We compared the abundance of spiders and predaceous insects in five central California vineyards. Spiders constituted 98.1% of all predators collected. More than 90% of all spiders collected were from eight species of spiders, representing six families. Two theridiids (Theridion dilutum and T. melanurum) were the most abundant, followed by a miturgid (Cheiracanthium inclusum) and an agelinid (H...

CHAPTER 3 PHARMACOLOGY OF CANNABIS AND THE CANNABINOIDS 3.1 The plant Cannabis sativa is also known as hemp; it is related to the nettle and the hop. It grows readily in a warm climate, and may be grown in more temperate regions. As a drug of abuse, it usually takes the form of herbal cannabis (marijuana), consisting of the dried leaves and female flower heads, or cannabis resin (hashish), the ...

CHAPTER 3 PHARMACOLOGY OF CANNABIS AND THE CANNABINOIDS 3.1 The plant Cannabis sativa is also known as hemp; it is related to the nettle and the hop. It grows readily in a warm climate, and may be grown in more temperate regions. As a drug of abuse, it usually takes the form of herbal cannabis (marijuana), consisting of the dried leaves and female flower heads, or cannabis resin (hashish), the ...

Tyra Kleen (1874–1951), a fin de siècle Swedish artist, illustrated Poe’s “The Raven.” The image, titled Nevermore, includes series of handwritten excerpts from the poem, her signature, and some withered red roses that cross main image frame. (The included here is in Kleen’s private artist archive at Valinge gård, visited November 30, 2017.) burning candle framed as well depicted person’s visib...

The functional response study of the ten most common arthropod predators of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) eggs was conducted in the laboratory. Crab spider (Misumenops spp.) and assassin bug (Zelus renardii) did not consume any bollworm eggs under laboratory conditions and the scymnus lady beetle (Scymnus loewii) consumed very few (avg. 0.5 eggs per beetle) bollworm eggs in a 24-hour period...