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Field evaluation of an automated mosquito surveillance system which classifies Aedes and Culex mosquitoes by genus and sex
(Parasites and Vectors, 2024-03-01)Background Mosquito‑borne diseases are a major concern for public and veterinary health authorities, highlighting the importance of efective vector surveillance and control programs. Traditional ... -
Field Plant Monitoring from Macro to Micro Scale: Feasibility and Validation of Combined Field Monitoring Approaches from Remote to in Vivo to Cope with Drought Stress in Tomato
(Plants, 2023-11-14)Monitoring plant growth and development during cultivation to optimize resource use efficiency is crucial to achieve an increased sustainability of agriculture systems and ensure food security. In this ... -
Field validation of biocontrol strategies to control brown rot on stone fruit in several European countries
(Pest Management Science, 2021-01-14)BACKGROUND: Brown rot caused by Monilinia spp. is the most signicant disease of stone fruit. New approaches to fruit production have necessitated the development of control strategies that are more ... -
Field-captured Aedes vexans (Meigen, 1830) is a competent vector for Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in Europe
(Parasites and Vectors, 2019-10-16)BACKGROUND: Aedes vexans (Meigen) is considered a nuisance species in central Europe and the Mediterranean region. It is an anthropophilic and mammalophilic floodwater mosquito involved in the transmission ... -
Filling gaps: closing the life cycle of the endangered Mediterranean limpet Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (Gastropoda, Patellidae)
(Mediterranean Marine Science, 2020-06-30)Several reproductive issues and the larval development of the ferruginous limpet, Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791, an endangered species endemic from the western Mediterranean Sea, were studied to fill ... -
Fine mapping and identification of candidate genes for the peach powdery mildew resistance gene Vr3
(Horticulture Research, 2020-11-01)Powdery mildew is one of the major diseases of peach (Prunus persica), caused by the ascomycete Podosphaera pannosa. Currently, it is controlled through calendar-based fungicide treatments starting at ... -
Fine mapping of the peach pollen sterility gene (Ps/ps) and detection of markers for marker-assisted selection
(Molecular Breeding, 2020-06-10)In peach, pollen sterility, expressed as absence of pollen in the anthers, segregates as an undesired trait in breeding programs. Pollen fertility screening in progenies is not a common practice mainly ... -
Fine-root turnover rates of European forests revisited: an analysis of data from sequential coring and ingrowth cores
(Plant and Soil, 2012-07-08)Background and Aims Forest trees directly contribute to carbon cycling in forest soils through the turnover of their fine roots. In this study we aimed to calculate root turnover rates of common ... -
Finishing strategies for steers based on pasture or silage plus grain and time on feed and their effects on beef quality
(Ciencia e Investigación Agraria, 2015-04)The aims of the present study were to compare the quality of grainfed and pasture-fed beef and to assess the effects of two feeding periods on grain for finishing steers. A group of 75 steers were fed ... -
Fins a quin punt les varietats de blat de moro de cicle més curt ens poden ajudar a fer front a una menor disponibilitat d'aigua?
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First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant of Concern in a Dog with Clinical Signs in Spain
(Viruses, 2021-12-16)Several cases of naturally infected dogs with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported despite the apparently low susceptibility of this species. Here, we document ... -
First Evidence of the Presence of Anatoxin-A in Sea Figs Associated with Human Food Poisonings in France
(Marine Drugs, 2020-05-29)From January 2011 to March 2018, 26 patients aged from 20 to 80 years old reported being sick in France after eating sea figs of the genus Microcosmus. The patients had symptoms evoking a cerebellar ... -
First identification and characterization of ovine gammaherpesvirus type 2 in horses and artiodactyla from an outbreak of malignant catarrhal fever in Mexico
(PLoS ONE, 2023-09-01)Ovine gammaherpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), a member of the genus Macavirus, causes sheepassociated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF), a fatal lymphoproliferative disease affecting a wide variety of ungulates ... -
First identification and characterization of rotavirus H in swine in Spain
(Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021-01-15)Rotaviruses (RVs) are classified into nine species or groups (RVA-RVD and RVF-RVJ). RVA, RVB and RVC are well-recognized as etiological agents of enteric disease on swine farms and have been identified ... -
First record and evidence of an established population of the North American mud crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Brachyura: Heterotremata: Panopeidae) in the western Mediterranean
(Scientia Marina, 2012-03)The panopeid crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) is reported here from the Ebro Delta (Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula). Originally endemic to the Atlantic coast of North America, D. sayi ... -
First record in Africa of the parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from tomato fields in Algeria
(Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021-12-30)The Neotropical parasitoid wasp Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Marsh, 1975) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), one of the most important biocontrol agents of the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, ... -
First Report of Colletotrichum chrysophilum Causing Apple Bitter Rot in Spain
(Plant Disease, 2022-04-14)Bitter rot of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is a cosmopolitan disease affecting fruit and causes considerable losses worldwide. In September 2020, symptoms of bitter rot were observed on ‘Pink Lady’ ... -
First report of Erysiphe corylacearum causing powdery mildew on Corylus avellana in Spain
(New Disease Reports, 2021-09-24)In the Mediterranean basin area, powdery mildew disease on hazelnut is commonly caused by Phyllactinia guttata. The disease occurs in late summer-autumn causing limited damage or economic impact. In ... -
First report of Gambierdiscus in the Western Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Islands)
(Harmful Algae News, 2018-02)Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae) species are benthic dinoflagellates living in marine littoral zones of circumtropical areas and have recently been described in temperate waters [1]. Some species are producers ... -
First Report of Streptococcus ruminantium in Wildlife: Phenotypic Differences with a Spanish Domestic Ruminant Isolate
(Microbiology Research, 2022-02-08)Streptococcus ruminantium is a recent reclassification of the former Streptococcus suis serovar 33. Although knowledge about S. suis is extensive, information on S. ruminantium host range and pathogenic ...