New Host-plant Records For Neotropical Agromyzids (diptera: Agromyzidae) From Asteraceae Flower Heads

Agromyzidae is a large and cosmopolitan fly family with approximately 2,500 known species. Here we present 22 new records of agromyzid-host plant associations. Plants were sampled from 2002 to 2005 in São Paulo state, Brazil. A total of eight agromyzid species were reared from 18 Asteraceae host species. The genus Melanagromyza Hendel was the commonest. This is the first detailed study reporting associations between non-leafmining Agromyzidae and their host plants in Brazil.3719799Almeida, A.M., C.R. Fonsceca, P.I. Prado, M. Almeida Neto, S. Diniz, U. Kubota, M.R. Braun, R.L.G. Raimundo, L.A. Anjos, T.G. Mendonça, S.M. Futada & T.M. Lewinsohn. 2005. Diversidade e ocorrência de Asteraceae em cerrados de São Paulo. Biota Neotrop. 5: http://www.biotaneotropica. org.br/v5n2/pt/abstract?article+BN00105022005 . ISSN 1676-0603Andersen, A., Sjursen, H., Rafoss, T., Biodiversity of Agromizydae (Diptera) and biologically and conventionally grown spring barley and grass field (2004) Biol. Agric. Hortic, 22, pp. 143-155Benavent-Corai, J., Martinez, M., Jimenez Peydró, R., Catalogue of the host-plants of the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) (2005) Boll. Zool. Agrar. Bachic. Serie II, 37, pp. 1-97Bremer, K., (1994) Asteraceae: Cladistics and classification, , Timber Press, Portland, 752pChen, X., Lang, F., Xu, Z., He, J., Ma, Y., The occurrence of leafminers and their parasitoids on vegetables and weeds in Hangzhou area, Southeast China (2003) BioControl, 48, pp. 515-527Eiten, G., Cerrado vegetation of Brazil (1972) Bot. Rev, 38, pp. 201-341Fonseca, C.R., Prado, P.I., Almeida Neto, M., Kubota, U., Lewinsohn, T.M., Flower heads, herbivores, and their parasitoids: Food web structure along a fertility gradient (2005) Ecol. Entomol, 30, pp. 36-46Gagné, R.J., (1994) The gall midges of the Neotropical region, , Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, 352pLewinsohn, T.M. 1991. Insects in flower heads of Asteraceae in southeast Brazil: a case study on tropical species richness, p.525-560. In P.W. Price, T.M. Lewinsohn, G.W. Fernandes & W.W. Benson (eds.). Plant-animal interactions: Evolutionary ecology in tropical and temperate regions. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 639pLewinsohn, T.M., Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Insects on plants: Diversity of herbivore assemblages revisited (2005) Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst, 36, pp. 597-620Schuster, D.J., Gilreath, J.P., Wharton, R.A., Seymour, P.R., Agromyzidae (Diptera) leafminers and their parasitoids in weeds associated with potato in Florida (1991) Environ. Entomol, 20, pp. 720-723Spencer, K.A., Notes on the Neotropical Agromyzidae (Diptera) (1966) Pap. Avulsos Zool, 19, pp. 142-150Spencer, K.A., The Agromyzidae of Canada and Alaska (1969) Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can, 64, pp. 1-311Spencer, K.A. 1973a. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. Dr. W. Junk B. V. The Hague, Serie Entomologica, 418pSpencer, K.A., The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Venezuela. Rev. Fac. Agrom (1973), pp. 5-107. , Mar. VIIISpencer, K.A., (1990) Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae, , Diptera, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 444pSpencer, K.A. 1996. Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog - Web Version. URL: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/agromyzidae.html. Accessed in 12/09/2006Spencer, K.A. & C.E. Stegmaier. 1973. Arthropods of Florida (EUA) and neighboring land areas, v. 7. Agromyzidae of Florida (USA) with a Supplement on Species from the Caribbean. Fla. Dep. Agri. Cons. Serv., Gainesville, 205pSpencer, K.A. & G.C. Steyskal. 1986. Manual of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of the United States. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook. n. 638. Washington, U.S.ASpencer, K.A., Martinez, M., Etienne, J., Les Agromyzidae (Diptera) de Guadeloupe. (1992) Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr, 28, pp. 251-302Zwölfer, H. 1988. Species richness, species packing, and evolution in insect-plant systems, p.301-319. In E.D. Schulze & H. Zwölfer (eds.), Potentials and limitations of ecosystem analysis. Springer-Verlag. Berlin, 435

Characterization Of The Larval Stages Of Alphitobius Diaperinus (panzer) (coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Using Head Capsule Width.

