In early August 1996, a large black spider with red hairs on its abdomen was collected by citrus grove workers in St.Lucie County, Florida, west of Ft.Pierce.The workers gave the spider Lightweight Wheelchairs to a citrus survey crew, who brought it back to Gainesville.The first author examined the specimen (which was only half grown) and tentative
Abstract Background Fusarium wilt disease of banana is one of the most devastating diseases and was responsible for destroying banana plantations in the late nineteenth century.Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense is the causative agent.Presently, both race 1 and Golf Ball 4 strains of Foc are creating havoc in the major banana-growing regions of the wo
Diterpenes (C20H32) are biogenically emitted volatile compounds that only recently have been observed in ambient air.They are expected to be highly reactive, and their oxidation is likely to form condensable vapors.However, until now, no studies have investigated gas-phase diterpene oxidation.In this paper, we explored the ozonolysis of a diterpene