Advancements in Mass Rearing the Air Potato Beetle .

The air potato beetle, Gressitt and Kimoto (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) is a successful biological control agent of the air potato vine, L. (Dioscoreales: Dioscoreaceae) in the southern United States. is currently being mass-reared by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI) for biological control releases and research.

Laparoscopic repair of intraperitoneal bladder injury: a simple new technique.

Laparoscopy is advocated to lessen morbidity associated with more traditional open procedures. Both diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy may result in complications, including injury to bowel and vascular structures. Injury to the bladder during laparoscopy is a rare complication.

Management of penile gunshot wounds.

The management of 10 cases of penile gunshot wounds treated at Henry Ford Hospital from 1982 to 1986 is reviewed. All patients were assaulted by low velocity weapons (handguns). Eight patients had associated injuries, predominantly to the genital region (thigh, pubis, and scrotum).

Reduction of fertility in female rabbits and mice actively immunized with a germ cell antigen (GA-1) from the rabbit.

Female rabbits and mice were actively immunized against germ cell antigen (GA-1) of 63 kDa molecular mass isolated from rabbit sperm and testis. There was a significant (P less than 0.05) reduction of fertility in rabbits actively immunized with GA-1 as compared to controls, as seen by the percentage of 9-day implants/corpora lutea ratio (GA-1, 36.