Identification of Aggregation Pheromone as an Attractant for Odontothrips loti, A Serious Thrips Pest on Alfalfa.

Odontothrips loti (Haliday) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is one of the most serious pests on alfalfa, causing direct damage by feeding and indirect damage by transmitting plant viruses. This damage causes significant loss in alfalfa production. Semiochemicals offer opportunities to develop new approaches to thrips management.

Comparison and Functional Analysis of Odorant-Binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins in Two Closely Related Thrips Species, and (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Based on Antennal Transcriptome Analysis.

Two closely related thrips species, and , are important pests on agricultural and horticultural crops. They have several similarities, including occurrence patterns, host range, and aggregation pheromone compounds. However, there are very few reports about the chemosensory genes and olfactory mechanisms in these two species.

The complete mitochondrial genome of (Forel 1901) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its phylogenetic relationship.

(Forel 1901) is an important arboreal ant species commonly found on (Carr.) in Lishui, Zhejiang, China. This study analyzed the mitochondrial genome sequence of and discussed its phylogenetic relationship in Hymenoptera.

The complete mitochondrial genome of (Bagnall 1913) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its phylogenetic analysis.

is a serious pest on . In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of was characterized and its phylogenetic relationship within the Order Thysanoptera was determined. The mitochondrial genome of was a circular molecule of 15426 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and the control region.

[Acupuncture at sphenopalatine ganglion combined with conventional acupuncture for episodic cluster headache: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture at sphenopalatine ganglion combined with conventional acupuncture for episodic cluster headache (CH).

Methods: One hundred and eighty patients with episodic CH were randomly divided into a combined group (60 cases, 3 cases dropped off)，an acupuncture group (60 cases, 2 cases dropped off) and a sphenopalatine ganglion group (60 cases, 2 cases dropped off and 1 case was removed). The patients in the acupuncture group were treated with conventional acupuncture at Touwei (ST 8), Yintang (GV 24), Yangbai (GB 14), Hegu (LI 4), etc.