% (Vitek2) and 12% (Phoenix) for K. pneumoniae were found. None of the methods adequately differentiated between WT and non-WT populations. Conclusions Overall, it was concluded that none of the test methods is suitable as an alternative to agar dilution in the routine laboratory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

38. Outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis treated with compassionate use pacritinib: a sponsor-independent international study. [2018]

  • Mascarenhas, J., Virtgaym, E., Stal, M., Blacklock, H., Gerds, A. T., Mesa, R., Ganly, P., Snyder, D., Tabbara, I., Tremblay, D., and Moshier, E.
  • Annals of Hematology. Aug2018, Vol. 97 Issue 8, p1369-1374. 6p.
Subjects
MYELOFIBROSIS, JANUS kinases, HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation, MYELOSUPPRESSION, CLINICAL trials, THERAPEUTICS, DRUG therapy, COMPARATIVE studies, HETEROCYCLIC compounds, RESEARCH methodology, MEDICAL cooperation, GENETIC mutation, RESEARCH, RESEARCH funding, EVALUATION research, TREATMENT effectiveness, KAPLAN-Meier estimator, PROTEIN kinase inhibitors, and DIAGNOSIS
Abstract
Myelofibrosis (MF) is a chronic yet progressive myeloid neoplasm in which only a minority of patients undergo curative therapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Ruxolitinib, a JAK1/2 inhibitor, is the lone therapy approved for MF, offering a clear symptom and spleen benefit at the expense of treatment-related cytopenias. Pacritinib (PAC), a multi-kinase inhibitor with specificity for JAK2, FLT3, and IRAK1 but sparing JAK1, has demonstrated clinical activity in MF with minimal myelosuppression. Due to an FDA-mandated full clinical hold, the randomized phase 3 PERSIST trials were abruptly stopped and PAC was immediately discontinued for all patients. Thirty-three patients benefitting from PAC on clinical trial prior to the hold were allowed to resume therapy on an individual, compassionate-use basis. This study reports the detailed outcomes of 19 of these PAC retreatment patients with a median follow-up of 8 months. Despite a median platelet count of 49 × 109/L at restart of PAC, no significant change in hematologic profile was observed. Grade 3/4 adverse events of epistaxis (n = 1), asymptomatic QT prolongation (n = 1), and bradycardia (n = 1) occurred in three patients within the first 3 months of retreatment. One death due to catheter-associated sepsis occurred. The median time to discontinuation of PAC therapy on compassionate use for all 33 patients was 12.2 (95% CI 8.3-NR) months. PAC retreatment was associated with modest improvement in splenomegaly without progressive myelosuppression and supports the continued development of this agent for the treatment of MF second line to ruxolitinib or in the setting of treatment-limiting thrombocytopenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

39. INSECTOS PERJUDICIALES Y BENÉFICOS EN CULTIVO DE CÁRTAMO EN LA REGIÓN PAMPEANA SEMIÁRIDA. [2018]

  • Florencia, Fritz, Ramonda, Fernando, and Baudino, Estela M.
  • Semiárida. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía UNLPam. 2018, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p35-44. 10p.
Abstract
The work's aims were to identify both harmful and helpful insect species for safflower crop and to study their distribution along time in relation to plant phenological state. The insect species identified as harmful were: Uroleucon jaceae L., Capitophorus elaeagni, Frankliniella occidentalis P., Dichelops furcatus (F.), Athaumasthus haematicus (Stál), Nezara viridula (L.), Nysius simulans Stál, Edessa meditabunda (F.), Piezodorus guildinii (W.), Helicoverpa zea B., Epicauta adspersa K., Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), Chauliognathus scriptus (Germ.), Pantomorus auripes H. and Rachiplusia nu (G.). Regarding aphids, their highest density was observed at the beginning of November, when crop was in the state of branching, with invasion mainly of the upper third of plants: leaves, young shoots and flower heads. Among all harmful true bugs found in the crop, red bug - Athaumastus haematicus (Stál)- comprised the highest proportion and was detected before aphids attacks, when stem elongation of plants was just beginning. As for beneficial species, the six insects detected in sufflower crop were Hippodamia convergens G., Eriopis connexa G., Harmonia axyridis (P.), Nabis sp., Ophion sp. and Apis melifera L., besides various spider species. The coccinellids- Hippodamia convergens; Eriopis connexa and Harmonia axydiris performed as the main natural control agents at crop. KE [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

40. Diversification patterns of the grasshopper genus Zoniopoda Stål (Romaleidae, Acridoidea, Orthoptera) in open vegetation biomes of South America. [2018]

  • POCCO, M. A. R. T. I. N. A. E., GUZMÁN, N. O. E. L. I. A., PLISCHUK, S. A. N. T. I. A. G. O., CONFALONIERI, V. I. V. I. A. N. A., LANGE, C. A. R. L. O. S. E., and CIGLIANO, MARÍA M. A. R. T. A.
  • Systematic Entomology; Apr2018, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p290-307, 18p
Subjects
BIODIVERSITY, GRASSHOPPER behavior, BIOMES, PHYLOGENY, and SPECIES distribution
Abstract
Abstract: The open vegetation biomes, within the limits of the Chacoan subregion, occur along a diagonal in eastern South America covering a large range of environmental conditions. In order to contribute to the knowledge on the biodiversity of these open biomes, we analysed the phylogenetic relationships of the grasshopper genus Zoniopoda to the remaining South American Romaleinae, and examined the biogeographical patterns of diversification of the genus. The study is based on morphological and molecular (COI and H3) evidence, including 12 species of Zoniopoda and 17 species of four tribes of South American Romaleinae. We describe a new species of Zoniopoda, and test its taxonomic placement within the group. Results of our phylogenetic analyses recovered Zoniopoda as a monophyletic group with high support values. According to the dispersion–vicariance analysis, the ancestor of Zoniopoda may have been distributed in an area corresponding to the Chacoan and Cerrado provinces. A vicariant event, that could be explained by the uplift of the Brazilian Plateau and the subsidence of the Chaco, is hypothesized to have occurred splitting the ancestral distribution of Zoniopoda, resulting in the independent evolution of the Tarsata group within the Cerrado and the Iheringi group in the Chacoan subregion. This published work has been registered in ZooBank, http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FCFB4C5D-1741-46F1-8E25-B37ED2B9D872. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

41. Population growth parameters of three Neotropical mirid predators (Hemiptera: Miridae) at five temperatures on tobacco with Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs as food. [2018]

  • BUENO, V. H. P., CALIXTO, A. M., MONTES, F. C., and VAN LENTEREN, J. C.
  • Israel Journal of Entomology. 2018, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p1-22. 22p.
Subjects
MIRIDAE, EGGS as food, PREDATORY animals, TEMPERATURE effect, and MEDITERRANEAN flour moth
Abstract
Three Neotropical predators Campyloneuropsis infumatus (Carvalho), Engytatus varians (Distant) and Macrolophus basicornis (Stål) (Hemiptera: Miridae) are considered in Brazil as potential biological control agents of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and other tomato pests. This study evaluated the effect of five constant temperatures (16, 20, 24, 28 and 32°C, all ±1°C) on the reproduction, population growth and longevity of these predatory mirids. Adults freshly emerged from nymphs reared at each temperature, were separated in couples and kept in 1.7 l glass pots with tobacco plant seedlings (Nicotiana tabacum L., cv. TNN) as oviposition substrate and ad libitum Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs as food. The shortest pre-oviposition and the longest oviposition periods were observed at 24°C and 28°C in all three mirid species. At 24°C all three species showed the highest daily and total fecundities. The population growth parameters represented by the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) and the finite rate of increase (λ) were highest at 24°C and 28°C, and the net reproductive rate (R0) was highest at 24°C for all three species. Longevities of both males and females were longest at 24°C and 28°C in all three mirids. The size of tibia and adult weight in the three species were greatest at 20°C and 28°C, respectively. Differences in values for all above variables were small and often statistically non-significant for the three mirid species at the same temperature. Also, not a single significant difference was found for any of the growth parameters at each of the temperatures, including rm. The results indicate that temperatures in the range from 24-28°C are best for reproduction and population growth of C. infumatus, E. varians and M. basicornis. The factitious prey E. kuehniella is an excellent food source and tobacco plants provide a good rearing substrate for these mirids. The obtained results may assist in developing a mass rearing method for C. infumatus, E. varians and M. basicornis, in determining optimal timing and frequency of mirid releases in the crop, and in determining whether they are active at the temperature spectrum observed during tomato production in the field or greenhouse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

42. Performance of immatures of three neotropical miridae at five different temperatures, reared on ephestia kuehniella eggs on tobacco plants [2018]

  • Bueno, Vanda Helena Paes, Montes, Flavio Cardoso, Sampaio, Marcus Vinicius, Calixto, Ana Maria, and Lenteren, van, Joop C.
  • Bulletin of Insectology. 71(1):77-87

43. Antibiotic Resistance and the Risk of Recurrent Bacteremia [2018]

  • Woudt, Sjoukje H. S., e Greeff, Sabine C., Schoffelen, Annelot F., Vlek, Anne L. M., Bonten, Marc J. M., Cohen Stuart, J. W. T., Weersink, A. J. L., Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. M. J. E., Visser, C. E., van Ogtrop, M. L., Kaersenhout, D. J., Scholing, M., van Hees, B. C., van Keulen, P. H. J., Kluytmans, J. A. J. W., Kraan, E. M., Mattsson, E. E., Sebens, F. W., e Jong, E., Frénay, H. M. E., Maraha, B., van Griethuysen, A. J., Silvis, W., Demeulemeester, A., Wintermans, B. B., van Trijp, M., Ott, A., Arends, J. P., Kampinga, G. A., Veenendaal, D., Hol, C., e Brauwer, E. I. G. B., Stals, F. S., Bakker, L. J., Dorigo-Zetsma, J. W., Ridwan, B., van Zeijl, J. H., Bernards, A. T., rkens-Hulshof, S., e Jongh, B. M., Vlaminckx, B. J. M., Nabuurs-Franssen, M. H., Kuipers, S., Diederen, B. M. W., Melles, D. C., van Rijn, M., Dinant, S., Pontesilli, O., e Man, P., Vaessen, N., Leversteijn-van Hall, M. A., van Elzakker, E. P. M., Muller, A. E., Renders, N. H., van Dam, D. W., Buiting, A. G. M., Vlek, A. L. M., Deege, M. P. D., Frakking, F. N. J., Overdevest, I. T. M. A., Bosboom, R. W., Trienekens, T., Voorn, G. P., Ruijs, G. J. H. M., Wolfhagen, M. J. H. M., Alblas, J., Altorf-van der Kuil, W., Blijboom, L., Groenendijk, S., van Heereveld, J., Hertroys, R., Monen, J. C., Notermans, D. W., Reuland, E. A., van Triest, M. I., Wielders, C. C. H., Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, and AII - Infectious diseases
  • Clinical infectious diseases. 66(11):1651-1657

44. Biogeography and diversification of Holarctic water striders: Cenozoic temperature variation, habitat shifting and multiple intercontinental dispersals. [2018]