The mean width (n = 5) of the cephalic capsule instar of Alphitobius diaperinus was determined. The larvae were reared at 27 degrees C (+/- 0.1 degrees C). The result showed that A. diaperinus has eight larval instars. The head capsule of the 1st instar larvae measured x = 0.228 (SD = 0.0192) and the last instar larval measured x = 1.339 (SD = 0.0436). The developmental rate, determined by Dyar-Hutchinson's rule, was 1.29. These data may be useful for studies on phenology and age structure of A. diaperinus in the field.61112513

Survey Of Acarin Fauna In Dust Samplings Of Curtains In The City Of Campinas, Brazil.

The aim of this study was to investigate the mite fauna present in 33 living room and 22 bedroom curtain dust samples from 41 different homes in the southern Brazilian city of Campinas, SP. A total of 148 mite bodies were found. Of these, 83 were found in living-room curtain samples (56.1% of total) and 65 were in bedroom curtain dust samples (43.9%). The most frequently observed mite suborders were: Acaridida (n = 79; 53.4%), Actinedida (n=53; 35.8%), Oribatida (n=14; 9.5%), and Gamasida (n=2; 1.3%). The most frequent families were Pyroglyphidae (n=61; 41.2%), Eriophyidae (n=25; 16.9%), Tarsonemidae (n=15; 10.1%), and Glycyphagidae (n=13; 8.8%). No statistical difference was observed between the number of mites found in the samples from living room and bedroom curtains.651252

Preferable Localization And Different Infestation Levels Of The Horn Fly (haematobia Irritans) On Nelore Bulls [localização Preferencial E índices Diferenciados De Infestação Da Mosca-dos-chifres (haematobia Irritans) Em Bovinos Da Raça Nelore]

Many studies about Haematobia irritans have been made due to the damages and worries it causes to cattle breeding in many countries. The common name of the fly is related to its behavior. In Europe and the United States of America it is named horn-fly because it stays right on the base of the horns in order to protect itself from low temperatures; in Latin America, however, it is known as "mosca-da-paleta" because of its preferred localization on the shoulder of cattle. Biological aspects of the bovines can lead to different levels of fly infestation in the herd. Mean numbers of flies on different anatomic regions and individual infestations were evaluated in 60 Nelore bulls with the same zootechnic features during 1998 in Araçatuba city, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Both sides of the animals were filmed, and the number of flies was recorded in cassette tapes. Fly counts and their delimitation on 15 anatomic regions were performed from film viewing. During rainy days a significant increase (p<0.05) in number of flies in the abdominal region was observed. Shoulders, forelegs, back and ribs showed the highest number of flies (p<0.05). The evaluation of individual infestation revealed less than 50 flies on 50% of the cattle, 50 to 100 flies on 38% and over 100 flies on 12% of them.2212532Barros, A.T.M., Dynamics of Haematobia irritans irritans (Diptera: Muscidae) infestation on Nelore cattle in the Pantanal, Brazil (2001) Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz., 96 (4), pp. 445-450Bianchin, I., Alves, R.G.O., Mosca-dos-chifres: Comportamento e danos em bovinos Nelore (1997) Comunicado Técnico, 55. , Embrapa-CNPGC, Campo Grande, MS. 8 pChamberlain, W.F., Dispersal of horn flies: 3. Effect of environmental factors (1984) Southwest Entomol., 9 (1), pp. 73-78Derouen, S.M., Foil, L.D., Knox, J.W., Turpin, J.M., Horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) control and weight gains of yearling beef cattle (1995) J. Econ. Entomol., 88, pp. 666-668Ernst, C.M., Krafsur, E.S., Horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae): Sampling considerations of host breed and color (1984) Environ. Entomol., 13, pp. 892-894Fava, A.L.B., Souza, A.M., Lomônaco, C., Estrutura etária fisiológica e distribuição espacial de Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) (1994) An. Soc. Entomol. Bras., 23 (1), pp. 63-70Fordyce, G., Howitt, C.J., Horoyd, R.G., O'Rourke, P.K., Entwistle, K.W., The performance of Brahman-Shorthorn and Sahiwal-Shorthorn beef cattle in the dry tropics of Northern Queensland. Scrotal circumference, temperament, ectoparasite resistance, and the genetics of growth and other traits in bulls (1996) Aust. J. Exp. Agric., 36 (1), pp. 1-17Hillerton, J.E., Branley, A.J., Variability between muscidae population of dairy heifers on two different typs of pasture in Southern England (1986) Brit. Vet. J., 142 (2), pp. 155-162Honer, M.R., Bianchin, I., Gomes, A., A mosca-dos-chifres: História, biologia e controle (1991) Documentos, 45. , Embrapa-CNPGC, Campo Grande, MS. 34pLima, L.G.F., Prado, A.P., Perri, S.H.V., Densidade populacional da mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans irritans) em bovinos da raça Nelore (Bos indicus) no município de Araçatuba, SP (1999) Anais, 11, p. 122. , Seminário Bras. Parasitol. Veterinária, Salvador. ResumoLima, L.G.F., Prado, A.P., Perri, S.H.V., Comparison of two methods (visual estimates and filming) for counts of horn flies, Haematobia irritans irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) (2002) Vet. Parasitol., 103 (3), pp. 225-233Macqueen, A., Doube, B.M., Emergence, host-finding and longevity of adult Haematobia irritans exigua de meijere (Diptera: Muscidae) (1988) J. Aust. Entomol. Soc., 27, pp. 167-174Morgan, N.O., Autecology of the adult horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) (1964) Ecology, 45 (4), pp. 728-736Popesko, P., (1985) Atlas de Anatomia Topográfica dos Animais Domésticos, 2, p. 12. , Manole, São Paulo(1988) SAS User's Guide: Release 6.03, , Statistical Analysis System Institute, Cary. 1028 pSchreiber, E.T., Campbell, J.B., Horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) distribution on cattle as influenced by host color and time of day (1986) Environ. Entomol., 15 (6), pp. 1307-1309Sereno, F.T.P.S., Pupas de mosca-dos-chifres, Haematobia irritans, em massas fecais de bovinos Nelore no Pantanal (2000) Pesq. Agropec. Bras., 35 (8), pp. 1685-1688Steelman, C.D., Brown A.H., Jr., Gbur, E.E., Tolley, G., Interactive response of the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and selected breeds of beef cattle (1991) J. Econ. Entomol., 84, pp. 1275-1282Steelman, C.D., Gbur, E.E., Tolley, G., Brown A.H., Jr., Individual variation within breeds of beef cattle in resistance to horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) (1993) J. Med. 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Diagnosis features of pediatric Gaucher disease patients in the era of enzymatic therapy, a national-base study from the Spanish Registry of Gaucher Disease

