Bionomics ofEmpoasca solanadelong on cotton in southern California

Bionomics of Culiseta particeps in southern California.

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...

Discussing epigenetics in Southern California

With the goal of discussing how epigenetic control and chromatin remodeling contribute to the various processes that lead to cellular plasticity and disease, this symposium marks the collaboration between the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) in France and the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Organized by Paolo Sassone-Corsi (UCI) and held at the Beckman ...

Effects of dairy wastewater on mosquitoes in southern California.

The effect of dairy pond water quality on mosquito biology was studied under laboratory conditions during 2004. Due to high turbidity and larval toxicity of raw water samples from dairy ponds with no mosquito breeding, water samples from both mosquito breeding and non-breeding ponds were filtered and diluted 5X with distilled water prior to being tested for sublethal effects on mosquito develop...

Southern California Tectonic Deformation Modeling

Medicine circles defeating tuberculosis in southern California.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two medicine circles existed in Indian country: one Native and one Euro-American. Traditional doctors among First Nations peoples approached disease in spiritual ways and also used herbal medicine to treat their patients. First Nations people tried to treat infectious diseases brought by newcomers through plant medicine, ritual, and ceremony. Generally...