  • YE, Z. H. E. N., ZHEN, Y. A. H. U. I., DAMGAARD, J. A. K. O. B., CHEN, P. I. N. G. P. I. N. G., ZHU, L. I. N., ZHENG, C. H. E. N. G. U. A. N. G., and BU, W. E. N. J. U. N.
  • Systematic Entomology; Jan2018, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p19-30, 12p
Subjects
BIODIVERSITY, VERTEBRATES, HABITATS, GLACIATION, and PLIOCENE Epoch
Abstract
It is now rare to find a semi-aquatic organism group with which to vigorously test whether their diversification model and distribution pattern are closely related to the Cenozoic temperature variation. This hypothesis is explored for water striders of the genera Aquarius Schellenberg, Gerris Fabricius and Limnoporus Stål, which comprise a monophyletic clade with primarily Holarctic distribution. We sample almost 90% of the currently recognized Aquarius, Gerris and Limnoporus species. Five DNA fragments from 62 species are used to reconstruct a phylogram. Divergence time is estimated using Bayesian relaxed-clock method and three fossil calibrations. We investigate diversification dynamics, biogeography and ancestral state reconstruction by using maximum-likelihood, Bayesian and parsimony approaches. Our results showed that the crown of the three genera originated and underwent an initial diversification in Asia at 72 Ma (HPD: 59-86 Ma) in the Late Cretaceous, subsequently expanding into other regions via dispersal. The Bering Land Bridge was the major migration route between Eurasia and North America but was interrupted before the early Oligocene (34 Ma). Ancestors most likely used lentic habitats, and a minimum of two independent shifts to lotic habitats occurred in the initial diversification. Cenozoic temperature variation regulated the evolutionary history of Holarctic water striders of the genera Aquarius, Gerris and Limnoporus. Temperature warming during Stage I (52-66 Ma) was associated with the disappearance of shallow lentic habitats; this phenomenon forced certain lentic lineages to colonize new lotic habitats and promoted the diversification of lineages. Temperature cooling during Stage II (after 34 Ma) was associated with the fragmentation of water habitats of the 'mixed-mesophytic' belt, resulting in the extinction of historical taxa and influencing close lineages that shaped the present disjunct Eurasian-North American distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

45. A Synoptic Catalogue of Vacillated Nomenclature Usages in the Literature of Family-Group Names Gyponinae Stål and Scarinae Amyot & Serville, Genera Gypona Germar and Scaris Le Peletier & Serville, Synonyms, and Use of Docalidia ferruginea (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) [2017]

  • Nielson, M. W. and Freytag, P. H.
  • Transactions of the American Entomological Society. Oct2017, Vol. 143 Issue 3, p533-555. 23p.
Subjects
ZOOLOGICAL nomenclature, LEAFHOPPERS, PARROTFISHES, BURSA fabricii, and ANNOTATIONS
Abstract
A synoptic, annotated catalogue is provided, documenting the long history of vacillated nomenclature usages between leafhopper family-group names Gyponidae Stål 1870c and Scaridae Amyot & Serville 1843a (nec Scaridae Rafinesque 1810b), between genus-group names Gypona Germar 1821a and Scaris Le Peletier & Serville 1828a (nec Scaris Chaudoir 1879), synonyms, and use of Docalidia ferruginea (Fabricius) in the literature for Iassus ferrugineus, beginning at the formation of each taxon and ending at the present. Authors' annotations, where applicable, follow each citation. A photograph of the lectotype of Iassus ferrugineus Fabricius (Coelidiinae) and a misidentified specimen (Gyponinae) by Germar are shown for comparative purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

46. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Attraction to Various Light Stimuli. [2017]

  • Cambridge, John E., Francoeur, Laurie, and Hamilton, George C.
  • Florida Entomologist. Sep2017, Vol. 100 Issue 3, p583-588. 6p.
Subjects
HEMIPTERA, STINKBUGS, INSECT behavior, BROWN marmorated stink bug, and INSECT traps
Abstract
Light trapping is a common method for monitoring and capturing insects such as the invasive agricultural pest, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Efforts to develop more effective trapping methods for H. halys have led to research investigating the response of this insect to potentially exploitable stimuli. A behavioral study was conducted to examine the response of H. halys to various light stimuli. Seven intensities (0 [control: dark], 0.1, 10, 50, 75, 100, and 155 lx) of white light were tested. The most attractive intensity for H. halys was 75 lx for adult males and females. Nymphal instars 2 to 5, adult males, and adult females were also exposed to 75 lx white light. Adult males were significantly more attracted to the light than any other life stage. Adults were also exposed to green, orange, red, white, and yellow light. All colors tested were attractive to H. halys. White light was significantly more attractive than the other tested colors. The findings of this study suggest that the incorporation of a white light into H. halys traps may increase the number captured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

47. Acceptability of Diorhabda carinulata1, an Introduced Biological Control Agent of Tamarix, as Prey for Selected Resident Native Arthropod Predators. [2017]

  • Berro, A. M., Evans, S., Royer, T. A., and Ferguson, E. M.
  • Southwestern Entomologist. Sep2017, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p665-676. 12p.
Subjects
ARTHROPODA, ARBOREAL animals, SALTCEDAR, and LARVAE
Abstract
Although biological control agents are imported without the constraints exerted by their native natural enemies, many native, generalist arthropod predators might use the new food source after release in the field. Predation by native arthropods is a potential obstacle to establishment of Diorhabda spp. as a biological control agent against saltcedar, Tamarix spp. Arboreal predaceous insects were surveyed at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge to identify possible predators that could affect establishment of the northern tamarisk beetle, Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers), in Oklahoma. Results of the survey showed that 57% of the arthropods were represented by five insects, Zelus tetracanthus (Stål) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) (21%); several species of Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) (11%); the insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) (10%); Collops quadrimaculatus (F.) Coleoptera: Melydridae) (8%); and the sevenspotted lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) (6%), in saltcedar stands. No-choice feeding studies demonstrated that eggs and larvae of D. carinulata were accepted prey for larvae of Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister) and sevenspotted lady beetle adults but not larvae. Northern tamarisk beetle larvae were accepted prey for Z. tetracanthus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

48. Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Response to Pyramid Traps Baited with Attractive Light and Pheromonal Stimuli. [2017]

  • Rice, Kevin B., Cullum, John P., Wiman, Nik G., Hilton, Richard, and Leskey, Tracy C.
  • Florida Entomologist. Jun2017, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p449-453. 5p.
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, HEMIPTERA, INTRODUCED insects, INSECT pests, PHEROMONES, INSECT traps, INSECT population density, and ECONOMICS
Abstract
Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive insect that causes severe economic damage to multiple agricultural commodities. Several monitoring tools, including pheromone and light-baited black pyramid traps, have been developed to monitor H. halys. Here, we evaluated the attractiveness of these traps baited with only light, only pheromone, or the combination in comparison with unbaited traps throughout the growing season in regions with high and low H. halys population densities. In regions with high population densities in the Mid-Atlantic, all traps baited with pheromone or lights performed better than control traps. During mid-season, traps containing lights captured more H. halys adults, whereas pheromone-baited traps captured greater numbers during the late season. In low density regions in the Pacific Northwest, traps with lights or pheromone captured more H. halys adults than control traps. In addition, we evaluated the influence of competing light sources associated with anthropogenic structures. When light traps were deployed next to these additional light sources, H. halys captures in pyramid traps baited with light were not significantly reduced. Overall, our results indicate that both light and pheromone traps can be used to detect H. halys activity in low and high density populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

49. Prospects for charged Higgs searches at the LHC. [2017]

  • Arhrib, A., Hernandez-Sanchez, J., Mahmoudi, F., Santos, R., Akeroyd, A., Moretti, S., Yagyu, K., Yildirim, E., Khater, W., Krawczyk, M., Najjari, S., Sokołowska, D., Osland, P., Purmohammadi, M., Pruna, G., Sharma, P., Stål, O., Aoki, M., Basso, L., and Ginzburg, I.
  • European Physical Journal C -- Particles & Fields; May2017, Vol. 77 Issue 5, p1-33, 33p
Subjects
HIGGS bosons, SCALAR field theory, SUPERSYMMETRY, STANDARD model (Nuclear physics), DARK matter, and MATHEMATICAL models
Abstract
The goal of this report is to summarize the current situation and discuss possible search strategies for charged scalars, in non-supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model at the LHC. Such scalars appear in Multi-Higgs-Doublet models, in particular in the popular Two-Higgs-Doublet model, allowing for charged and additional neutral Higgs bosons. These models have the attractive property that electroweak precision observables are automatically in agreement with the Standard Model at the tree level. For the most popular version of this framework, Model II, a discovery of a charged Higgs boson remains challenging, since the parameter space is becoming very constrained, and the QCD background is very high. We also briefly comment on models with dark matter which constrain the corresponding charged scalars that occur in these models. The stakes of a possible discovery of an extended scalar sector are very high, and these searches should be pursued in all conceivable channels, at the LHC and at future colliders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

50. A comprehensive overview of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing and diagnoses among different STI care providers: a cross-sectional study. [2017]

  • den Heijer, Casper D. J., Hoebe, Christian J. P. A., van Liere, Geneviève A. F. S., van Bergen, Jan E. A. M., Cals, Jochen W. L., Stals, Frans S., and Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M.
  • BMC Infectious Diseases. 4/20/2017, Vol. 17, p1-10. 10p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
NEISSERIA gonorrhoeae, SEXUALLY transmitted diseases, ANTIBIOTICS, CHLAMYDIA trachomatis, GYNECOLOGISTS, DIAGNOSIS, CHLAMYDIA infection diagnosis, GENITOURINARY disease diagnosis, GONORRHEA diagnosis, CLINICS, GENITOURINARY diseases, GONORRHEA, DISEASES in men, NEISSERIA, PHARYNGEAL diseases, PHYSICIANS, GENERAL practitioners, CROSS-sectional method, and RECTAL diseases
Abstract
Background: Gonorrhoea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), can cause reproductive morbidity, is increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics and is frequently asymptomatic, which shows the essential role of NG test practice. In this study we wanted to compare NG diagnostic testing procedures between different STI care providers serving a defined geographic Dutch region (280,000 inhabitants).Methods: Data on laboratory testing and diagnosis of urogenital and extragenital (i.e. anorectal and oropharyngeal) NG were retrieved from general practitioners (GPs), an STI clinic, and gynaecologists (2006-2010). Per provider, we assessed their contribution regarding the total number of tests performed and type of populations tested, the proportion of NG positives re-tested (3-12 months after treatment) and test-of-cure (TOC, within 3 months post treatment).Results: Overall, 17,702 NG tests (48.7% STI clinic, 38.2% GPs, 13.1% gynaecologists) were performed during 15,458 patient visits. From this total number of tests, 2257 (12.7%) were extragenital, of which 99.4% were performed by the STI clinic. Men were mostly tested at the STI clinic (71%) and women by their GP (43%). NG positivity per visit was 1.6%; GP 1.9% (n = 111), STI clinic 1.7% (n = 131) and gynaecology 0.2% (n = 5). NG positivity was associated with Chlamydia trachomatis positivity (OR: 2.06, 95% confidence interval: 1.46-2.92). Per anatomical location, the proportion of NG positives re-tested were: urogenital 20.3% (n = 36), anorectal 43.6% (n = 17) and oropharyngeal 57.1% (n = 20). NG positivity among re-tests was 16.9%. Proportions of NG positives with TOC by anatomical location were: urogenital 10.2% (n = 18), anorectal 17.9% (n = 7) and oropharyngeal 17.1% (n = 6).Conclusions: To achieve best practice in relation to NG testing, we recommend that: 1) GPs test at extragenital sites, especially men who have sex with men (MSM), 2) all care providers consider re-testing 3 to 12 months after NG diagnosis and 3) TOC is performed following oropharyngeal NG diagnosis in settings which provide services to higher-risk men and women (such as STI clinics). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

51. A comprehensive overview of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing and diagnoses among different STI care providers: a cross-sectional study [2017]

  • en Heijer, Casper D. J., Hoebe, Christian J. P. A., van Liere, Genevieve A. F. S., van Bergen, Jan E. A. M., Cals, Jochen W. L., Stals, Frans S., Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M., Promovendi PHPC, Medische Microbiologie, RS: CAPHRI - R4 - Health Inequities and Societal Participation, Huisartsgeneeskunde, and RS: CAPHRI - R5 - Optimising Patient Care
  • BMC Infectious Diseases. 17