Background: The enzymatic replacement therapy (ERT) availability for Gaucher disease (GD) has changed the landscape of the disease, several countries have screening programs. These actions have promoted the early diagnosis and avoided many complications in pediatric patients. In Spain ERT has been available since 1993 and 386 patients have been included in the Spanish Registry of Gaucher Disease (SpRGD). The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of ERT on the characteristics at time of diagnosis and initial complications in pediatric Gaucher disease patients. Aim: To analyze the impact of ERT on the characteristics at time of diagnosis and initial complications in pediatric Gaucher disease patients. Methods: A review of data in SpRGD from patients'' diagnosed before 18 years old was performed. The cohort was split according the year of diagnosis (=1994, cohort A; =1995, cohort B). Results: A total of 98 pediatric patients were included, GD1: 80, GD3: 18; mean age: 7.2 (0.17-16.5) years, 58 (59.2%) males and 40 (40.8%) females. Forty-five were diagnosed = 1994 and 53 = 1995. Genotype: N370S/N370S: 2 (2.0%), N370S/L444P: 27 (27.5%), N370S/other: 47 (48%), L444P/L444P: 7 (7.1%), L444P/D409H: 2 (2.0%), L444P/other: 3 (6.2%), other/other: 10 (10.2%). The mean age at diagnosis was earlier in patients diagnosed after 1995 (p < 0.001) and different between the subtypes, GD1: 8.2 (0.2-16.5) years and GD3: 2.8 (0.17-10.2) years (p < 0.001). There were more severe patients in the group diagnosed before 1994 (p = 0.045) carrying L444P (2), D409H (2), G377S (1), G195W (1) or the recombinant mutation. The patients'' diagnosed =1994 showed worse cytopenias, higher chance of bone vascular complications at diagnosis and previous spleen removal. The patients started ERT at a median time after diagnosis of 5.2 years [cohort A] and 1.6 years [cohort B] (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The early diagnosis of Gaucher disease in the era of ERT availability has permitted to reduce the incidence of severe and irreversible initial complication in pediatric patients, and this has permitted better development of these patients. This is the largest pediatric cohort from a national registry

Uncovering the potentialities of protic ionic liquids based on alkanolammonium and carboxylate ions and their aqueous solutions as non-derivatizing solvents of Kraft lignin

