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2014

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a biochemical technology that generates copies of a particular DNA sequence, has revolutionized life sciences. Thirty years after its development in 1983, PCR is a standard and indispensable technique in medical and biological research for a variety of applications. Compared to many other fields, novel PCR applications and sequencing platforms have been rather slowly adopted by research groups engaged in wood protection. Regarding laboratory and field experiments for testing the efficacy of wood treatments, this opinion article discusses the potential of 2nd generation PCR applications and sequencing platforms for profiling 1) the growth and activity of wood decay microbes upon feeding and detoxification of treated wood, and 2) for recording the successional changes that take place in microbial community along with progress of wood decay.

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The aggregation pheromone of strawberry blossom weevil[Anthonomus rubi Herbst (Col.: Curculionidae)],a 1:4:1 blend of Grandlure I, II and racemic lavadulol, has been available for pest monitoring for several years but shows low attractancy. Attempts to control A. rubi using the pheromone alone were also unsuccessful. This paper reports the finding that addition of the major flower volatile from Wild strawberry flowers [Fragaria vesca L. (Rosaceae)], 1,4-dimethoxybenzene (comprising 98% of the volatiles emitted from wild strawberry flowers), to the aggregation pheromone increased trap catches by over two fold compared to the pheromone alone. There was no significant difference between the response of overwintered or summer emerged adults. Field trials in 2007e2008 in central and southern Norway, Denmark and southern England used green funnel traps with white cross vanes for the evaluations. (-)-Germacrene D, previously shown to be emitted by plants in increased amounts in the presence of pheromone producing weevils, did not improve trap catches. Thus, the combined use of the aggregation pheromone and 1,4-dimethoxybenzene is promising for improved monitoring and possibly control of this important pest of strawberry.