Avocado seed moth, stenoma catenifer walsingham (lepidoptera: elachistidae) in Queretaro, Mexico

The avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer Walsingham, is recorded for the first time in the State of Queretaro, Mexico. Aspects about its habits and behavior are described

Identificación, distribución y plantas hospederas de diez especies de agromyzidae (insecta: diptera), de interés agronómico en México

Ten species of Agromyzidae of agronomic interest in Texcoco, (state of Mexico); Altamira, (state of Tamaulipas), Magdalena Contreras, (Mexico City), and Nativitas, (state of Tlaxcala) are presented. Adescription of the adults, their geographic distributions and their host plants, are provided. In addition a key with photographs of the aedeagus and sperm pumps of all species are provided. The species included are: Amauromyza abnormalis (Malloch), Liriomyza brassicae (Riley), Liriomyza sabaziae Spencer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), Melanagromyza minimoides Spencer, Melanagromyza neotropica Spencer, Melanagromyza splendida Frick, Melanagromyza tomaterae Steyskal, Melanagromyza viridis (Frost) and Ophiomyia lantanae (Froggatt).Se presentan diez especies de Agromyzidae de interés agronómico en Texcoco, (Estado de México), Altamira, (Tamaulipas), Magdalena Contreras, (D. F) y Nativitas, (Tlaxcala). Se proporciona unadescripción del adulto, distribución y plantas hospederas de cada especie, además de una clave para su identificación con fotografías que ilustran las características del edeago y bomba eyaculadora porespecie. Las especies identificadas fueron: Amauromyza abnormalis (Malloch), Liriomyza brassicae (Riley), Liriomyza sabaziae Spencer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), Melanagromyza minimoides Spencer,Melanagromyza neotropica Spencer, Melanagromyza splendida Frick, Melanagromyza tomaterae Steyskal, Melanagromyza viridis (Frost) y Ophiomyia lantanae (Froggatt)

Tiller population dynamics in eight cultivars of elephant grass during undisturbed growth

The aim of the study was to assess tiller population dynamics of aerial and basal tillers in eight cultivars of Pennisetum purpureum (Schumach.), syn. Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone, in a warm humid climate in Veracruz, Mexico. This is a pioneer study on tiller population dynamics in elephant grass under conditions of undisturbed growth. The tiller population assays included data from 14 days after cutting until 154 and 182 days after cutting for the dry and wet seasons, respectively. On each sampling date, a distinctive ring was placed on every new tiller, and rings were removed from dead tillers. Tiller density, mortality and appearance were determined. In wet seasons, copious tillering occurred on initial regrowth (by day 42, mostly aerial tillers, with a ratio of 2:1 to 4:1 for aerial to basal tiller appearance), and on day 98 (a higher proportion of basal tillers, with an aerial to basal tiller ratio of 1.5:1). Aerial tillers showed a higher overall mortality rate than basal tillers (29.0 vs 14.4). Younger basal tillers showed higher mortality than older tillers. Higher tiller density occurred during the dry season, where it increased gradually until day 70 and then declined. The cultivars ‘Cameroon’, ‘CT115’ and ‘OM22’ showed remarkably high tillering ability. The findings indicate that harvesting a forage bank is possible from day 70 during a dry season.Keywords: density dynamics, king grass, tiller appearance rate, tiller mortality rate, tropical grasse

Sympatry of Two Species of Heilipus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infesting Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) in Central Mexico

Castañeda-Vildózola, Álvaro, Palacios-Torres, Rogelio E., Sánchez-Pale, Jesús R., Franco-Mora, Omar, Valdez-Carrasco, Jorge, Equihua-Martínez, Armando (2017): Sympatry of Two Species of Heilipus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infesting Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) in Central Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (2): 361-363, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.361, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-71.2.36

Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study an international prospective cohort study

We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26,948 (27.9%) patients isolated before surgery. Postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded in 1947 (2.0%) patients of which 227 (11.7%) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients who isolated pre-operatively were older, had more respiratory comorbidities and were more commonly from areas of high SARS-CoV-2 incidence and high-income countries. Although the overall rates of postoperative pulmonary complications were similar in those that isolated and those that did not (2.1% vs 2.0%, respectively), isolation was associated with higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications after adjustment (adjusted OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.05–1.36, p = 0.005). Sensitivity analyses revealed no further differences when patients were categorised by: pre-operative testing; use of COVID-19-free pathways; or community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. The rate of postoperative pulmonary complications increased with periods of isolation longer than 3 days, with an OR (95%CI) at 4–7 days or ≥ 8 days of 1.25 (1.04–1.48), p = 0.015 and 1.31 (1.11–1.55), p = 0.001, respectively. Isolation before elective surgery might be associated with a small but clinically important increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Longer periods of isolation showed no reduction in the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. These findings have significant implications for global provision of elective surgical care. We aimed to determine the impact of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We performed an international prospective cohort study including patients undergoing elective surgery in October 2020. Isolation was defined as the period before surgery during which patients did not leave their house or receive visitors from outside their household. The primary outcome was postoperative pulmonary complications, adjusted in multivariable models for measured confounders. Pre-defined sub-group analyses were performed for the primary outcome. A total of 96,454 patients from 114 countries were included and overall, 26,948 (27.9%) patients isolated before surgery. Postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded in 1947 (2.0%) patients of which 227 (11.7%) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients who isolated pre-operatively were older, had more respiratory comorbidities and were more commonly from areas of high SARS-CoV-2 incidence and high-income countries. Although the overall rates of postoperative pulmonary complications were similar in those that isolated and those that did not (2.1% vs 2.0%, respectively), isolation was associated with higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications after adjustment (adjusted OR 1.20, 95%CI 1.05–1.36, p = 0.005). Sensitivity analyses revealed no further differences when patients were categorised by: pre-operative testing; use of COVID-19-free pathways; or community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. The rate of postoperative pulmonary complications increased with periods of isolation longer than 3 days, with an OR (95%CI) at 4–7 days or ≥ 8 days of 1.25 (1.04–1.48), p = 0.015 and 1.31 (1.11–1.55), p = 0.001, respectively. Isolation before elective surgery might be associated with a small but clinically important increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Longer periods of isolation showed no reduction in the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. These findings have significant implications for global provision of elective surgical care