Integrated pest management, in which the conventional pesticides are augmented by one or more nonchemical control practices, has been receiving renewed interest. What is new in this revitalization of an old technique is the careful and more knowledgeable application of a variety of control techniques.

1) Fukushima Agricultural Technology Centre, 116 Shimonakamichi, Takakura-aza, Hiwada-machi, Koriyama-shi, Fukushima 9630531, Japan 2) Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima 9601296, Japan 3) Department of Radioecology, Institute for Environmental Sciences, 1-7 Ienomae, Obuchi, Rokkasho, Aomori 0393212, Japan *saito_takashi_01@pref.fuk...

Taxonomy is at a crossroads. Although taxonomy has an impressive past, having documented and organized knowledge of nearly two million species, most of the basic work required to describe Earth’s biodiversity remains undone. Factors that guide the choices of research topics in science are considered. Ten challenges are presented to the taxonomic community that we believe will accelerate its rev...

Advocates for the labor movement are understandably disheartened by the uncertain future of the Employee Free Choice Act. Underlying the EFCA strategy of union revitalization is a widespread belief about the efficacy of strong labor laws for supporting strong, high-density labor movements. In this paper I ask: How necessary are strong labor laws for strong labor movements? If not labor law, wha...

there was a turning point in each period of time which human has discovered a new sight about the world and nature order in a way, and then has presented this relation by numeral, artful and industrial language. biourbanism focuses on the urban organism, considering it as a hyper complex system, according to its internal and external dynamics and their mutual interactions. nowadays when it is t...

The public square is a specifically designed urban space that includes many natural and formative elements achieve communication among the main axes of city facilitate movement users through it. squares (PSs) in cities, especially Baghdad, need to be revitalized. Adaptive Urban Revitalization (AUR) strategy, which focuses on improving quality spaces for PSs enhance their location, activity, pur...