Compositions are provided that contain biologically active components of amniotic fluid including growth factors and other proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and metabolites. The compositions containing biologically active components of amniotic fluid can be useful for a range of therapeutic treatments including joint and soft tissue repair, regulation of skin condition, and for use in organ preservation, such as for use in organ transplant procedures. Advantages of the compositions include that they can be reproducibly produced, without the inherent variability of amniotic fluid from individual donors, and that they are free of fetal waste.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling Euschistus heros, order Hemiptera, family Pentatomidae, by using an extract derived from Sophora flavescens and/or Sophora alopecuroides plants.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling Euschistus heros, order Hemiptera, family Pentatomidae, by using an extract derived from Sophora flavescens and/or Sophora alopecuroides plants.

Methods of using compositions attractive to rodents, such as mice and rats, are disclosed. The compositions include one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. The compositions can further include at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant. The androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, and/or synthetic.

Methods of using compositions attractive to rodents, such as mice and rats, are disclosed. The compositions include one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. The compositions can further include at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant. The androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, and/or synthetic.

Methods of using compositions attractive to rodents, such as mice and rats, are disclosed. The compositions include one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen. The compositions can further include at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant. The androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, and/or synthetic.

Bark beetles of the genus Dendroctonus are the main cause of deterioration of pine forests in Mexico, causing a negative ecological, economic, and social impact. The repellent effect of the mixture of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol on Dendroctonus frontalis and D. mexicanus in pine trees was determined in this study.

Bark beetles of the genus Dendroctonus are the main cause of deterioration of pine forests in Mexico, causing a negative ecological, economic, and social impact. The repellent effect of the mixture of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol on Dendroctonus frontalis and D. mexicanus in pine trees was determined in this study.

Bark beetles of the genus Dendroctonus are the main cause of deterioration of pine forests in Mexico, causing a negative ecological, economic, and social impact. The repellent effect of the mixture of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol on Dendroctonus frontalis and D. mexicanus in pine trees was determined in this study.

An antimicrobial composition for treating plant diseases includes a solvent into which an antibiotic is substantially dissolved to achieve a concentration of the antibiotic sufficient to treat a bacterial infection in a plant. An acid is added to the solvent at a concentration sufficient to generate a pH in a range of 1.5 to less than 4.0. The antimicrobial can be delivered systemically to a plant, thereby allowing the antibiotic to treat a bacterial disease inflicting the plant.