52. De novo SETD5 nonsense mutation associated with diaphragmatic hernia and severe cerebral cortical dysplasia. [2017]

  • Rawlins, Lettie E., Stals, Karen L., Eason, Julian D., and Turnpenny, Peter D.
  • Clinical Dysmorphology; Apr2017, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p95-97, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph

53. Total evidence phylogenetic analysis and reclassification of Euschistus Dallas within Carpocorini (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae). [2017]

  • BIANCHI, FILIPE M., DEPRÁ, MARÍNDIA, FERRARI, AUGUSTO, GRAZIA, JOCELIA, VALENTE, VERA L. S., and CAMPOS, LUIZ A.
  • Systematic Entomology; Apr2017, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p399-409, 11p
Subjects
PHYLOGENY, MORPHOGENESIS, EVOLUTIONARY developmental biology, ORGANISMS, MICROBIAL ecology, and TAXONOMY
Abstract
Robust phylogenetic hypotheses have become key for studies addressing the evolutionary biology and ecology of various groups of organisms. In the species-rich heteropteran superfamily Pentatomoidea, phylogenies at lower taxonomic levels are still scarce and mostly employ exclusively morphological data. In this study, we conducted a total evidence phylogeny focusing on the tribe Carpocorini (Pentatomidae), using morphological data and four DNA markers ( COI, Cytb, 16S and 28S rDNA; ∼2330 bp; 32 taxa) in order to investigate the relationships within Euschistus Dallas, one of the most speciose pentatomid genera, and between Euschistus and related genera. Our hypotheses generated by maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference show that the current taxonomic composition and classification of Euschistus and allied genera are in need of revision. Euschistus was recovered as nonmonophyletic, with the subgenera forming four independent lineages: Euschistus ( Euschistus) and Euschistus ( Lycipta) Stål are sister groups; Euschistus ( Euschistomorphus) Jensen-Haarup is more closely related to Dichelops Spinola and Agroecus Dallas; and Mitripus Rolston is divided into two clades closely related to Sibaria Stål and Ladeaschistus Rolston. We chose not to change the classification of E. ( Euschistomorphus) until further data become available, and propose to split Euschistus into three genera with the exclusion of Euschistus ( Mitripus) and all of its species. Here we elevate Mitripus to genus rank to include M. acutus comb.n., M. convergens comb.n. and M. legionarius comb.n., and propose Adustonotus Bianchi gen.n. to include A. anticus comb.n., A. latus comb.n., A. tauricornis comb.n., A. grandis comb.n., A. hansi comb.n., A. paranticus comb.n., A. irroratus comb.n. and A. saramagoi comb.n. We also provide identification keys to the genera Adustonotus gen.n., Ladeaschistus, Mitripus n. rank and Sibaria, here defined as the Mitripus genus group, and to the species of Mitripus and Adustonotus gen.n. Our results provide insights into the current status of the classification of the Pentatomidae, suggesting the need for phylogenetic analyses at different taxonomic levels within stink bugs. This published work has been registered in ZooBank, . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

54. New records and update on the geographic distribution of fifteen species of Lincus Stål, 1867 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) associated with palms and coconut trees in the Neotropics. [2017]

  • Roell, Talita, Winter, Ingrid C., Asipuela, René, and Campos, Luiz A.
  • Check List. 2017, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p1-9. 9p.
Subjects
HEMIPTERA and STINKBUGS
Abstract
The Neotropical genus Lincus Stål, 1867 is frequently associated with the transmission of diseases to palms and coconut trees (Elaeis guineensis and Cocos nucifera) in commercial plantations in South America. Here we update the geographical distribution of 15 species of Lincus collected in E. guineensis and C. nucifera in the Neotropics. The geographical range of five species is expanded with new countries recorded for L. malevolus and L. styliger, and detailed geographic information is given for the first time for L. lobuliger and L. securiger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

55. Double strand RNA delivery system for plant-sap-feeding insects. [2017]

  • Ghosh, Saikat Kumar B., Hunter, Wayne B., Park, Alexis L., and Gundersen-Rindal, Dawn E.
  • PLoS ONE. 2/9/2017, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p1-19. 19p.
Subjects
DOUBLE-stranded RNA, SAP (Plant), INSECT-plant relationships, INSECT pests, and GENE silencing
Abstract
Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated gene silencing, also known as RNA interference (RNAi), has been a breakthrough technology for functional genomic studies and represents a potential tool for the management of insect pests. Since the inception of RNAi numerous studies documented successful introduction of exogenously synthesized dsRNA or siRNA into an organism triggering highly efficient gene silencing through the degradation of endogenous RNA homologous to the presented siRNA. Managing hemipteran insect pests, especially Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), is critical to food productivity. BMSB was recently introduced into North America where it is both an invasive agricultural pest of high value specialty, row, and staple crops, as well as an indoor nuisance pest. RNAi technology may serve as a viable tool to manage this voracious pest, but delivery of dsRNA to piercing-sucking insects has posed a tremendous challenge. Effective and practical use of RNAi as molecular biopesticides for biocontrol of insects like BMSB in the environment requires that dsRNAs be delivered in vivo through ingestion. Therefore, the key challenge for molecular biologists in developing insect-specific molecular biopesticides is to find effective and reliable methods for practical delivery of stable dsRNAs such as through oral ingestion. Here demonstrated is a reliable delivery system of effective insect-specific dsRNAs through oral feeding through a new delivery system to induce a significant decrease in expression of targeted genes such as JHAMT and Vg. This state-of-the-art delivery method overcomes environmental delivery challenges so that RNAi is induced through insect-specific dsRNAs orally delivered to hemipteran and other insect pests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

56. Mapping of QTLs conferring resistance in rice to brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. [2017]

  • Shabanimofrad, M., Rafii, M.Y., Ashkani, S., Hanafi, M.M., Adam, N.A., Harun, A.R., Latif, M.A., Miah, G., Sahebi, M., and Azizi, P.
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Jan2017, Vol. 162 Issue 1, p60-68. 9p.
Subjects
RICE diseases & pests, NILAPARVATA lugens, LOCUS (Genetics), GENETIC markers in plants, and RICE breeding
Abstract
Brown planthopper ( BPH), Nilaparvata lugens Stål ( Hemiptera: Delphacide), is a destructive insect pest of rice, Oryza sativa L. ( Poaceae), in rice-producing areas worldwide. Host plant resistance is a major aspect of managing this pest. In this study, a mapping population consisting of 150 F3 lines, derived from a cross of MR276 and Rathu Heenati, was used to detect and analyse quantitative trait loci ( QTLs) for the resistance to BPH. Composite Interval Mapping ( CIM) was used for QTL detection. In total 10 QTLs controlling BPH resistance were mapped on chromosomes 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 12. Four QTLs - qBph-1-1, qBph-3-1, qBph-6-1, and qBph-7-1 - were mapped on chromosomes 1, 3, 6, and 7 in the standard seedbox screening test, explaining 41% of the phenotypic variance. Two QTLs, qBph-6-1 and qBph-9-1, were detected on chromosomes 6 and 9 in the honeydew test, accounting for 32% of the total phenotypic variance. Moreover, four QTLs - qBph-3-1, qBph-6-1, qBph-10-1, and qBph-12-1 - were identified on chromosomes 3, 6, 10, and 12 expressing antixenosis to BPH and explaining 41% of the phenotypic variance. QTL qBph-3-1 was located in the chromosomal region between markers RM231 and RM3872 on chromosome 3, and QTL qBph-6-1 was located in the region between RM588 and RM204 on chromosome 6, indicating that these regions have a major effect in controlling the resistance to BPH in the population studied. The molecular markers linked to QTLs that are identified will be useful in the development of varieties resistant to BPH. Our study contributes to the development of genetic material for breeding programmes and marker-assisted selection ( MAS) in rice to improve BPH resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

57. Identification, Biology, Impacts, and Management of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) of Soybean and Corn in the Midwestern United States. [2017]

  • Koch, Robert L., Pezzini, Daniela T., Michel, Andrew P., and Hunt, Thomas E.
  • Journal of Integrated Pest Management; 2017, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, PODISUS, and INSECT pest control
Abstract
Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) are an emerging threat to soybean and corn production in the midwestern United States. An invasive species, the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is spreading through the region. However, little is known about the complex of stink bug species associated with corn and soybean in the midwestern United States. In this region, particularly in the more northern states, stink bugs have historically caused only infrequent impacts to these crops. To prepare growers and agricultural professionals to contend with this new threat, we provide a review of stink bugs associated with soybean and corn in the midwestern United States. Descriptions and images of common stink bug species are provided as a diagnostic aid. The biologies and impacts of stink bugs to crops are discussed, with particular attention to differences among species. Based primarily on information from southern states, scouting, thresholds, and insecticide-based management of these pests are discussed. It is hoped that this review will provide stakeholders sufficient information for management of these pests, until more region-specific research can be performed on stink bugs in soybean and corn in the midwestern United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

58. Comparison of Two Sampling Methods for Assessing Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Numbers in Soybean Fields. [2016]

  • Aigner, B. L., Herbert, D. A., Dively, G. P., Venugopal, D., Whalen, J., Cissel, B., Kuhar, T. P., Brewster, C. C., Hogue, J. W., and Seymore, E.
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Dec2016, Vol. 109 Issue 6, p2586-2589, 4p
Subjects
SOYBEAN diseases & pests, BROWN marmorated stink bug, and STINKBUGS
Abstract
Sampling soybean fields for the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), can be challenging. Both adults and nymphs have a "startle response" and drop to the ground with even the slightest disturbance. This behavior could reduce the effectiveness of the traditional sweep net and ground cloth sampling methods. In 2013 and 2014, in Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland, we evaluated a visual plant inspection method that consisted of counting the number of brown marmorated stink bug nymphs and adults seen on soybean plants in a 2-min inspection period while walking carefully between two rows. After a 30-min interval, which allowed the stink bugs to reposition in the canopy, the area was resampled using 15 sweeps with a 38-cm-diameter sweep net. In total, 76 soybean fields and 2,042 paired comparisons were used to determine a strong linear relationship between sampling methods (y = 0.984x + 0.4359, R2 = 0.6934, where y = brown marmorated stink bugs/2-min visual count and x = brown marmorated stink bugs/15 sweeps). An average visual count of 5.4 brown marmorated stink bugs in 2 min was estimated as being equivalent to the current economic threshold of 5 stink bugs per 15 sweeps. Visual inspection appears to be an effective method for assessing brown marmorated stink bug populations in soybeans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

59. ATP phosphoribosyltransferase from symbiont Entomomyces delphacidicola invovled in histidine biosynthesis of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). [2016]

  • Wan, Pin-Jun, Tang, Yao-Hua, Yuan, San-Yue, Wang, Wei-Xia, Lai, Feng-Xiang, Yu, Xiao-Ping, and Fu, Qiang
  • Amino Acids. Nov2016, Vol. 48 Issue 11, p2605-2617. 13p.
Subjects
NILAPARVATA lugens, PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASES, HISTIDINE, PROTEIN synthesis, and MESSENGER RNA
Abstract
Histidine is an essential amino acid assumed to be synthesized by an obligatory yeast-like symbiont ( Entomomyces delphacidicola str. NLU) in Nilaparvata lugens, an important rice pest. The adenosine-triphosphate phosphoribosyltransferase (ATP-PRTase) facilities the committed first step of the histidine biosynthesis pathway. In the current study, a putative ATP- PRTase was cloned and verified to be of E. delphacidicola origin ( EdePRTase). The expression of the gene was spatial and temporal universal with a profile that matched the distribution of the fungal symbiont. RNA interference aided the knockdown of the EdePRTase-suppressed EdePRTase expression by 32-48 %. Hemolymph histidine level was also reduced followed by significant reduction of adult body weight. However, other performance characters including nymph development, survival, and adult sex ratio were not adversely affected by the knockdown. Furthermore, forced histidine exposure (through injection or feeding) significantly inhibited the EdePRTase mRNA levels at higher concentrations, but significantly increased EdePRTase expression levels at lower concentrations (feeding only). The significance of these findings support that the EdePRTase is from symbiont E. delphacidicola, and its involvement in histidine biosynthesis of N. lugens was discussed. The results provide a better understanding of EdePRTase and the encoded functional ATP-PRTase enzyme regulation in N. lugens and insects in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

