Université de Neuchâtel
2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE
Immunology and Infection
Inoculating Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes with Beads to Induce and Measure the Melanization Immune Response
Antoine M. G. Barreaux 1,2, Priscille Barreaux 1,2, Matthew B. Thomas 2, Jacob C. Koella 1
1Laboratoire d'écologie et d'épidémioloigie parasitaire, Institut de biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, 2Merkle Lab, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University
Through inoculation with beads, the described technique enables the stimulation of the mosquito melanization response in the hemolymph circulating system. The amount of melanin covering the beads can be measured after dissection as a measure of the immune response.
Environment
Evaluating Dryocosmus Kuriphilus-induced Damage on Castanea Sativa
Eric Gehring 1,2, Bruno Bellosi 1, Ambra Quacchia 1, Marco Conedera 1
1Insubric Ecosystem Research Group, WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute, 2Laboratory of Soil Biodiversity, Université de Neuchâtel
It is common practice to assess the damage caused by Dryocosmus kuriphilus by considering the abundance of galls alone rather than by also taking related branch corruption into consideration. We propose a composite damage index that takes into account the most important branch features, thus enabling more realistic damage assessment.
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