The present study scrutinized in depth the ability of alkanolammonium-based Protic Ionic Liquids (PILs) with carboxylate anions to dissolve Kraft lignin at 323.15 K. A focus was put on understanding the role of both PIL ions and water on the dissolution process. The results demonstrated that the anion plays a more important role in lignin dissolution than the cation. Furthermore, lignin dissolution was favored by increasing the alkyl chain of the carboxylate anion, while a smaller cation with lower number of hydroxyalkyl groups performed better. Among the studied solvents, the 2-hydroxyethylammonium hexanoate (HEAH) displayed the highest lignin solubility (37 wt%). In general, the addition of water had a negative influence on lignin solubility with the tested PILs. A sharp decrease in lignin solubility curves of 2-hydroxyethylammonium formate (HEAF) and acetate (HEAA) was observed, while a more softly effect was observed for 2-hydroxyethylammonium propionate (HEAP) and HEAH with the addition of water. However, a distinct behavior was observed for 2-hydroxyethylammonium octanoate (HEAO) that acted as hydrotrope enhancing lignin solubility in aqueous solutions to a maximum value at 40 wt% water content. Furthermore, by increasing the temperature, the lignin solubility was favored due to endothermic behavior of lignin dissolution process. The dissolution of Kraft lignin was also performed at 393.15 K to unravel any lignin modification unleashed by PILs. GPC, FTIR-ATR and 2D NMR were employed for lignin characterization and the changes observed between native lignin and recovered lignin samples were negligible demonstrating the non-derivatizing char- acter of the PILs. Moreover, the recycle of 2-hydroxyethylammonium propionate (HEAP) was successfully de- monstrated for at least 3 cycles. In this way, PILs are herein revealed as promising solvents to apply in lignin valorization towards more efficient and eco-friendly processes.Suzano Papel & Celulosepublishe

Search for the standard model Higgs boson in tau final states

We present a search for the standard model Higgs boson using hadronically decaying tau leptons, in 1 inverse femtobarn of data collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron ppbar collider. We select two final states: tau plus missing transverse energy and b jets, and tau+ tau- plus jets. These final states are sensitive to a combination of associated W/Z boson plus Higgs boson, vector boson fusion and gluon-gluon fusion production processes. The observed ratio of the combined limit on the Higgs production cross section at the 95% C.L. to the standard model expectation is 29 for a Higgs boson mass of 115 GeV.Comment: publication versio

Measurement of the p-pbar -> Wgamma + X cross section at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV and WWgamma anomalous coupling limits

The WWgamma triple gauge boson coupling parameters are studied using p-pbar -> l nu gamma + X (l = e,mu) events at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV. The data were collected with the DO detector from an integrated luminosity of 162 pb^{-1} delivered by the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The cross section times branching fraction for p-pbar -> W(gamma) + X -> l nu gamma + X with E_T^{gamma} > 8 GeV and Delta R_{l gamma} > 0.7 is 14.8 +/- 1.6 (stat) +/- 1.0 (syst) +/- 1.0 (lum) pb. The one-dimensional 95% confidence level limits on anomalous couplings are -0.88 < Delta kappa_{gamma} < 0.96 and -0.20 < lambda_{gamma} < 0.20.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. D Rapid Communication

Measurement of the ttbar Production Cross Section in ppbar Collisions at sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV using Kinematic Characteristics of Lepton + Jets Events

We present a measurement of the top quark pair ttbar production cross section in ppbar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV using 230 pb**{-1} of data collected by the DO detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We select events with one charged lepton (electron or muon), large missing transverse energy, and at least four jets, and extract the ttbar content of the sample based on the kinematic characteristics of the events. For a top quark mass of 175 GeV, we measure sigma(ttbar) = 6.7 {+1.4-1.3} (stat) {+1.6- 1.1} (syst) +/-0.4 (lumi) pb, in good agreement with the standard model prediction.Comment: submitted to Phys.Rev.Let

Measurement of the ttbar Production Cross Section in ppbar Collisions at sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV using Lepton + Jets Events with Lifetime b-tagging

We present a measurement of the top quark pair ($t\bar{t}$) production cross section ($\sigma_{t\bar{t}}$) in $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96$ TeV using 230 pb$^{-1}$ of data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We select events with one charged lepton (electron or muon), missing transverse energy, and jets in the final state. We employ lifetime-based b-jet identification techniques to further enhance the $t\bar{t}$ purity of the selected sample. For a top quark mass of 175 GeV, we measure $\sigma_{t\bar{t}}=8.6^{+1.6}_{-1.5}(stat.+syst.)\pm 0.6(lumi.)$ pb, in agreement with the standard model expectation.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, 3 tables Submitted to Phys.Rev.Let