60. Handbook of LHC Higgs Cross Sections: 4. Deciphering the Nature of the Higgs Sector [2016]

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61. Natural enemy impact on eggs of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in organic agroecosystems: A regional assessment. [2016]

  • Ogburn, Emily C., Bessin, Ricardo, Dieckhoff, Christine, Dobson, Rachelyn, Grieshop, Matthew, Hoelmer, Kim A., Mathews, Clarissa, Moore, Jennifer, Nielsen, Anne L., Poley, Kristin, Pote, John M., Rogers, Mary, Welty, Celeste, and Walgenbach, James F.
  • Biological Control. Oct2016, Vol. 101, p39-51. 13p.
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, AGRICULTURAL ecology, POPULATION dynamics, PHYSIOLOGICAL control systems, and PARASITISM
Abstract
Understanding native natural enemy impacts on the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), offers insight into the population dynamics of this invasive pest and the potential for biological control. This two-year study offers a broad-scale assessment of mortality factors affecting sentinel and naturally laid H. halys eggs in agroecosystems in the pest’s invaded range in eastern North America. Predation and parasitism rates varied among states and crops, but overall were low. Average maximum levels of biological control were estimated to be about 19% and 20% in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Of the eggs destroyed by natural enemies, chewing predation was the most prevalent. Parasitism by native parasitoids was very low, with adult parasitoids emerging from <1% of eggs averaged across crops, locations, and years; an additional 2.8% of eggs contained partially developed parasitoids. Lower percentages of sentinel H. halys hatched in organically versus conventionally managed crops, and in most cases had higher percentages of predation. Parasitism of sentinel and naturally laid eggs of the native stink bugs Euschistus servus (Say) and Chinavia hilare (Say) averaged 49.3% (±8.6 SE) and 0.6% (±0.3), respectively, across locations and years. Telenomus podisi (Ashmead) was the most common parasitoid parasitizing E. servus and H. halys eggs, but rarely did >1 individual parasitoid emerge from a H. halys egg mass. Parasitism of H. halys eggs by a complex of parasitoids is an important population regulation factor in its native Asian range, but this study found that parasitoids native to eastern US agroecosystems do not provide that service in this introduced region. The greatest potential for biological control of H. halys may be via classical biological control by the Asian parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead), which has recently been detected in both the eastern and western US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

62. Studies on probing stimulants for the green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in the rice plant (Oryza sativa L.). [2016]

  • Zhi-Hui ZHAN, Akane MATSUO, and Chul-Sa KIM
  • Journal of Pesticide Science. 2016, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p163-166. 4p. 5 Black and White Photographs, 1 Graph.
Subjects
STIMULANTS, LEAFHOPPERS, RICE diseases & pests, BIOLOGICAL assay, and METHANOL
Abstract
A crude rice extract caused a higher probing response than did the control in the green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix nigropictus. Bioassay-guided separation led to the isolation of four active compounds, isoscoparin 2"-O-glucoside, isoscoparin 2"-O-(6"'-(E)-feruloyl)glucoside, isoscoparin 2"-O-(6"'-(E)-p-coumaroyl)glucoside, and isovitexin 2"-O-(6"'- (E)-feruloyl)glucoside from ODS 40% methanol in water faction. Each of the compounds, or any combination without one of the four compounds, caused weaker probing responses than the crude rice extract. The activity was recovered only when all the compounds were combined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

63. Real-time PCR assay to detect brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in environmental DNA. [2016]

  • Valentin, Rafael E, Maslo, Brooke, Lockwood, Julie L, Pote, John, and Fonseca, Dina M
  • Pest Management Science; Oct2016, Vol. 72 Issue 10, p1854-1861, 8p
Subjects
POLYMERASE chain reaction, BIOLOGICAL assay, STINKBUGS, PREDATORY animals, INTRODUCED organisms, and NONINDIGENOUS pests
Abstract
BACKGROUND Early detection before establishment and identification of key predators are time-honored strategies towards effective eradication or control of invasive species. The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, is a recent exotic pest of several important crops in North America and Europe. Resulting widespread applications of insecticides have countered years of careful integrated pest management and are leading to the resurgence of other agricultural pests. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been used effectively to detect aquatic invasives. RESULTS We developed a real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for BMSB in a conserved region of the ribosomal DNA interspacer 1 (ITS1). We validated this assay on worldwide populations of BMSB and tested its specificity and sensitivity against other US Pentatomidae species and on guano of big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus, which we confirmed is a BMSB predator in New Jersey. We also detected BMSB DNA after rapid (and inexpensive) HotSHOT DNA extractions of soiled paper from cages briefly holding BMSB, as well as from discarded exuviae. CONCLUSION Given the high sensitivity of our assay to BMSB environmental DNA (eDNA) in terrestrial samples, this tool should become a cost-effective approach for using eDNA to detect terrestrial invasive species and their key predators. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

64. BOOK REVIEWS. [2016]

  • Russian Review. Oct2016, Vol. 75 Issue 4, p690-741. 52p.
Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract
Books reviewed in this issue L iterature and F ine A rts Martinsen, Deborah A., and Olga Maiorova, eds. Dostoevsky in Context. Marullo, Thomas Gaiton. Heroine Abuse: Dostoevsky's Netochka Nezvanova and the Poetics of Codependency. Salmond, Wendy, Wilfried Zeisler, and Russell E. Martin. Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar's Painter in America and Paris. Gregory, Serge. Antosha and Levitasha: The Shared Lives and Art of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan. Pickford, Henry W. Thinking with Tolstoy and Wittgenstein: Expression, Emotion, and Art. Wunsche, Isabel. The Organic School of the Russian Avant-Garde: Nature's Creative Principles. Weld, Sara Pankenier. Voiceless Vanguard: The Infantilist Aesthetic of the Russian Avant-Garde. Mitchell, Rebecca. Nietzsche's Orphans: Music, Metaphysics, and the Twilight of the Russian Empire. Bartlett, Rosamund, and Sarah Dadswell, eds. and trans. Victory over the Sun: The World's First Futurist Opera. Kukulin, Il'ia. Mashiny zashumevshego vremeni: Kak sovetskii montazh stal metodom neofitsial'noi kul'tury. Van Buskirk, Emily. Lydia Ginzburg's Prose: Reality in Search of Literature. Garipova, Nailya, and Juan José Torres Núñez, eds. Women in Nabokov's Life and Art. Blackwell, Stephen H., and Kurt Johnson, eds. Fine Lines: Vladimir Nabokov's Scientific Art. Skomp, Elizabeth A., and Benjamin M. Sutcliffe. Ludmila Ulitskaya and the Art of Tolerance. Cederlöf, Henriette. Alien Places in Late Soviet Science Fiction: The 'Unexpected Encounters' of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky as Novels and Films. Anderson, Richard. Russia. H istory Barnes, Ian. Restless Empire: A Historical Atlas of Russia. Soroka, Marina, and Charles A. Ruud. Becoming a Romanov: Grand Duchess Elena of Russia and Her World (1807-1873). Suny, Ronald Grigor. ' They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else': A History of the Armenian Genocide. Siegel, Jennifer. For Peace and Money: French and British Finance in the Service of Tsars and Commissars. Stoff, Laurie S. Russia's Sisters of Mercy and the Great War: More than Binding Men's Wounds. Smele, Jonathan D. The 'Russian' Civil Wars, 1916-1926: Ten Years That Shook the World. Dornik, Wolfram, et al., eds. The Emergence of Ukraine: Self-Determination, Occupation, and War in Ukraine, 1917-1922. Khalid, Adeeb. Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR. Graham, Loren. Lysenko's Ghost: Epigenetics and Russia. Levin, Zeev. Collectivization and Social Engineering: Soviet Administration and the Jews of Uzbekistan, 1917-1939. Jordan, Pamela A. Stalin's Singing Spy: The Life and Exile of Nadezhda Plevitskaya. Whitewood, Peter. The Red Army and the Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Soviet Military. Horowitz, Brian, and Leonid Katsis, eds. Vladimir Jabotinsky's Story of My Life. Ellis, Frank. Barbarossa 1941. Harrison, Richard W. ed. and trans. Rollback: The Red Army's Winter Offensive along the Southwestern Strategic Direction, 1942-1943. Harrison, Richard W. ed. and trans. Prelude to Berlin: The Red Army's Offensive Operations in Poland and Eastern Germany, 1945. Fitzpatrick, Sheila. On Stalin's Team: The Years of Living Dangerously in Soviet Politics. Karlsson, Klas-Göran, Johan Stenfeldt, and Ulf Zander, eds. Perspectives on the Entangled History of Communism and Nazism: A Comnaz Analysis. Varga-Harris, Christine. Stories of House and Home: Soviet Apartment Life during the Khrushchev Years. Friedman, Jeremy. Shadow Cold War: The Sino-Soviet Competition for the Third World. Lesourd, Françoise, ed. Les mutations religieuses en Russie: Conversions et sécularisation. Haslam, Jonathan. Near and Distant Neighbors: A New History of Soviet Intelligence. Pipes, Richard. Alexander Yakovlev: The Man Whose Ideas Delivered Russia from Communism. Weeks, Theodore R. Vilnius between Nations, 1795-2000. Luehrmann, Sonja. Religion in Secular Archives: Soviet Atheism and Historical Knowledge. Brumfield, William Craft. Architecture at the End of the Earth: Photographing the Russian North. S ocial S ciences, C ontemporary R ussia, and O ther Rogers, Douglas. The Depths of Russia: Oil, Power, and Culture after Socialism. Hedlund, Stefan. Putin's Energy Agenda: The Contradictions of Russia's Resource Wealth. Nalbandov, Robert. Not by Bread Alone: Russian Foreign Policy under Putin. Pacer, Valerie A. Russian Foreign Policy under Dmitry Medvedev, 2008-2012. Prina, Federica. National Minorities in Putin's Russia: Diversity and Assimilation. Soldatov, Andrei, and Irina Borogan. The Red Web: The Struggle between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries. Stanislav, Markus. Property, Predation and Protection: Piranha Capitalism in Russia and Ukraine. White, Stephen, and Valentina Feklyunina. Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The Other Europes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

65. Who tests whom? A comprehensive overview of Chlamydia trachomatis test practices in a Dutch region among different STI care providers for urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal sites in young people: a cross-sectional study. [2016]

