The description of Anastrepha parishi Stone, 1942 was based on specimens collected in Guyana, but the species is also present in Costa Rica (Gonzáles et al., 1988), Suriname, Venezuela (Caraballo, 1981) and, recently, in Brazil (Jesus et al., 2008). Its only known hosts are Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) in Venezuela (Caraballo, 1981) and Oenocarpus bacaba (Arecaceae) in Brazil (Jesus et al., 2008...

hairball in a urethral diverticulum has rarely been reported. these hairballs are usually formed in the diverticulum coated with a hair bearing epithelium and can lead to urinary obstruction or infection. using laser is a safe way to ablate such stones.

Gabriel Taubin Brown University Holly Rushmeier, who’s served as associate editor in chief (AEIC) for special issues since 2007, has recently been appointed co-editor in chief of Eurographics’ Computer Graphics Forum, effective May 2010. Owing to her increased responsibilities and numerous other commitments, Holly has decided she’ll be unable to continue serving effectively in her current CG&A ...

Shot hole disease of stone fruit trees, caused by Wilsonomyces carpophilus (Lév.) Adaskaveg, Ogawa & Butler(= Stigmina carpophila (Lév.) M.B. Ellis and Coryneum beijerinckii Oud.) is a serious disease of Prunus species in West Azerbaijan province. The pathogen was obtained from infected leaves, fruits and twigs of Prunus orchards during spring and summer of 2007. Samples were cultured on PDA, M...