The distribution of Culiseta particeps (Adams) in California appears to be restricted in Califor-nia to the Pacific coastal areas and scattered patches in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties (Darsie and Ward 1981). However, Iit-tle information exists on the adult ecology and abundance of this species. Larvae have been found in marshes, margins of streams, residual pools in stream beds and...

Beams of neutral polar molecules in a low-field seeking quantum state can be slowed down using a Stark decelerator, and can subsequently be loaded and confined in electrostatic quadrupole traps. The efficiency of the trap loading process is determined by the ability to couple the decelerated packet of molecules into the trap without loss of molecules and without heating. We discuss the inherent...

Two types of mosquito trap were tested near Smith Lake in Portland, Multnomah County, OR: 2 Biogents Sentinel (BGS) traps baited with carbon dioxide (CO2) and an octenol sachet or a BG Lure, and an encephalitis virus surveillance (EVS) trap with CO2 but without an odor sachet. After 6 trap-nights, the 2 BGS traps caught significantly more mosquitoes than the EVS trap. More Culex tarsalis and an...

Grey mould is a fungal disease responsible for important crop losses in most winemaking regions worldwide. In the present study, we developed immunological techniques detection and quantification of Botrytis cinerea conidia germinative material to obtain additional information about epidemic’s development on vineyard. The study was carried out northwest Spain vineyard during grapevine flowering...

 Even if the transition is made from a middle-income country to a high-income country due to high growth in a short period of time like in the NIEs, there is the possibility that after the middle-income trap, there is another waiting trap of a sort faced by high-income countries. Even in the case that some time is needed for growth and the middle-income trap is experienced, it is possible duri...

Several trap designs have been used for sampling and control of the tsetse fly, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Newstead (Diptera: Glossinidae) based on preferences of individual researchers and program managers with little understanding of the comparative efficiency and cost-effectiveness of trap designs. This study was carried out to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of four commonly used trap desi...

Thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (TRAP), a candidate malaria vaccine antigen, is required for Plasmodium sporozoite gliding motility and cell invasion. For the first time, the ability of antibodies against TRAP to inhibit sporozoite infectivity in vivo is evaluated in detail. TRAP contains an A-domain, a well-characterized adhesive motif found in integrins. We modeled here a three-dimen...