Automatic Start of a script / programm once USB Stick is mounted?

Is there a way to start a programm each time an USB Stick - in fact any volume - is mounted? In windows that is possible with autorun.inf . Is there something similar with mac?
All help is appreciated.
John

Thanks, that works very well. Although Lignon starts the script everytime anything is mounted I had it to just do the stuff I want by putting another script on the USB Stick that is only available when that stick is inserted. Thus the script I want only runs when I insert the USB Stick.
Thanks for your help!
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