BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES In view of the recently increased interest in developing plant origin insecticides as an alternative to chemical insecticide, this study was undertaken to assess the larvicidal potential of the essential oil from the seeds of Zanthoxylum armatum DC [syn. Z. alatum Roxb] (Rutaceae) against three medically important species of mosquito vectors, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles ste...

wych elm (ulmus glabra hudson) is one of the forest species in hyrcanian forests of iran and considered as threatened species due to its narrow ecological range, over-exploitation, as well as dutch elm disease. in order to evaluate the possibility of cryopreservation of ulmus glabra seeds for long-term preservation, seeds were collected from natural habitats and three pre-treatment methods incl...

In this paper, we describe a reliable method for the screening and selection of Arabidopsis transgenic seeds within minutes without germination. Expression of the Aspergillus niger beta-glucosidase gene BGL1 in the plant's endoplasmic reticulum was used as a visual marker, together with 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (MUGluc) as a substrate. Subsequent to incubation in a solution o...

THE ECOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF MATURATION DRYING DETERMINES DEHYDRIN EXPRESSION IN SEEDS In areas exhibiting typical seasonal changes, the seeds of most plants are getting mature in summer and fall, respectively. In order to prevent the destruction of the young and sensitive seedlings by the frosty winter conditions, any germination in fall has to be hindered. Accordingly, efficient outlasting mec...

Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennsis, is an invasive insect that was accidentally introduced to North America from Asia. It continues spread rapidly across and responsible for the death of tens millions trees (Fraxinus spp.). All American species are susceptible EAB infestation threatening resource diversity. Measures such as systemic insecticide treatments in urban forests collection ...

Spatial analyses of the effect of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) on nearby households both with and without ITNs was performed in the context of a large-scale, group-randomized, controlled mortality trial in Asembo, western Kenya. Results illustrate a protective effect of ITNs on compounds lacking ITNs located within 300 meters of compounds with ITNs for child mortality, moder...

Experiments were conducted during three seasons to quantify the relationship between yields of late-maturing potato variety and variation in densities of second-generation larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), in Connecticut and to develop alternative strategies to regular insecticide applications for maintaining commercially acceptable second-generation C...