  • den Heijer, Casper D. J., van Liere, G. A. F. S., Hoebe, C. J. P. A., van Bergen, J. E. A. M., Cals, J. W. L., Stals, F. S., and Dukers-Muijrers, N. H. T. M.
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections; May2016, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p211-217, 7p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
Subjects
CHLAMYDIA, CHLAMYDIA infections, SEXUALLY transmitted diseases, CHLAMYDIA trachomatis, DIAGNOSIS of genitalia diseases, DIAGNOSIS of bacterial diseases, CHLAMYDIA infection diagnosis, SEXUALLY transmitted disease diagnosis, ANUS, BACTERIAL diseases, CERVIX uteri, DEMOGRAPHY, MULTIVARIATE analysis, POISSON distribution, RECTUM, URETHRA, VAGINA, LOGISTIC regression analysis, SOCIOECONOMIC factors, CROSS-sectional method, BACTERIURIA, and OROPHARYNX
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate and compare Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) diagnostic test practices of different sexually transmitted infection (STI) care providers in 16-29 year olds from one defined geographic Dutch region (280,000 inhabitants). Both number and proportion of positive CT tests (ie, test positivity) were assessed, and factors associated with these outcomes.Methods: Data on laboratory testing and diagnosis of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal CT between 2006 and 2010 were retrieved from general practitioners (GPs), gynaecologists, an STI clinic and a population-based chlamydia screening programme. Multivariable regression analyses explored associations between age, sex, test year, socio-economic status (SES) and STI care provider and the outcomes being the number of tests and test positivity.Results: Overall, 22,831 tests were performed (1868 positive; 8.2%). Extragenital (ie, anorectal and oropharyngeal) tests accounted for 4% of all tests (7.5% positive) and were almost exclusively (99%) performed by the STI clinic. STI clinics tested most men (37.2% of all tested men), whereas GPs tested most women (29.9% of all tested women). GPs and STI clinics accounted for 73.3% (1326/1808) of urogenital CT diagnoses. In women, the number of tests increased with age, whereas test positivity decreased for all STI care providers. Lower SES was associated with higher test positivity in GP and gynaecology patients.Conclusions: STI clinics performed most CT tests in men, whereas GPs performed most CT tests in women. GPs and STI clinics accounted for the majority of positives. Extragenital CT testing is rarely performed outside the STI clinic and needs to be promoted, especially in men who have sex with men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

66. New data on the subfamily Epilamprinae (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae) of the New World, with description of a new genus and a new species from Ecuador. [2016]

  • Anisyutkin, L.
  • Entomological Review; Apr2016, Vol. 96 Issue 2, p199-217, 19p
Abstract
Detailed morphological redescriptions of cockroaches of the subfamily Epilamprinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 from the New World based on the collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences are given. Poeciloderrhis verticalis (Burmeister, 1838), the type species of the genus Poeciloderrhis Stål, 1874; Phoraspis picta (Drury, 1782), the type species of the genus Phoraspis Serville, 1831; Epilampra mexicana Saussure, 1862 and E. sodalis Walker, 1868, the members of the ' mexicana' and ' sodalis' species-groups, respectively, are redescribed. Parapoeciloderrhis dilatatus Anisyutkin, gen. et sp. n. is described from Ecuador. The paper pays special attention to the structures of the male and female genitalia. The hypothetical relationships between the taxa studied are briefly considered. The possible synapomorphies of the group [ Poeciloderrhis, Epilampra, and Phoraspis] are considered. The genus Epilampra is possibly artificial and needs division into several genera. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

67. Surface water retardation around single-chain polymeric nanoparticles: critical for catalytic function? [2016]

  • Stals, P.J.M., Cheng, C.Y., van Beek, L., Wauters, A.C., Palmans, A.R.A., Han, S., Meijer, E. W., Biomedical Engineering, Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
  • Chemical Science. 7(3):2011-2015

68. Who tests whom? A comprehensive overview of Chlamydia trachomatis test practices in a Dutch region among different STI care providers for urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal sites in young people: a cross-sectional study [2016]

  • en Heijer, Casper D. J., van Liere, G. A. F. S., Hoebe, C. J. P. A., van Bergen, J. E. A. M., Cals, J. W. L., Stals, F. S., Dukers-Muijrers, N. H. T. M., and General practice
  • Sexually transmitted infections. 92(3):211-217

69. Improvement in sintering efficiency by surfactant pelletization of the batch. [2016]

  • Maistrenko, N., Ovchinnikova, E., Shapovalov, A., and Bersenev, I.
  • Steel in Translation; Jan2016, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p45-48, 4p
Abstract
In the sintering shop at OAO Ural'skaya Stal', industrial trials are conducted with a view to improving the pelletization by wetting the sintering batch with water-soluble organic surfactants. The use of surfactants improves the granulometric composition of the batch, its gas permeability, and hence the sintering efficiency. The use of surfactant is most effective with optimal wetting of the batch (7-8%), with consumption of the experimental binder at a rate of 1.2-1.6 L/h. (The surfactant concentration in aqueous solution is 0.3⎯0.4 mL/L.) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

70. Lantana camara L. and its biocontrol agent, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, in Botswana. [2015]

  • Assefa, Yoseph, Tiroesele, Bamphitlhi, Segwagwe, Amogelang, and Madisa, Mogapi E.
  • African Journal of Ecology; Sep2015, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p381-384, 4p
Subjects
LANTANA camara, ORNAMENTAL plants, BIOSAFETY, QUARANTINE, ECOSYSTEM dynamics, NATURALIZATION, and WEEDS
Abstract
The article presents a research focused on analyzing the status of ornamental plant lantana camara that grows in the urban areas and also discusses its implication on the biosafety and quarantine of the region. Various topics discussed in the research includes natural enemies of lantana, natural ecosystem of Botswana and impact of naturalization on weed removal.

71. Potential of Biological Control Agents Against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): Current Knowledge in Argentina. [2015]

  • Luna, María G., Pereyra, Patricia C., Coviella, Carlos E., Nieves, Eliana, Savino, Vivina, Gervassio, Nadia G. Salas, Luft, Erica, Virla, Eduardo, and Sánchez, Norma E.
  • Florida Entomologist. Jun2015, Vol. 98 Issue 2, p489-494. 6p.
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL control of plant parasites, LEPIDOPTERA, ENTOMOPHAGOUS insects, PREDATORY insects, and HORTICULTURE
Abstract
Pest suppression through biological control seeks to maximize the action of the pest's natural enemies with the goal of reducing pesticide use. We present a summary of published studies and original findings on several entomophagous species as biocontrol agents of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a key pest of tomato crops in Argentina, with the aim to select potential candidates for its management. Spontaneously occurring T. absoluta egg parasitism was lower than that inflicted by the larval parasitoids Dineulophus phthorimaeae (De Santis, 1983) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck, 1938) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). These parasitoids exhibit important life history traits in laboratory conditions and produce relevant amounts of T. absoluta mortality in the field. Surveys carried out in Tucumán and Buenos Aires provinces, Argentina, revealed that D. phthorimaeae and P. dignus coexist in tomato and eggplant crops; T. absoluta- P. dignus interaction is also found on other non-cultivated solanaceous species present in horticultural farms. In addition, studies are currently under way to determine the predation ability of Zelus obscuridorsis (Stål, 1860) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on both larvae and adults of the pest. Finally, we discuss the prospects for implementing experimental augmentative releases of P. dignus to control the pest, a candidate selected considering various positive biological traits and because of its simple mass production and manipulation compared with other antagonists of T. absoluta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

72. Effects of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Feeding Injury on Sweet Corn Yield and Quality. [2015]

  • CISSEL, WILLIAM J., MASON, CHARLES E., WHALEN, JOANNE, HOUGH-GOLDSTEIN, JUDITH, and HOOKS, CERRUTI R. R.
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Jun2015, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p1065-1071, 7p
Subjects
SWEET corn, STINKBUGS, PEST control, POPULATION density, and CORN
Abstract
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is an Asian species that now dominates the stink bug complex in many cultivated crops throughout the mid-Atlantic United States. Sweet corn (Zea mays L.) is a preferred host of H. halys, and the bug can cause kernel injury on developing ears. Currently, there is limited information available on which plant growth stages are most sensitive to H. halys feeding or density of bugs required to cause yield and quality reductions on processing and fresh market sweet corn ears. In 2011 and 2012, sweet corn ears were infested at three different corn growth stages: silking (R1), blister (R2), and milk (R3) at densities of zero, one, three, and five H. halys adults per ear for 7d. At harvest, four yield measurements were assessed and ears were inspected for quality reductions. The greatest yield loss from H. halys occurred when infestations were initiated during early stages of ear development, and the greatest quality reductions (damaged kernels) occurred during later stages of ear development. A density of one H. halys per ear resulted in levels of kernel damage great enough to cause significant quality reductions. This study highlights the ability of H. halys to cause sub-stantial economic losses in both fresh market and processing sweet corn in a relatively short period of time at low population densities. Therefore, infestations by this insect in sweet corn must be considered when making pest management decisions in regions where it has become established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

73. Effectiveness of kaolin clay particle film in managing Helopeltis collaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), a major pest of cacao in The Philippines. [2015]

  • Amalin, Divina M., Averion, Lani, Bihis, Dennis, Legaspi, Jesusa C., and David, Edward F.
  • Florida Entomologist. Mar2015, Vol. 98 Issue 1, p354-355. 2p.
Subjects
CACAO diseases & pests, INSECT baits & repellents, INSECT pest control, KAOLIN, and HELOPELTIS
Abstract
The use of particle film technology has not been documented previously to protect cacao (Theobroma cacao L.; Malvales: Malvaceae) against insect feeding. Laboratory assessment of the use of local kaolin against the cacao mirid bug, Helopeltis collaris Stal (Hemiptera: Miridae), revealed a highly positive and statistically significant repellence of this insect pest on kaolin-treated cacao pods. This result warrants follow up field studies to evaluate further the potential of kaolin clay to control cacao pests in the Philippines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

74. Sentinel eggs underestimate rates of parasitism of the exotic brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys. [2014]

  • Jones, Ashley L., Jennings, David E., Hooks, Cerruti R.R., and Shrewsbury, Paula M.
  • Biological Control. Nov2014, Vol. 78, p61-66. 6p.
Subjects
BROOD parasitism, STINKBUGS, INTRODUCED insects, BIOLOGICAL control of insects, and INSECT body composition
Abstract
Native to eastern Asia, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål), has become a serious invasive pest in North America. Consequently, accurate assessment of parasitism rates under field conditions is critical for determining baseline parasitism rates of native egg parasitoids on BMSB, and for future evaluations of native or exotic parasitoid biological control release strategies and impacts. BMSB sentinel (laboratory-laid) egg masses have typically been used for this purpose, even though they could be providing misleading estimates of parasitoid activity. Accordingly, we compared the use of BMSB sentinel (laboratory-laid) and wild (naturally field-laid) egg masses in 2012 and 2013 to examine rates of parasitism and the parasitoid community composition of indigenous egg parasitoids in outdoor ornamental nurseries. Wild egg masses consistently had higher rates of parasitism than sentinel egg masses. In 2012, wild egg masses had a mean percent parasitism of 28.4% compared to 4.6% in sentinel egg masses, while in 2013 the difference between the two methods increased even further with a mean percent parasitism of 55.3% in wild egg masses compared to 0.8% in sentinel eggs. Furthermore, we found greater total numbers of parasitoids (889, 42) and greater species richness (seven, five), when using wild egg masses compared to sentinel egg masses, respectively. While sentinel egg masses provide a rapid and convenient way to assess the presence of natural enemies, our findings indicate that using sentinel egg masses could dramatically underestimate actual rates of parasitism and provide inaccurate estimates of parasitoid community composition. Future studies should address potential mechanisms underlying these patterns such as lack of certain host cues required by parasitoids in sentinel compared to wild egg masses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

