Ornamental plants as climatic indicators of arthropod vectors

Containment of arthropod disease vectors.

Effective containment of arthropod vectors of infectious diseases is necessary to prevent transmission of pathogens by released, infected vectors and to prevent vectors that escape from establishing populations that subsequently contribute to increased disease. Although rare, past releases illustrate what can go wrong and justify the need for guidelines that minimize risks. An overview of recom...

Risk Assessment for Arthropod Vectors

THE INTENT OF this section is to provide guidance and to establish a framework for selecting the appropriate arthropod containment level (facilities, equipment, and practices) that reduce risks of release and exposure of laboratory workers and the public to a vector and associated agents. “Risk” implies the probability that harm, injury, or disease will occur among laboratorians or the general ...

Arthropod Infestations and Vectors of Disease

Microprotoplast Preparation in Liliaceous Ornamental Plants

We aimed to produce intergeneric hybrid plants with only one or a few alien chromosomes via microprotoplast fusion for genetic improvement and chromosome studies in Liliaceous ornamental plants. In order to apply this technique, it is essential to establish an efficient system for mass-preparation of microprotoplasts. We have established 2 different systems for isolating microprotoplasts, one f...

Rickettsial pathogens and their arthropod vectors.

Rickettsial diseases, important causes of illness and death worldwide, exist primarily in endemic and enzootic foci that occasionally give rise to sporadic or seasonal outbreaks. Rickettsial pathogens are highly specialized for obligate intracellular survival in both the vertebrate host and the invertebrate vector. While studies often focus primarily on the vertebrate host, the arthropod vector...