New records of two rare neuropterans (Insecta: Neuroptera) in Slovenia by Petra Devetak

“…New records of the species are presented. Both neuropterans occur only in the Submediterranean region of the country. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone is one of six species of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha which occur in Florida or which have been established in Florida at some time. …”
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Biological control of the chemostat with nonmonotonic response and different removal rates by Alain Rapaport, Jérôme Harmand

“…We show the global stabilization of the chemostat with nonmonotonic growth, adding a new species as a ''biological'' control, in presence ofdifferent removal rates for each species. …”
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Pest Ants by P.G. Koehler, R.M. Pereira, J.L. Castner

“… This document provides a comprehensive overview of various ant species found in Florida, detailing their physical characteristics, nesting habits, and behaviors. …”
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The diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) in California by Kerry Knudsen, Jessica Cho-Ah-Ying, Jana Kocourková, Eva Hodková, Jiří Malíček, Yan Wang

“…We report 127 described species of Acarosporaceae for North America. We verified 62 species of Acarosporaceae from California.…”
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Spiral Nematode, Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus (Steiner, 1941) Golden, 1956 (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) by William T. Crow

“…On most plants, it is not considered particularly damaging, but recent research has shown that this species suppresses growth of certain turfgrass hosts. …”
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Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management Program for Ornamental Plants by Vivek Kumar, Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Cristi Palmer, Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne

“… Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), commonly known as silverleaf whitefly, is a polyphagous pest and listed as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species. It is known to feed on more than 1000 plant species and vector over 120 plant-damaging viruses. …”
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Human ecology by Stefan Konstańczak

“…Environmental problems do have a universal dimension: they concern entire humanity as well as each human being individually, therefore, a new ecology needs to be developed in which man will play a principal role being a focal point of the study, its creator and executor of its assumptions, the discipline thus understood is one of the aspects of general ecology for it studies relationships between man as a species and its environment, the author believes that, regardless of the standpoint that representatives of various sciences may take, the future of our species depends on the interdisciplinary approach toward the questions that are subject to human ecology studies.…”
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First record of the pill bug Armadillidium arcangelii Strouhal, 1929 (Crustacea: Isopoda) in Slovenia by Miloš Vittori

“…These records indicate that the species is rapidly spreading, likely via the transport of plants. …”
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South American Fruit Fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha fraterculus was described in the genus Dacus by Wiedemann (1830), based on specimens from Brazil. This species is of great economic importance because of the wide variety of plants which it attacks and its extensive distribution. …”
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Graphiola Leaf Spot (False Smut) of Palm by Monica L. Elliott

“… Graphiola leaf spot, also referred to as “false smut,” is a foliar pathogen of certain palm species. In Florida, it is primarily a cosmetic disease and does not adversely affect plant growth. …”
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Microworm Culture for Use in Freshwater Ornamental Aquaculture by Shane Ramee, Taylor Lipscomb, Matthew DiMaggio

“…These worms are small enough to be ingested by the larvae of many commonly cultured ornamental species and their production methods are simple and reliable. …”
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Lesser Canna Leafroller, Geshna cannalis (Quaintance) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Heather J. McAuslane

“…It is one of two leaf-rolling lepidopteran species found infesting canna, the other one being the larger and more voracious larger canna leafroller, Calpodes ethlius (Stoll). …”
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Chrysosporium: A rare cause of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis by Juhi Shrivastava, Kinal Shah, Navin Shah

“…Infections caused by Chrysosporium species are very rare and are very rarely been reported to cause sinusitis in humans. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone is one of six species of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha which occur in Florida or which have been established in Florida at some time. …”
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Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants by Joan M. Herbers, Valerie Banschbac

“…These preferences for different cavity sizes should prove useful for studies involving experimental manipulation of cavity-dwelling ant species.…”
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Florida Foliage House Plant Care: Adenium swazicum by Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen

“… Adenium swazicum is a species of desert rose whose gray-green leaves appear folded and are velvety to touch. …”
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Assessing crown reduction as a strategy to mitigate drought stress during initial development of sessile oak and Norway spruce saplings by Arsić Janko, Stojanović Marko, Horáček Petr, Mikhailov Sergei, Krejza Jan

“…This study investigated the impact of crown reduction (CR) by 50% of crown length on saplings of each species. Automatic dendrometers were installed on 24 saplings per species to precisely monitor growth and water-related stem changes. …”
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Investigating the miRNA-mRNA interactome of human trabecular meshwork cells treated with TGF-β1 provides insights into the pathogenesis of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. by Anton W Roodnat, Chelsey Doyle, Breedge Callaghan, Karen Lester, Megan Henry, Carl Sheridan, Declan J McKenna, Colin E Willoughby, Sarah D Atkinson

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA species that are involved in regulation of mRNA expression and translation. …”
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of Beta-lactamase resistance gene in multidrug resistance bacteria, Proteus spp. by Sabiha S. Salih, Shno J. Mohammed, Imad M Noori, Lana MA Mohammed, Taib A. Hama Soor

“…Hence its important to indicate the rate of Proteus species, P. mirabilis and P. Vulgaris, in the meat of different animals and to find the prevalence of b-lactamase resistance genes (blaTEM-1, blaCMY, blaCMY2, blaShv, blaOXA, and blaCTX) in Proteus species. …”
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