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Clover Mites, Dr. Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
Clover Mites, Dr. Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
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Clover mites, Bryobia praetiosa Koch, are not insects but are more closely related to chiggers, ticks, and spiders. They belong to the spider mite family Tetranychidae. These mites are found throughout the world on trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses, and agricultural crops.
Grass Pasture Response To Water And Nitrogen, Robert W. Hill, Robert Newhall, Scott Williams, Brian Andrew
Grass Pasture Response To Water And Nitrogen, Robert W. Hill, Robert Newhall, Scott Williams, Brian Andrew
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The objective of this project is to study the response of pasture grass varieties to weather, irrigation and fertility in a field experimental plot at a high elevation. The water variable is accomplished with a line source sprinkler irrigation system. Two nitrogen fertility levels were imposed on two of the grass varieties
Carpenter Ants And Control In Homes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
Carpenter Ants And Control In Homes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
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Carpenter ants are members of the insect order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and other ants. Carpenter ants can be occasional pests in the home and are noted particularly for the damage they can cause when nesting in wood. In Utah they are more of a nuisance rather than a major structural pest.
Millipedes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
Millipedes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
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Millipedes are related to trilobites, spiders and ticks, sowbugs, and crayfish, centipedes, and insects. Each group represents a different class of arthropods. Millipedes or "thousandlegged worms" include over 800 species of the class Diplopoda in North America.
Leafhoppers In The Home Garden, Jay B. Karren
Leafhoppers In The Home Garden, Jay B. Karren
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Leafhoppers are common problems in home gardens and orchards throughout the state of Utah. There are many species of leafhoppers, several of which attack apples, roses, grapes, and potatoes. Most species overwinter in the egg stage in the bark of the host plant or among the fallen host plant leaves.
How Well Does Your Irrigation Canal Hold Water?, Robert Hill
How Well Does Your Irrigation Canal Hold Water?, Robert Hill
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Irrigation canals placed in native soil or lined with earth can have seepage water losses varying from 20 percent to more than 50 percent. Well designed, new compacted earth lined canals can have reduced seepage losses similar to concrete lined channels. However, consistent and regular maintenance is required to keep seepage losses low. Older concrete lined canals with deteriorated joints and frost heave or settled sections may also have high seepage losses and require rehabilitating.
Growing Chrysanthemums In The Garden, Utah State University Extension
Growing Chrysanthemums In The Garden, Utah State University Extension
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Crocheted Market Bag From Recycled Plastic Grocery Bags, Jodi Smith
Crocheted Market Bag From Recycled Plastic Grocery Bags, Jodi Smith
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This sturdy bag is the same size as an ordinary plastic grocery sack. It can hold much more, because you can pack it full.
Turfgrass Weed Control, Usu Extension
Turfgrass Weed Control, Usu Extension
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Weeds in the lawn are one of the more noticeable pests of the landscape. They not only detract from the aesthetic value of the home, but also waste water and fertilizer, harbor insects, and reduce the overall health of the lawn. There are a number of cultural and mechanical practices to reduce weed populations. In severe and difficult cases, herbicides can be used to control some weeds.
Considerations For Knit Fabrics, Usu Extension
Considerations For Knit Fabrics, Usu Extension
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There are a number of characteristics of a knit fabric that will influence the pattern used and the sewing techniques chosen. Knits can vary from light weight to bulky weight and from tightly to loosely knit.
Cuffed Knit Slippers, Debra Proctor
Fleece Facts, Usu Extension
Fleece Facts, Usu Extension
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Launder and choose the side of fleece you like best for the outside, unless it is a water resistant or wind proof fleece and then it should have a definite right and wrong side.
Structure Determines Experience, Experience Determines Structure, Usu Extension
Structure Determines Experience, Experience Determines Structure, Usu Extension
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Why do animals eat certain foods and live in certain locations? Your first thought might be, they’re born that way or it’s in their genes. While it’s true that every animal is born with a set of genes that helps determine how they look and what they need, genetics is only part of the story.
The Role Of Composting And Soil And Manure Testing In Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning., Rich Koenig
The Role Of Composting And Soil And Manure Testing In Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning., Rich Koenig
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What is comprehensive nutrient management planning?
A Note About Market Lamb Docking, Usu Extension
A Note About Market Lamb Docking, Usu Extension
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Tail removal or docking of lambs by the commercial sheep industry is a standard management practice. When properly docked, the tail or dock will be long enough that when lifting the tail to defecate, the caudal folds on the under side of the tail are raised.
Reducing The Incidence Of Dark Cutting Beef In Junior Livestock Shows, Lyle N. Holmgren, Dale R. Zobell
Reducing The Incidence Of Dark Cutting Beef In Junior Livestock Shows, Lyle N. Holmgren, Dale R. Zobell
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4-H and FFA livestock shows place cattle in a surrounding where they are stressed physically and psychologically. They are exposed to physical exertion, unfamiliar smells, tastes, sounds, people, cattle and other animals Owners of beef cattle who place them in these situations need to understand that stress can be reduced or eliminated with proper care and management.