75. Případ diferenciální diagnostiky pancytopenie. [2014]

  • Kadlčková, E., Rohoň, P., Navrátil, M., Křen, L., Zimová, I., Palíšek, J., Staníček, J., and Ryšavý, I.
  • Transfusiology & Haematology Today / Transfuze a Hematologie Dnes. 2014, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p59-66. 8p.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to report the differential diagnosis undertaken in a 47-year-old patient who was admitted for severe pancytopenia at the Department of Internal Medicine, Tomas Bata Regional Hospital in Zlín in August 2012. As the initial examinations regarding inflammation, tumours, infections and systemic diseases were negative, myelodysplastic syndrome was suspected. Trephine biopsy was performed, but myelodysplastic syndrome was not confirmed. The patient quickly became dependent on transfusions and suffered from recurrent infections. The differential diagnostic process was further complicated by the patient's repeated refusal to be hospitalized at the department of Internal Medicine. Repeated CT scans showed increasing splenomegaly and eventually multiple osteoplastic and mixed deposits in the pelvic bone appeared, pointing to a probable malignancy. The patient was referred for further investigation to the Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology and Oncology Clinic, University Hospital Brno-Bohunice. The indicated whole-body PET/CT found extensive deposits of viable tumour tissue in the chest wall. Histological samples were taken and corticosteroid treatment was started. However, this resulted in tumour lysis syndrome followed by kidney failure. The patient developed multiple organ failure with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and died on the day that the histological diagnosis of undifferentiated sarcoma was made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

76. Essential oils as spatial repellents for the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys ( Stål) ( Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [2014]

  • Zhang, Q.‐H., Schneidmiller, R. G., Hoover, D. R., Zhou, G., Margaryan, A., and Bryant, P.
  • Journal of Applied Entomology. Aug2014, Vol. 138 Issue 7, p490-499. 10p.
Subjects
ESSENTIAL oils, REPELLENTS, STINKBUGS, HEMIPTERA, LEMONGRASS oil, SPEARMINT oil, and METHYL benzoate
Abstract
The brown marmorated stink bug ( BMSB), Halyomorpha halys ( Stål), native to Northeastern Asia, is a serious invasive pest in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Germany and France. Several common essential oils and their compositions were tested against BMSBs as potential repellents. All the tested individual essential oils and a ternary oil blend showed significant repellency to both BMSB nymphs and adults. Clove oil, lemongrass oil, spearmint oil, ylang-ylang oil, and the ternary oil mixture (clove, lemongrass and spearmint) almost completely blocked attraction of BMSBs to the stink bug attractant-baited traps; whereas wintergreen oil, geranium oil, pennyroyal oil and rosemary oil resulted in 60-85% trap catch reductions. Over 20 BMSB antennally active compounds were identified from SPME headspace samples of the eight repellent essential oils using GC- EAD and GC- MS techniques. Among the synthetic EAD-active compounds tested in the field, eugenol, l-carvone, p/l-menthone, pulegone, methyl salicylate, trans/ cis-citral, methyl benzoate and β-caryophyllene significantly reduced trap catches of BMSBs by 72-99%; these compounds are likely responsible for the repellency of their corresponding essential oils. Surprisingly, a synthetic mixture of the predacious spined soldier bug ( SSB) [ Podisus maculiventris (Say)] aggregation pheromone ( trans-2-hexenal, α-terpineol and benzyl alcohol) also showed a significant inhibition of BMSB response to its attractants. These repellent essential oils and their active compounds, as well as the synthetic SSB pheromone, are potentially useful as part of an efficient, environmentally sound semiochemical-based IPM programme to combat this serious invasive stink bug. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

77. A Modular Approach to Introduce Function into Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles. [2014]

  • Huerta, Elisa, van Genabeek, Bas, Stals, Patrick J. M., Meijer, E. W., and Palmans, Anja R. A.
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications. Aug2014, Vol. 35 Issue 15, p1320-1325. 6p.
Subjects
ORGANOCATALYSIS, AMPHIPHILES, NAPHTHALIMIDES, STEREOSELECTIVE reactions, ALDOL condensation, and CYCLOHEXANONES
Abstract
Here, a modular approach is reported to introduce a specific function into single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs). Hereto, an amphiphilic polymer with pendant benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) units is mixed with a 'free' BTA that contains a functional group, either a fluorescent naphthalimide or a catalytically active l-proline. Taking advantage of hydrophobic interactions and self-recognition properties of the BTA units, the 'free' BTAs are captured into the interior of the SCPN in water as evidenced by fluorescence studies. To illustrate that function can be readily introduced using a modular approach, l-proline-based BTAs are incorporated to procure a catalytically active SCPN in water. The aldol reaction between p-nitrobenzaldehyde and cyclohexanone shows good conversions at low catalyst loadings and substrate concentrations, and high stereoselectivities are obtained ( de = 91% and ee = 98%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

78. Herbivory-induced plant volatiles from Oryza sativa and their influence on chemotaxis behaviour of Tibraca limbativentris stal. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and egg parasitoids. [2014]

  • Melo Machado, R.C., Sant'Ana, J., Blassioli-Moraes, M.C., Laumann, R.A., and Borges, M.
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research. Jun2014, Vol. 104 Issue 3, p347-356. 10p.
Subjects
HEMIPTERA, ORYZA, PARASITOIDS, RICE, PLANTING, STINKBUGS, and PARASITES
Abstract
The rice stem bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stal. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is one of the most important pests of rice crops, especially irrigated crops. Plant defence strategies against these bugs may involve the emission of chemical compounds, which are released following herbivore attacks, directly or indirectly harming pest performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of constitutive and herbivory-induced volatiles from rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) on the behavioural responses of T. limbativentris adults and egg parasitoids Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) and Telenomus podisi (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). Plant volatiles were collected from undamaged plants of the rice cultivar IRGA 424 and from plants that suffered herbivory by five males or five females of T. limbativentris. Air-entrainment extracts were analysed by GC–flame ionization detector and GC–MS, and insect responses evaluated in a ‘Y’ olfactometer. T. limbativentris feeding damaged on rice plants induced the release of 16 volatiles compounds in a higher amounts compared to undamaged plants The main compounds induced were (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-octen-1-ol, methyl salicylate and α-muurolene. Female bugs were significantly attracted to air-entrainment extracts containing volatiles from undamaged plants compared with air-entrainment extracts containing volatiles emitted from plants damaged by T. limbativentris, whereas males showed no preference. Telenomus podisi females were significantly attracted to volatiles from air-entrainment extracts of plants damaged by females, whereas T. basalis showed no preference. These results suggest that rice plants may be emitting defence compounds, which could be avoided by T. limbativentris females and also acted indirectly by attracting natural enemies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

79. Desempeño biológico y reproductivo de Oebalus insularis Stal (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) en diferentes plantas hospedantes. [2014]

  • Zachrisson, Bruno, Polanco, Pamela, and Martínez, Onesio
  • Revista de Proteccion Vegetal. 2014, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p77-81. 5p.
Subjects
HEMIPTERA, HOST plants, RICE diseases & pests, ECHINOCHLOA, and REPRODUCTION
Abstract
Obtaining eggs of Oebalus insularis Stal., for the multiplication of Telenomus podisi Ashmead depends on the quality of the food provided by diverse host plants. Therefore, the biological and reproductive performance of O. insularis on Oryza sativa L. and Echinochloa colona (L.) was determined at 28±2°C, 80 ± 5% of relative humidity and 12 hours photophase. The duration of the period of nymph eclosion until the emergence of the adult of O. insularis varied between 20,9 and 21,2 days, for O. sativa and E. colona, respectively. The longevity of the female and male of O. insularis was statistically similar on both host plants. The female longevity was higher than that shown by the male, varying between 15 and 12 days, respectively. The O. insularis female fed with E. colona presented a high number of eggs per batch, total number of eggs per female and the eclosion rate of nymphs was higher. The biological and reproductive parameters of this insect confirmed their adaptation to the alternative host E. colona, optimizing the production of eggs subjected to T. podisi parasitism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

80. Fluoxetine Administered to Juvenile Monkeys: Effects on the Serotonin Transporter and Behavior. [2014]

  • Shrestha, Stal Saurav, Nelson, Eric E., Jeih-San Liow, Gladding, Robert, Chul Hyoung Lyoo, Noble, Pam L., Morse, Cheryl, Henter, loline D., Kruger, Jeremy, Bo Zhang, Suomi, Stephen J., Svenningsson, Per, Pike, Victor W., Winslow, James T., Leibenluft, Ellen, Pine, Daniel S., and Innis, Robert B.
  • American Journal of Psychiatry; Mar2014, Vol. 171 Issue 3, p323-331, 9p
Subjects
SEROTONIN transporters, SEROTONIN uptake inhibitors, POSITRON emission tomography, CEREBRAL cortex, SOCIAL psychology, and MEDICAL imaging systems
Abstract
Objective: This study examined the long-term effects of fluoxetine administered to juvenile rhesus monkeys who, as young adults, were imaged with positron emission tomography for two serotonergic markers: serotonin transporter (SERT) and serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor. An equal number of monkeys separated from their mothers at birth-an animal model of human childhood stress-were also studied. Method: At birth, 32 male rhesus monkeys were randomly assigned to either maternal separation or normal rearing conditions. At age 2, half (N=8) of each group was randomly assigned to fluoxetine (3 mg/kg) or placebo for 1 year. To eliminate the confounding effects of residual drug in the brain, monkeys were scanned at least 1.5 years after drug discontinuation. Social interactions were assessed both during and after drug administration. Results: Fluoxetine persistently upregulated SERT, but not 5-HT1A receptors, in both the neocortex and the hippocampus. Whole-brain voxel-wise analysis revealed that fluoxetine had a significant effect in the lateral temporal and cingulate cortices. In contrast, neither maternal separation by itself nor the rearing-by-drug interaction was significant for either marker. Fluoxetine had no significant effect on the behavioral measures. Conclusions: Fluoxetine administered to juvenile monkeys upregulates SERT into young adulthood. Implications regarding the efficacy or potential adverse effects of SSRIs in patients cannot be directly drawn from this study. Its purpose was to investigate effects of SSRIs on brain development in nonhuman primates using an experimental approach that randomly assigned long-term SSRI treatment or placebo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

81. Maligní nádory vzniklé po úspěšné léčbě akutní myeloidní leukemie u dospělých nemocných: dlouhodobé zkušenosti jednoho pracoviště. [2013]

  • Szotkowski, T., Šustková, Z., Vrbková, J., Hubáček, J., Raida, L., Rohoň, P., Kuba, A., Szotkowská, R., Pikalová, Z., Sičová, K., Jarošová, M., Faber, E., Papajík, T., and Indrák, K.
  • Transfusiology & Haematology Today / Transfuze a Hematologie Dnes. 2013, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p210-214. 5p.
Abstract
Introduction. Current curative treatment of acute myeloid leukemia is based on intensive chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with a significant risk of severe adverse effects, including leukemogenic and cancerogenic ones. Objectives. The study is aimed at assessing of incidence and types of malignant tumours in successfully treated acute myeloid leukemia patients. Methods. A retrospective analysis consists of 256 patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the Department of Hemato-Oncology in Olomouc in 1996-2008 who were treated with intensive chemotherapy and achieved complete remission of the disease. Results. Second malignancy occurred in 11 individuals (4.3%) after successful treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Observed age-standardized incidence of these tumours, 8.29/1,000 person-years, 95% Cl = (2.99; 13.58), was not significantly different from the incidence in population. Five patients died of the second malignancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

82. Life History and Laboratory Rearing of Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) With Descriptions of Immature Stages. [2013]

