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Nebline, November 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Seven highly effective habits for holiday food safety
Lancaster County Extension Educator receives national awards
Hints for fruit storage
Rodent damage
Houseplants from seed
Plants have many roles
Pesticide storage
Timely care of hardy chrysanthemums
Forcing bulbs
Squirrels are busy preparing for cold winter days ahead
The big sleep
Building with recycled materials a sound business practice
The repellency of hedge apples: an old wives tale
Caulking cracks and crevices prevents entry by many pests
America unbugged: fast facts about bug fears and fascinations
Reduce hay losses during storage
Control winter annual weeds in dormant alfalfa
Introducing Beef Basics IV …

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, November/December 1997

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

CSAS Publishes Book That Reviews Sustainable Ag Literature

NCR SARE Solicits PDP Proposals

Integrated Farm Update: Impact of Spring-grazing Crop Residues

Education in Scandinavia: from Farming to Food Systems

NSAS 1998 Annual Meetings

Ecosystems Provide Valuable "Services" Worth $33 Trillion

USDA Creates New Office of Pest Management

Sanet-mg Archives: A Valuable Resource

Physiology And Ecology Of Dispersal Polymorphism In Insects, Anthony J. Zera, Robert F. Denno

Anthony Zera Publications

Studies of dispersal polymorphism in insects have played a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of population dynamics, life history evolution, and the physiological basis of adaptation. Comparative data on wing-dimorphic insects provide the most definitive evidence to date that habitat persistence selects for reduced dispersal capability. The increased fecundity of flightless females documents that a fitness tradeoff exists between flight capability and reproduction. However, only recently have studies of nutrient consumption and allocation provided unequivocal evidence that this fitness trade-off results from a trade-off of internal resources. Recent studies involving wing-dimorphic insects document that flight capability imposes reproductive penalties …

Differential Toxicity Of Atrazine To Selected Freshwater Algae, J.-X. Tang, Kyle D. Hoagland, Blair D. Siegfried

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The documented presence of atrazine in surface waters has prompted a large number of studies on its potential adverse effects on nontarget organisms such as freshwater algae, which are the most important primary producers in aquatic habitats and are potential indicators of water quality (Blaise 1993). Recently, a comprehensive database of the ecological effects of atrazine, including 85 freshwater organisms, was compiled (Solomon et al. 1996). Based on this compilation of acute ( ≤ 4 day) or chronic (> 9 day) toxicity values, algae are the most susceptible aquatic organisms to atrazine, although it is apparent that different species and …

Flight-Muscle Polymorphism In The Cricket Gryllus Firmus: Muscle Characteristics And Their Influence On The Evolution Of Flightlessness, Anthony J. Zera, Jeffry Sall, Kimberly Grudzinski

Anthony Zera Publications

Flight muscles of the cricket Gryllus firmus are polymorphic, existing as pink or white phenotypes. White muscles are smaller in size, have reduced number and size of muscle fibers, and have reduced in vitro enzyme activities and respiration rates relative to pink muscles of newly molted, fully winged adults. G. firmus is also polymorphic for wing length. All newly molted long-winged adults exhibited the pink-muscle phenotype, while most newly molted short-winged adults exhibited the white-muscle phenotype, which resulted from arrested muscle growth. As long-winged adults aged, fully grown pink muscle was transformed into white muscle via histolysis. The substantially higher …

Ard News October 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
Announcing the ARD Undergraduate Honors Student Research Program
FY 1998 CSREES Budget
Research, Extension and Education Title of the 1996 Farm Bill
Regional Research Program Changes
Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship for 1997-98
Innovative and High Risk Research Program
New or Revised Projects
Grants Bnd Cantracts Received August and September 1997
UNL Rankings far Research and Development Expenditures

Nebline, October 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Celebrate Character Counts! week
Books and activities celebrating the Six Pillars of Character
Caring for fuchsia
Garden poster contest for youth
Potbound
Harvesting popcorn
Clean up that garden
Last 1997 Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Web sights
There's a mouse in the house!
Interested in a variety of experiences?
Consider estate settlement costs early
No-till into alfalfa residual
Farmers need to protect themselves, employees from work-related illnesses
Fall clean-up of warm season grasses
Handling wastewater
Proper electrical wiring helps prevent most farm fires
CRP: blessing or curse?
Food Safety Programs
Safe Food for the Hungry '97--A Focus on Diversity
Diabetes control …

Review Of Of Bison And Man By Harold P. Danz, James R. Shortridge

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Because plains bison have come to symbolize open spaces and freedom to Americans, as well as past ecological insensitivity, stories about them have widespread appeal. Harold Danz's contribution to this large and growing literature is an overview, a brief treatment of the animal's evolution, demise, and eventual recovery. Mr. Danz brings a varied background to his writing: long-time service with the National Park Service, a PhD, and the first executive directorship of the American Bison Association (ABA). This experience produces an unusual book, one that mixes detached analysis with enthusiastic promotion. The promotion sections, in my opinion, are the most …

The Probe, Issue 180 - September 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
Vertebrate Repellents: Mechanisms, Practical Applications, Possibilities
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
NADCA Officers' Nominations Needed
Person-to-Person Hantavirus Reported
The Uneasy Conscience of the Animal Rights Movement: Part 2
Children Attacked, One Killed by Colorado Lions
Coyotes as Safety Threat Debated

