Among the micropollutants identified in environment, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) dominate more and often. This is due to both high consumption low efficiency of biological wastewater treatment plants, where initial transformation NSAIDs most often takes place. The solution problem may be using preparations supporting activated sludge sewage plants biodegradation NSAIDs. There...

The citrus mealybug, is a cosmopolitan pest and affects many crops. The female sex pheromone has been identified by Bierl-Leonhardt et al., in 1981 as (+)-(1R)-cis-2,2-dimethyl-3isopropenylcyclobutanemethanol acetate 1. Several groups including our team have synthesized the pheromone. A number of analogs have also been prepared in order to study the structure-activity relationship. We present h...

Abstract The mealybug Planococcus ficus is one of the main vectors Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 (GLRaV-3), which was commonly detected in cv “Albariño” planting material before certified stock available. Mealybug infestations were rare vineyards southern Galicia (NW Spain) during 1990s (2.2% surveyed) and are still inland zones. However, have spread since 2000, with 15% surveyed infest...