  • VESSELS, H. K., BUNDY, C. S., and McPHERSON, J. E.
  • Annals of the Entomological Society of America; Sep2013, Vol. 106 Issue 5, p575-585, 11p
Subjects
HEMIPTERA, COREIDAE, INSECT development, OPUNTIA, and FEROCACTUS
Abstract
Narnia femorata Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) is a leaffooted bug commonly found on Opuntia and Ferocactus cacti (Cactaceae) in southern New Mexico. Although general information has been published on the biology of this species, detailed studies are limited, particularly in America north of Mexico. Therefore, we conducted a study of this bug's life history in southern New Mexico from August 2010 to May 2012, reared the bug in the laboratory, and described the immature stages. Six prickly pear cactus plants, Opuntia phaeacantlut Engelmann, and four barrel cactus plants, Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelmann) Britton & Rose, were examined weekly to record numbers of the various life stages, adult sex ratios, and behavioral activities. Adults of this apparently bivoltine species overwintered in plant debris at the bases of their host plants. They emerged in late February to deposit eggs in rows along the underside of cactus spines. Nymphs were found from late February through late December. Nymphs of the first generation were most abundant April through June on and around developing flowers of O. phaeacantha. Those of the second generation were most abundant during August and September on maturing fruit of O. phaeacantha and developing flowers and maturing fruit of F. wislizeni. The bug also was reared from egg to adult under controlled laboratory conditions on fruit and pads of O. phaeacantha at 25 ± 0.01°C under a photoperiod of 14:10 (L:D) h. The incubation period averaged 12.70 d. The five stadia averaged 3.84, 11.00, 12.12, 17.06, and 22.94 d, respectively. Instars can be distinguished readily by differences in several morphological features in addition to body size and coloration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

83. Consequences of Folding a Water-Soluble Polymer Around an Organocatalyst. [2013]

  • Huerta, Elisa, Stals, Patrick J. M., Meijer, E. W., and Palmans, Anja R. A.
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Mar2013, Vol. 52 Issue 10, p2906-2910. 5p.
Abstract
Give 'em structure: The presence of structuring elements in polymers that were functionalized with catalytic units resulted in a new class of enzyme mimics, which are only active in the folded state (see picture). The conformationally adaptive hydrophobic environment that surrounds the catalytic site allows the very efficient catalysis of an aldol reaction in water with Michaelis–Menten kinetics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

84. HNF1B deletions in patients with young-onset diabetes but no known renal disease. [2013]

  • Edghill, E. L., Stals, K., Oram, R. A., Shepherd, M. H., Hattersley, A. T., and Ellard, S.
  • Diabetic Medicine; Jan2013, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p114-117, 4p, 1 Diagram
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of diabetes, KIDNEY disease diagnosis, LIVER, GENETIC polymorphisms, GENETICS, GENETIC mutation, and ANATOMY
Abstract
Diabet. Med. 30, 114-117 (2013) Abstract Aims Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β ( HNF1B) mutations cause a syndrome of renal cysts and diabetes, with whole gene deletions accounting for approximately 50% of cases. The severity of the renal phenotype is variable, from enlarged cystic kidneys incompatible with life to normal renal development and function. We investigated the prevalence of HNF1B deletions in patients with diabetes but no known renal disease. Methods We tested 461 patients with familial diabetes diagnosed before 45 years, including 258 probands who met clinical criteria for maturity-onset diabetes of the young (two generations affected and at least one family member diagnosed under 25 years). A fluorescent polymerase chain reaction assay was used to analyse two intragenic polymorphic HNF1B markers and identify heterozygous patients who therefore did not have whole gene deletions. Those patients homozygous for both markers were then tested for an HNF1B deletion using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. Results Heterozygous HNF1B intragenic polymorphisms were identified in 337/461 subjects. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis showed an HNF1B gene deletion in three of the remaining 124 probands, all of whom met the criteria for maturity-onset diabetes of the young. Testing of their relatives identified three additional deletion carriers and ultrasound scanning showed renal developmental abnormalities in three of these six patients. Conclusions We estimate that HNF1B mutations account for < 1% of cases of maturity-onset diabetes of the young. Although HNF1B mutations are a rare cause of diabetes in the absence of known renal disease, a genetic diagnosis of renal cysts and diabetes syndrome is important as it raises the possibility of subclinical renal disease and the 50% risk of renal cysts and diabetes syndrome in the patient's offspring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

85. Een geïsoleerd vissersdorp?: De Scheveningers en hun relatie met de buitenwereld, 1450-1800 [2013]

  • Stal, K., van Bree, C., van der Hoeven, L., Nobel, A., e Wit, A., van Doorn, M., and ASH (FGw)
  • Geschiedenis van Scheveningen. - Deel 1.

86. Leven met elkaar: De Scheveningse samenleving en cultuur, 1300-1800 [2013]

  • Bruggeman, M., van der Hoeven, L., Nobel, A., e Wit, A., van Doorn, M., Stal, K., and ASH (FGw)
  • Geschiedenis van Scheveningen. - Deel 1.

87. Insights into the Physiology and Ecology of the Brackish-Water-Adapted Cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena CCY9414 Based on a Genome-Transcriptome Analysis [2013]

  • Voss, B., Bolhuis, H., Fewer, D.P., Kopf, M., Möke, F., Haas, F., l-Shehawy, R., Hayes, P., Bergman, B., Sivonen, K., Dittmann, E., Scanlan, D.J., Hagemann, M., Stal, L.J., and Hess, W.R.

88. Insights into the physiology and ecology of the brackish-water-adapted cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena sp. CCY9414 based on a genome-transcriptome analysis [2013]

  • Voß, B., Bolhuis, H., Fewer, D., Kopf, M., Möke, F., Haas, F., l-Shehawy, R., Hayes, P., Bergman, B., Sivonen, K., Dittmann, E., Scanlan, D.J., Hagemann, M., Stal, L.J., Hess, W.R., and Aquatic Microbiology (IBED, FNWI)
  • PLoS ONE. 8(3)

89. OCCURRENCE OF DIAPAUSE AND THE ROLE OF ANDROPOGON BICORNIS (POACEAE) TUSSOCKS ON THE SEASONAL ABUNDANCE AND MORTALITY OF TIBRACA LIMBATIVENTRIS (HEMIPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE). [2012]

  • Klein, Joana Tartari, Redaelli, Luiza Rodrigues, and Barcellos, Aline
  • Florida Entomologist. Dec2012, Vol. 95 Issue 4, p813-818. 6p.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, DIAPAUSE, RICE diseases & pests, ANDROPOGON, PESTS, PLANT parasites, and REPRODUCTION
Abstract
The rice stalk stink bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a major pest of rice crops throughout Latin America. We investigated the occurrence of diapause in T. limbativentris, as well as the role of West Indian foxtail, Andropogon bicornis L.(Poaceae), in its seasonal abundance and mortality. This plant grows spontaneously in grasslands from Mexico to Argentina, including at the edges of rice fields in southern Brazil. Tussocks of A. bicornis were collected in Eldorado do Sul, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil throughout one yr and examined to sample rice stalk stink bugs. We collected in 2,355 T. limbativentris adults from 208 tussocks, totalling 2,205 live and 150 dead individuals. Live insects were dissected to determine the reproductive stage and to assess the presence of the fat body. We describe the occurrence of imaginal diapause and the use of A. bicornis as a shelter for this rice pest. Overwintering lasted 7 mo; arrival at the refuge occurred in early autumn (late Mar); the permanence period began in Jun, and extended to the end of Sep. From Oct the population decreased gradually until total departure from the tussocks in Jan. Thus, here we highlight the role of A. bicornis as an hibernation site for T. limbativentris in southern Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

90. Isolation and partial characterization of a new reovirus in the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis H Milne Edwards. [2012]

  • Zhang, S and Bonami, J-R
  • Journal of Fish Diseases; Oct2012, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p733-739, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram
Subjects
REOVIRUSES, CHINESE mitten crab, VIRION, and FRESHWATER crabs
Abstract
A second type of freshwater crab reovirus has been isolated from Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, in China; we named it E. sinensis reovirus ( EsRV816). The negatively stained virion is a non-enveloped icosahedral particle, 60 ± 5 nm in diameter. Its genome is composed of 10 dsRNA linear pieces exhibiting an electrophoretic pattern of 5/3/2. The largest segment (RNA-1) was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence, corresponding to the RdRp of the virus, showed 26% identity with the RdRp of Operophtera brumata (L.) cypovirus 19 in the genus Cypovirus and 24% identity with RdRp of Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) reovirus in the genus Fijivirus. On the basis of its ultrastructure and physicochemical properties, this virus is quite different from other crab reoviruses, and particularly with another freshwater crab reovirus EsRV905, recently classified in a new genus Cardoreovirus. This virus ( EsRV816) possesses all the characters of the members of the reoviridae family and could represent a new genus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

91. Infestation of Palm Trees by Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the State of Bahia, Brazil. [2012]

  • Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rodrigo, Júnior, Gilmar Ribeiro, and da Costa Neto, Eraldo Medeiros
  • EntomoBrasilis; set-dez2012, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p227-231, 5p
Subjects
CONENOSES, PALM tree diseases & pests, TICK infestations, CHAGAS' disease, TRYPANOSOMA cruzi, and INFECTIOUS disease transmission
Abstract
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92. 719 OBSERVATIONS OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) MANAGEMENT PATTERNS FROM THE GLOBAL HCC BRIDGE STUDY: SECOND INTERIM ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN (EU) COHORT [2012]

  • Izzo, F., Colombo, M., Leroy, V., Blanc, J.-F., Johnson, P., Fenwick, S., Stal, P., Assenat, E., Matilla, A., Pascual Bartolome, S., Bourcier, V., Degos, F., Huang, B., Wagner, S., and Orsini, L.
  • Journal of Hepatology. Apr2012 Supplement, Vol. 56 Issue s2, pS284-S284. 1p.

93. Is parental care behavior in Belostoma species an evolutionary cause for their common sexual size dimorphism pattern? [2012]

  • IGLESIAS, Mónica Sandra, CRESPO, Francisco Antonio, and VALVERDE, Alejandra del Carmen
  • Entomological Science. Apr2012, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p155-161. 7p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
PARENTAL behavior in animals, BELOSTOMA, INSECT evolution, SEXUAL dimorphism in animals, MULTIVARIATE analysis, INSECT adaptation, and INSECTS
Abstract
Current evidence suggests that sexual size dimorphism (SSD) reflects the male and female adaptation to their different reproductive roles. Belostoma and Lethocerus species, included in Belostomatidae, present different kinds of paternal care. Females of Belostoma Latreille species lay their eggs on the back of males. Males carry, aerate and protect the clutch until hatching, which is critical for offspring survival. Males of Lethocerus Mayr species exhibit some parental care behavior but do not carry the eggs. The genera are nearly related. We studied and compared the SSD patterns of B. oxyurum (Dufour), B. micantulum (Stål), B. elegans (Mayr), B. bifoveolatum Spinola, B. gestroi Montandon and Lethocerus annulipes (Herrich-Schäffer) by means of a multivariate approach to distinguish selection targets in different components of size. Morphometric analysis revealed that SSD patterns vary among traits and that the arrangements are similar in Belostoma species, showing a common trend under resembling selective mechanisms. The widespread SSD trend in insects is that all components of body size are biased towards females, generally related to a fecundity advantage, a pattern now also detected in L. annulipes. We found in Belostoma species that the male has relatively longer middle and hind legs. We propose that SSD in hind legs biased towards males is a selective response for paternal care; they denote a brood-adapted morphology. The middle leg enlargement may be an associated response to maintain effective locomotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

