HEMPTINNE, J.-L., A.F.G. DIXON & E. WYSS 2003. Biological control of the rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea (Passerini) (Homoptera: Aphididae): learning from the ecology of ladybird beetles. Pp. 33-41 in A.O. SOARES, M.A. VENTURA, V. GARCIA & J.-L. HEMPTINNE (Eds) 2003. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Ecology of Aphidophaga: Biology, Ecology and Behaviour of Aphidophagous ...

BACKGROUND The flowers of Inula japonica (Inulae Flos) have long been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Inulae Flos Extract (IFE). METHODS The anti-inflammatory effects of IFE against nitric oxide (NO), PGE(2), TNF-α, and IL-6 release, as well as NF-κB and MAP kinase activation wer...

Aphids are often present in apple orchards Serbia. They represent a significant group of pests for which insecticides regularly used. The most important species are: Aphis pomi, spiraecola, Dysaphis devecta, plantaginea, spp., Rhopalosiphum insertum and Eriosoma lanigerum. paper provides basic data on the development aphids their morphology, biology, distribution harmfulness plants. A identific...

A laboratory model system with the rosy apple aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea Pass.) on apple seedlings was developed to study the effects of homeopathic preparations on this apple pest. The assessment included the substance Lycopodium clavatum and a nosode of the rosy apple aphid. Each preparation was applied on the substrate surface as aqueous solution of granules (6c, 15c, or 30c). Controls were...

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, (C(9)H(15)N(2))(2)[Ni(C(4)N(2)S(2))(2)], comprises one 4-dimethyl-amino-1-ethyl-pyri-din-ium cation and one half of a [Ni(mnt)(2)](2-) (mnt(2-) = maleo-nitrile-dithiol-ate) anion; the complete anion is generated by the application of a centre of inversion. The Ni(II) ion is coordinated by four S atoms of two mnt(2-) ligands and exhibits a square-planar ...

Four rust raxa in 3 genera and one form genus are newly recorded for Iran. Among these, Melampsoridium is a new genus for the Iranian rust flora. M. carpini on Carpinus sp., Coleosporium inulae on Inula salicina ssp. aspera, Puccinia saniculae on Sanicula europea and Uredo Otostegiae on otostegia persica are repoted for the first time in Iran. Number of urediniospore pores formerly believed 2 i...

We used eight microsatellite loci and a set of 20 aphid samples to investigate the spatial and temporal genetic structure of rosy apple aphid populations from 13 apple orchards situated in four different regions in France. Genetic variability was very similar between orchard populations and between winged populations collected before sexual reproduction in the fall and populations collected fro...

Abstract In central Europe, including Germany, Telekia speciosa (heart-leaved oxeye) is a synanthropic, non-native plant species commonly grown as an ornamental plant. A powdery mildew has recently been introduced on this host in Germany. This previously assigned to Golovinomyces cichoracearum (≡ Erysiphe ) sensu lato. Two German specimens of have sequenced and phylogenetically analysed. The an...