Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods, are frequently followed by a proliferation of mosquitoes and requests from residents and government agencies for widespread application of insecticides. However, nuisance mosquito species, which often require emergency control measures, rarely present a threat to public health (1). Natural disasters in the continental United States have rarely b...

Tick-borne pathogens in Thailand can cause diseases that result in productivity and economic losses in the livestock sector as well as cause debilitating illnesses in humans and their companion animals. With the advent of molecular techniques, accurate identification of tick-borne pathogens and precise diagnosis of disease is now available. This literature review summarizes the various tick-bor...

Abstract In New Zealand, potato crop yields of 90 t ha ?1 are achievable but at 55 , the average is becoming economically unsustainable. 2012/13, a grower-initiated survey found that Rhizoctonia solani and Spongospora subterranea (soil-borne pathogens) soil compaction were widespread in 11 Canterbury crops. Targeted areas these crops had measured yield losses 0 (healthy plants) – 42 (diseased, ...

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed crop and the economic production of groundnut constrained by soil-borne diseases. Stem rot, caused necrotrophic fungus Sclerotium rolfsii, was most common disease in groundnut. A roving survey conducted major growing areas Telangana during kharif 2019 rabi 2019-20 to collect a preliminary data incidence level pattern prevalence stem rot di...

Introduction: This study investigated chikungunya disease awareness and its predictors, the level of adoption of recommended personal protective behaviors against chikungunya, and the health information-seeking behavior of U.S. travelers to Caribbean destinations.Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective online survey of 653 adult U.S. international travel...