POLLINATION, CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AND ARTHROPOD AND BIRD COMMUNITIES ARE MARGINALLY IMPACTED BY BORDER VEGETATION IN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY PRODUCTION

Pollination, Crop Productivity, and Arthropod and Bird Communities Are Marginally Impacted by Border Vegetation in Highbush Blueberry Production

Herbaceous flowering or woody plant borders adjacent to highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) fields have the potential to benefit both native pollinators and species of predatory and parasitic arthropods and birds that feed on key highbush blueberry pests, such as spotted wing drosophila [SWD (Drosophila suzukii)].However, they may also draw p

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Psychoactive substances and violent offences: A retrospective analysis of presentations to an urban emergency department in Switzerland.

Psychoactive substances are often regarded as causal factors contributing to violent injuries, sexual abuse and homicides.While these effects have been demonstrated for some substances (e.g.copyright), current available data for others are candle snuffer big w more controversial (e.g.cannabis) or very limited (e.g.ecstasy).To collect data on the ty

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