Saving Utah's Landscape, Early Detection & Rapid Response, Usu Extension
Saving Utah's Landscape, Early Detection & Rapid Response, Usu Extension
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Members of the Utah-Idaho Cooperative Weed Management Area recognized that one of the greatest threats to their landscape was new, small infestations of noxious weeds.
Basic Crochet Slipper, Debra Proctor
Saving Utah's Landscape, Squarrose Knapweed, Usu Extension
Saving Utah's Landscape, Squarrose Knapweed, Usu Extension
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What began in the 1950s as a small patch of weeds near a grain elevator in Juab County, turned into a serious environmental problem that impacts the state’s wildlife, grazing and tourist industries. In the early 1990s, it was estimated that squarrose knapweed infested nearly 200,000 acres of rangeland in central Utah.
Panel Quilt With Prairie Points, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams
Panel Quilt With Prairie Points, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams
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This pattern is for a quick and easy wall hanging using a pre-printed panel for the center and added borders to make it the desired size. It has wider borders on the sides to trick the eye into thinking that the borders are the same size on all four sides to balance the prairie points.
Saving Utah's Landscape, Biocontrol Of Tamarisk, Usu Extension
Saving Utah's Landscape, Biocontrol Of Tamarisk, Usu Extension
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Scientists at the Animal, Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have been working for years to determine if beetles imported from China and Kazakhstan would effectively consume tamarisk (salt cedar) in the U.S. without threatening desirable vegetation.
Proper Use Of Ammoniated Low-Quality Forages For The Wintering Of Spring-Calving Beef Cow Herds In The Intermountain West, D. R. Zobell
Proper Use Of Ammoniated Low-Quality Forages For The Wintering Of Spring-Calving Beef Cow Herds In The Intermountain West, D. R. Zobell
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Low‐quality forages (LQF) such as cereal straws or post‐ripe hays are often used as economical feed sources for the wintering of beef cow herds. The ammoniation of such forages increases the digestibility and crude protein (CP) enough so that these forages can be used as the basis of beef cow diets, even during late gestation and early lactation if supplemented properly.
Using Low Moisture Blocks To Improve Livestock Distribution And Forage Utilization, Usu Extension
Using Low Moisture Blocks To Improve Livestock Distribution And Forage Utilization, Usu Extension
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Do you often eat at the same restaurants even if your town is loaded with places to eat? People frequent the same restaurants for a variety of reasons from the quality and type of food, to cost, to distance from home, to simply being unfamiliar with the alternatives.
Preventing Prrs From Establishing In Utah Swine, Clell V. Bagley
Preventing Prrs From Establishing In Utah Swine, Clell V. Bagley
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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is considered the most important disease affecting swine operations in North America and internationally. There has been no evidence of cross-infection to humans since discovery of PRRS in the U.S. in 1987.
Saltcedar, Tamarisk, Ruth Richards, Ralph Whitesides
Saltcedar, Tamarisk, Ruth Richards, Ralph Whitesides
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Saltcedar is diffi cult to control. Single treatment approaches to control saltcedar have not proven feasible because no method completely eliminates saltcedar or its regeneration.
Saving Utah's Landscape, Dinosaur National Monument, Usu Extension
Saving Utah's Landscape, Dinosaur National Monument, Usu Extension
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At Dinosaur National Monument, an aggressive, well-planned weed management program is assisted by a host of volunteers. Last year the monument’s Weed Warrior Program 482 volunteers contributed 2,107 hours of weed removal.
Why Animals Die From Eating Poisonous Plants, Usu Extension
Why Animals Die From Eating Poisonous Plants, Usu Extension
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If animals can learn which plants are toxic and which are safe, then why do they eat poisonous plants and die?
Chalkboard With Pocket Placemat, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams
Chalkboard With Pocket Placemat, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams
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Chalkboard with Pocket.
Livestock As A Tool For Biodiversity In The Sagebrush Steppe, Usu Extension
Livestock As A Tool For Biodiversity In The Sagebrush Steppe, Usu Extension
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Biodiversity, or the variety of plant and animal species in a given location, has declined in many areas in the West. For example, woody plants, such as sagebrush and juniper now dominate many western landscapes.
Reducing Losses Due To Tall Larkspur Poisoning, Usu Extension
Reducing Losses Due To Tall Larkspur Poisoning, Usu Extension
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Tall larkspur reduces pasture use and can cause death in cattle. In the West, overingestion of tall larkspur causes average death losses of 4-5%, but can exceed 15% on some ranches. In addition, the presence of tall larkspur in some pastures may force ranchers to avoid those pastures during peak forage growth in late spring and early summer.