Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) 3 articles published in JoVE Biology Methods for Rearing the Parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis, a Promising Biological Control Agent for the Invasive Drosophila suzukii Marco Valerio Rossi-Stacconi1, Xingeng Wang2, Amanda Stout2, Lorenzo Fellin1,3, Kent M. Daane4, Antonio Biondi5, Judith M. Stahl4, Matthew L. Buffington6, Gianfranco Anfora1,3, Kim A. Hoelmer2 1Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 2Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Trento, 4Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley, 5Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 6Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture Ganaspis brasiliensis-a larval parasitoid of Drosophila suzukii (a global invasive fruit crop pest)-has been approved or is considered for introduction into Europe and the United States for biological control of this pest. This article provides protocols for both small-scale and large-scale rearing of this parasitoid. Biology High-throughput, Robust and Highly Time-flexible Method for Surface Sterilization of Arabidopsis Seeds Mingai Li1, Jiamei Yu1, Enrico Barbaro1, Claudio Varotto1 1Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach A high-throughput protocol for the surface sterilization of Arabidopsisthaliana (Arabidopsis) seeds is provided, optimizing the liquid handling steps with a simple suction device constructed with a vacuum pump. Hundreds of seed samples can be surface-sterilized in one day. Chemistry PTR-ToF-MS Coupled with an Automated Sampling System and Tailored Data Analysis for Food Studies: Bioprocess Monitoring, Screening and Nose-space Analysis Vittorio Capozzi1,2,3, Sine Yener1,2,4, Iuliia Khomenko1,5, Brian Farneti1, Luca Cappellin1, Flavia Gasperi1, Matteo Scampicchio2, Franco Biasioli1 1Department of Food Quality and Nutrition, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), 2Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, 3Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, 4Institute of Analytical Chemistry & Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, 5Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck Proton Transfer Reaction Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry allows high-sensitivity, rapid and non-invasive analysis of volatile organic compounds. To demonstrate its potential, we give three examples: lactic acid fermentation of yogurt (on-line bioprocess monitoring), different apple genotypes (large-scale screening), and retronasal space after drinking coffee (nosespace analysis).
