Abstract In this study we evaluate the design and efficacy of Wombot, an exploratory robot used to environmental conditions within wombat burrows. Our purpose-built traverses through difficult terrain present in burrows whilst facilitating placement retrieval data loggers. preliminary results suggest that would result a long mite survival time which shows significant risk for spreading infestat...

rodents are well established at port areas and their ectoparasite can be vectors of many diseases. ships at seaport play an important role in spreading disease by transporting infected vectors. plague, murine typhus, salmonellosis, trichinosis, leptospirosis and rat bite fever are known to be spread by rats. in view of the seriousness of the problem present study was undertaken to assess the pr...

We assessed the release of greenhouse gases (CO 2 and CH 4 ) from air-exposed sediments dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) inundated in Brazilian mangrove forests. Our focus was on impact biogenic structures, i.e. pneumatophores crab burrows, gas emissions. Emission CO bare sediment (111-156 57-148 mmol m -2 d -1 darkness light, respectively) comparable to DIC (122-158 52-62 , respectively). Pneu...

background: zoonotic   cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is an increasing health problems in many rural areas of iran. the aim of this study was to introduce a new alternative rodenticide to control the reservoirs of zcl, its effect on the vector density and the incidence of the disease in hyperendemic focus of esfa­han county, central iran. methods: the study was carried out from january 2011 to j...