PERSPECTIVES FOR SYNERGIC BLENDS OF ATTRACTIVE SOURCES IN SOUTH AMERICAN PALM WEEVIL MASS TRAPPING: WAITING FOR THE RED PALM WEEVIL BRAZIL INVASION

Perspectives for Synergic Blends of Attractive Sources in South American Palm Weevil Mass Trapping: Waiting for the Red Palm Weevil Brazil Invasion

Coupling several natural and synthetic lures with aggregation pheromones from the palm weevils Rhynchophorus palmarum and R.ferrugineus reveals a synergy that results in an increase in pest captures.The combined attraction of pure pheromones, ethyl acetate, and decaying sweet and starchy plant tissue increases the net total of mass-trapped weevils.

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Options for waterpipe product regulation: A systematic review on product characteristics that affect attractiveness, addictiveness and toxicity of waterpipe use

Introduction Despite its known adverse effects on human health, waterpipe smoking is increasing in popularity worldwide.However, compared to cigarettes, regulation of waterpipe product smoking lags behind and presents unique challenges.In search for regulatory options, this systematic review analyzes 36 studies on the differential effects on human

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Spatial Working Memory in Male Rats: Pre-Experience and Task Dependent Roles of Dopamine D1- and D2-Like Receptors

The dopaminergic system is known to be involved in working memory processed by several brain regions like prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus, striatum.In an earlier study we could show that Levodopa but not Modafinil enhanced working memory in a T-maze only during the early phase of training (day 3), whereas the later phase remained unaffected.Ra

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