OLFACTORY RESPONSES OF TRISSOLCUS MITSUKURII TO PLANTS ATTACKED BY TARGET AND NON-TARGET STINK BUGS SUGGEST LOW RISK FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Olfactory responses of Trissolcus mitsukurii to plants attacked by target and non-target stink bugs suggest low risk for biological control

Abstract apac1/60/1/cw In crop systems, successful management of invasive insect herbivores can be achieved through the introduction of exotic biocontrol agents, parasitoids or predators, having a coevolutionary history with the pest.To avert threats to local biodiversity, recent legislations require a risk assessment for the organism to be release

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WHY THE SPANISH REVOLUTION IS GREAT

According to the author, the revolution in Spain of 1931-1939 can be at-tributed to the number of "great revolutions" along with the Great French and Great Russian Revolutions.This characteristic is not applied evalua-tively, but as characterizing the depth and impact on world processes.The author shows that the revolution in Spain in 1936-1937 rea

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An innovative nonpharmacological intervention combined with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia increased patient global improvement in pain and satisfaction after major surgery

Chia-Chun Chuang,1 Chien-Ching Lee,1,2 Li-Kai Wang,1 Bor-Shyh Lin,2 Wen-Ju Wu,1 Chung-Han Ho,3 Jen-Yin Chen1,4 1Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, 2Department of Imaging and Biomedical Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, 3Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, 4Department of the Senior Citizen Service

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