94. Review: Norovirus prevalence in Belgian, Canadian and French fresh produce: A threat to human health? [2011]

  • Baert, L., Mattison, K., Loisy-Hamon, F., Harlow, J., Martyres, A., Lebeau, B., Stals, A., Van Coillie, E., Herman, L., and Uyttendaele, M.
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology. Dec2011, Vol. 151 Issue 3, p261-269. 9p.
Subjects
NOROVIRUSES, FOODBORNE diseases, TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS, VIRUS diseases, and PUBLIC health
Abstract
Abstract: Foodborne viruses, especially noroviruses (NoV), are increasingly reported as the cause of foodborne outbreaks. NoV outbreaks have been reported linked to fresh soft red fruits and leafy greens. Belgium, Canada and France were the first countries to provide data about the prevalence of NoV on fresh produce. In total, 867 samples of leafy greens, 180 samples of fresh soft red fruits and 57 samples of other types of fresh produce (tomatoes, cucumber and fruit salads) were analyzed. Firstly, the NoV detection methodology, including virus and RNA extraction, real-time RT-PCR and quality controls were compared among the three countries. In addition, confirmation and genotyping of the NoV strains was attempted for a subset of NoV positive samples using conventional RT-PCR targeting an alternative region followed by sequencing. Analysis of the process control showed that 653, 179 and 18 samples of the leafy greens, soft red fruits and other fresh produce types were valid for analysis based on the recovery of the process control. NoV was detected by real-time RT-PCR in 28.2% (N=641), 33.3% (N=6) and 50% (N=6) of leafy greens tested in Canada, Belgium and France, respectively. Soft red fruits were found positive by real-time RT-PCR in 34.5% (N=29) and 6.7% (N=150) of the samples tested in Belgium and France, respectively. 55.5% (N=18) of the other fresh produce types, analyzed in Belgium, were found NoV positive by real-time RT-PCR. Conventional RT-PCR resulted in an amplicon of the expected size in 19.5% (52/266) of the NoV positive samples where this assay was attempted. Subsequent sequencing was only successful in 34.6% (18/52) of the suspected amplicons obtained by conventional RT-PCR. From this study, using the described methodology, NoV genomes were frequently detected in fresh produce however sequence confirmation was not successful for the majority of the samples tested. Infection or outbreaks were rarely or not known to be related to the NoV positive samples. With the increase in sensitivity of the detection methodology, there is an increasing concern about the interpretation of positive NoV results by real-time amplification. Strategies to confirm the results by real-time RT-PCR should be developed in analogy with the detection of microbial pathogens in foods. Detection might indicate contact with NoV in the fresh produce chain. Consequently, a potential risk for infection cannot be excluded but the actual risk from RT-PCR NoV positive produce is still unknown. Studies should be designed determining the probability of infection related to the presence or levels of NoV genomic copies. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

95. Exitianus obscurinervis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a New Experimental Vector of Spiroplasma kunkelii. [2011]

  • Carloni, E., Virla, E., Paradell, S., Carpane, P., Nome, C., Laguna, I., and Pecci, M. P. GimÉNez
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Dec2011, Vol. 104 Issue 6, p1793-1799, 7p
Subjects
EXITIANUS, CORN diseases, LEAFHOPPERS, and INSECTS
Abstract
"Corn stunt" caused by the mollicute Spiroplasma kunkelii (Whitcomb) is potentially one of the most severe diseases affecting the corn (Zea mays L.) crop in the Americas, and the leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott) is considered its most important vector. However, other insects seen quite frequently in corn crops might well be its vectors in Argentina. To identify any leafhoppers species other than D. maidis that can transmit S. kunkelii, transmission assays were conducted, using individuals of Exitianus obscurinervis (Stål) collected in field and reared under controlled conditions. S. kunkelii was transmitted to corn plants by E. obscurirwrvis. The pathogen was transmitted to seven of the 11 plants, which showed characteristic corn stunt symptoms, and the presence of the pathogen was confirmed by DAS-ELISA. The presence of S. kunkelii in the E. obscurinervis individuals used in transmission experiments was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopy. The current study shows the existence of a new experimental vector of S. kunkelii, the leafhopper E. obscurinervis, which acquired spiroplasmas from infected plants and inoculated it to healthy plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

96. Môrewind oor die Karasberge: 'n Kultuurhistoriese Verkenning van die Karasstreek van die Laat Negentiende Eeu. [2011]

  • Groenewald, Gerald
  • Historia; Nov2011, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p203-206, 4p
Subjects
NAMIBIAN history and NONFICTION
Abstract
The article presents a book review of "Môrewind oor die Karasberge: ’n Kultuurhistoriese Verkenning van die Karasstreek van die Laat Negentiende Eeu," by E. L. P. Stals.

97. From lynx spiders to cotton: Behaviourally mediated predator effects over four trophic levels. [2011]

  • WHITEHOUSE, M. E. A., MANSFIELD, S., BARNETT, M. C., and BROUGHTON, K.
  • Austral Ecology. Sep2011, Vol. 36 Issue 6, p687-697. 12p. 1 Chart, 7 Graphs.
Subjects
FOOD chains, PREDATORY animals, OXYOPIDAE, COTTON, POPULATION dynamics, and HERBIVORES
Abstract
Food web studies often examine density and behaviourally mediated effects of predators on herbivores, but are less likely to assess the plant targeted by the herbivore. We conducted a study that incorporated four trophic levels examining the effect of two generalist predators (damsel bugs, Nabis kinbergii Reuter; and lynx spiders, Oxyopes molarius L. Koch) on damage to cotton bolls caused by green mirids ( Creontiades dilutus (Stål)). First we tested whether lynx spiders and damsel bugs could control mirid numbers and cotton boll damage in field cages. We found that in cages containing mirids and only lynx spiders, lynx spiders reduced both mirid numbers and boll damage. However, in cages which contained mirids and both predators (lynx spiders and damsel bugs) only mirid numbers were reduced. To explain the negative effect of damsel bugs on boll damage, we examined the interactions between lynx spiders, damsel bugs and mirids. We found that lynx spiders were better mirid predators than damsel bugs, and that lynx spiders attacked damsel bugs, but not vice versa. Behaviourally, mirids responded to increasing predator pressure regardless of whether the predators were lynx spiders or damsel bugs. However, damsel bugs seemed to alter the behaviour of lynx spiders because in their presence, a higher proportion of lynx spiders moved to the top of the plant, towards the damsel bugs but away from the bolls found lower on the plant. These results suggest that the most likely explanation for the increase in boll damage in the presence of damsel bugs was that lynx spiders moved to the top of the plant in the presence of damsel bugs, which then exposed the bolls lower down on the plant to mirid attack. This work emphasizes the importance of behaviourally mediated effects in food webs extending over four trophic levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

98. Diazotrophic microbial community of coastal microbial mats of the southern North Sea. [2011]

  • BAUERSACHS, T., COMPAORÉ, J., SEVERIN, I., HOPMANS, E. C., SCHOUTEN, S., STAL, L. J., and DAMSTÉ, J. S. SINNINGHE
  • Geobiology; Jul2011, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p349-359, 11p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs, 1 Map
Subjects
MICROBIAL mats, MICROBIAL aggregation, BIOMARKERS, GENE libraries, RECOMBINANT DNA, and MICROBIAL ecology
Abstract
The diazotrophic community in microbial mats growing along the shore of the North Sea barrier island Schiermonnikoog (The Netherlands) was studied using microscopy, lipid biomarkers, stable carbon (δC) and nitrogen (δN) isotopes as well as by constructing and analyzing 16S rRNA gene libraries. Depending on their position on the littoral gradient, two types of mats were identified, which showed distinct differences regarding the structure, development and composition of the microbial community. Intertidal microbial mats showed a low species diversity with filamentous non-heterocystous Cyanobacteria providing the main mat structure. In contrast, supratidal microbial mats showed a distinct vertical zonation and a high degree of species diversity. Morphotypes of non-heterocystous Cyanobacteria were recognized as the main structural component in these mats. In addition, unicellular Cyanobacteria were frequently observed, whereas filamentous heterocystous Cyanobacteria occurred only in low numbers. Besides the apparent visual dominance of cyanobacterial morphotpyes, 16S rRNA gene libraries indicated that both microbial mat types also included members of the Proteobacteria and the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group as well as diatoms. Bulk δN isotopes of the microbial mats ranged from +6.1‰ in the lower intertidal to −1.2‰ in the supratidal zone, indicating a shift from predominantly nitrate utilization to nitrogen fixation along the littoral gradient. This conclusion was supported by the presence of heterocyst glycolipids, representing lipid biomarkers for nitrogen-fixing heterocystous Cyanobacteria, in supratidal but not in intertidal microbial mats. The availability of combined nitrogen species might thus be a key factor in controlling and regulating the distribution of the diazotrophic microbial community of Schiermonnikoog. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

99. A Revision of Myrocheine Genus Ennius St l With Special Reference to Redescription of E. monteironis Distant (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Pentatominae) and Their Phylogenetic Relationships. [2011]

  • Zahid, Muhammad and Ahmad, Imtiaz
  • Pakistan Journal of Zoology; 2011, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p549-554, 6p
Abstract
The article highlights a study which examined the characteristics and phylogenetic relationships of the myrocheine stink bug genus Ennius Stål, with special reference to its species Ennius monteironis Distant. The bug's metathoracic scent auricle, female genitalia and male genitalia including inflated aedeagus were investigated. The Ennius species belonged to the Myrochea Stål subclade, under the Myrocheini Stål genus and Kyrtalus genera. The Ennius was found to be predominantly Ethiopian in distribution.

100. MORFOMETRÍA GEOMÉTRICA Y FILOGENIA EN RHODNIINI (HEMIPTERA, REDUVIIDAE) DE VENEZUELA. [2011]

  • SOTO-VIVAS, Ana, LIRIA, Jonathan, and DE LUNA, EfraÍn
  • Acta Zoológica Mexicana. 2011, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p87-102. 16p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
RHODNIUS, CONENOSES, CLASSIFICATION of insects, and SPECIES diversity
Abstract
Tribe Rhodniini includes Rhodnius Stål and Psammolestes Bergroth. Enzymatic and molecular evidence suggest the tribe is monophyletic. Most species are wild, living in palms and bird nests. Traditionally both genera were considered related; nevertheless, molecular studies don't support the Rhodnius monophyly. The goal was to phylogenetically analyze morphometric variation in wing architecture in support of Rhodniini taxonomy and systematics. We photographed 524 wings of five representatives of Rhodniini: Psammolestes arthuri (Pinto) (n = 89), Rhodnius pictipes Stål (n = 21), R. robustus Larrousse (n = 24), R. prolixus Stål (n = 16), and R. neivai Lent (n = 22). As outgroups we studied four representatives of Triatomini: Eratyrus mucronatus Stål (n = 15), Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion) (n = 45), P. geniculatus (Latreille) (n = 183), and Triatoma maculata (Erichson) (n = 109). Landmark coordinate (x, y) configurations were registered and aligned by Generalized Procrustes Analysis. Covariance Analyses were implemented with proportions of re-classified groups and MANOVA. Then, wing shape variables (confidence intervals from relative warps) and centroid size were cladistically analysed. Statistical analyses of variance found not significant differences in wing isometric size (Kruskal-Wallis) among P. arthuri-R. neivai-R. pictipes; R. robustus-R. prolixus-T. maculata and between P. rufotuberculatus-P. geniculatus. The a posteriori re-classification was perfect in E. mucrunatus 100% and R. pictipes, followed by T. maculata 96%, R. neivai 95%, P arthuri 93.2%; R. prolixus 87.5%, P. geniculatus 87.4%, P. rufotuberculatus 84.4%, and R. robustus 76%. Cladistic analyses under parsimony selected two most parsimonious trees (L=4.461 IC=0.973 and IR=0.979), where the strict consensus showed a monophyletic group with Panstrongylus (rufotuberculatus + geniculatus) and Triatoma + Rhodniini (Rhodinus + Psammolestes), but internally it shows the paraphyly of Rhodnius regarding Psammolestes. The congruence between these results and previous molecular analyses in Rhodniini, reveal the phylogenetic information of our morphometric characters as support to systematic studies, allowing the combination of geometric morphometrics and phylogenetic methods for the first time in this group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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