Nebline, September 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Science at its best!4-H School Enrichment
Fall weed control
Drying gourds
Saving geraniums over winter
Storing sweet potatoes
House herbs
Collecting evergreen seeds
1997 Legislature increases penalties for illegal dumping!
Landfill rates increase, but still a bargain
Yellow jackets
Neighborhood clean-up
Frustrated by flies? Here are some helpful tips
Simple fruit fly trap
Sign up now for fall conservation work
County Committee election
Competition, consolidation predicted for grain bin industry
Ag marketing video course: “Agricultural Marketing and Entrepreneurship”
Last cutting of alfalfa
Avoid over-grazing warm-season grasses
Making good silage
Managing water resources
Festival of Color
Focus on Food
Don't Get …

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, September/October 1997

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Linking Ecology and Agriculture to Increase Sustainability

California Salad and Australian Emu in Nebraska?

The State of Rural America: We Can Choose Our Future

Seeking K-16 Curriculum Volunteers

Impact Project Deadlines

Selective Feeding By Phyllostomid Fruit Bats In A Subtropical Montane Cloud Forest, David Herníndez-Conrique, Luis Iñiguez-Dávalos, Jay F. Storz

Jay F. Storz Publications

Phyllostomid bats eat the fruits and disperse the seeds of a wide variety of neotropical plant species, particularly those typical of early successional stages (Fleming & Heithaus 1981, Heithaus 1982, Orozco-Segovia et al. 1985). In assessing the effects of frugivorous animals on plant populations and vice-versa, it is important to determine whether the animals are selective in the types of fruit they eat, or whether the proportional abundance of different fruit species in their diets simply reflects availability in the environment. The purpose of this study was to test experimentally the hypothesis that two common phyllostomid species, Sturnira ludovici and …

Cropwatch No. 97-21, Aug. 29, 1997, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Atrazine label change............160

Ordering sweep nets............161

Climate assessment............161

New bean leaf beetle treatment thresholds............162

Making silage............163

PPD Clinic update............164

Hoppers in winter wheat............165

Ianr Program Support: Results From The Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Amy M. Smith, Sam Cordes, Amber Hamilton, Matt Spilker

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the first annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 1,971 responses from households in the 87 nonmetropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to provide information on how rural Nebraskans perceive the importance of various programs funded by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR). The survey questions about IANR programs were included as a separate one page insert that was included in the large Rural Poll survey booklet. Because the IANR questions were marked “optional,” one must be cautious in drawing definitive conclusions from the responses. …

Nebline, August 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Lancaster County Fair: July 30-August 3
“One Call--that's all”
4-H gardeners attend garden workshops
Control of ground ivy in the lawn
August blooming perennial flowers
1997 Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Shortest shower award
Antlions: the good, the odd and the ugly
Pesticide container recycling at fair, other sites in August
Bat sightings increase in August
Reuse wire coat hangers
Seedbeds for late summer alfalfa planting
Oats for fall pasture or hay
Evening program to highlight irrigation management and well decommissioning
How to deal with animal heat stress
Make plans now for passing on the family farm
Improve livestock water distribution …

Ard News August 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
ARD REALLOCATION ENHANCEMENTS
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE COMMODITY BOARDS JULY 1, 1997-JUNE 30, 1998
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED JUNE AND JULY, 1997
REGIONAL RESEARCH TRAVEL COSTS
RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND EDUCATION TITLE OF THE 1996 FARM BILL
CSREES BUDGET FOR FY 1998
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY BUDGETING MODEL
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY BUDGETING MODEL
LEGAL NAME ON USDA GRANT PROPOSALS

Cropwatch No. 97-19, Aug. 1, 1997, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Reports from the field............144

Haying, grazing
restrictions lifted............145

Heat and pollination............145

Keep safe in heat............146

Spider mite answers............147

Common bunt in wheat............147

Panhandle field day............148

Wheat fertility needs............149

Recycle vehicle oil............149

Weather data............150

Riparian Refugia In Agroforestry Systems, Mary Ellen Dix, Erol Akkuzu, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Jianwei Zhang, Mee-Sook Kim, John E. Foster

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

In the last 200 years, cultivation, grazing, and other activities initiated by humans have destroyed more than 80 percent of the strips of vegetation along North American and European streams and other bodies of water (Decamps and Naiman 1989; Petts et al. 1989). This disappearance of the riparian zones is continuing with little concern for ecological consequences. At the same time, riparian buffer strips are being promoted as a preferred management practice in the United States, especially in the Great Plains, to protect water resources from soil and chemical pollution (Schoeneberger 1994; Schoeneberger et al. 1995; Schultz et al. 1995a; …

Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants; Final Rule To Designate The Whooping Cranes Of The Rocky Mountains As Experimental Nonessential And To Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations

Endangered Species Bulletin

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines that it will designate the whooping crane (Grus americana) population of the Rocky Mountains as an experimental nonessential population and will remove whooping crane critical habitat designations from four National Wildlife Refuges; Bosque del Apache in New Mexico, Monte Vista and Alamosa in Colorado, and Grays Lake in Idaho. The private lands involved are holdings inside refuge boundaries and a 1-mile buffer around Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The Service will use this population, and captive-reared sandhill cranes and whooping cranes, in experiments to evaluate methods for introducing whooping cranes into …

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, July/August 1997

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Economic, Environmental and Sociological Effects of Whole-farm Production Systems in Eastern Nebraska: Alternative Production Systems and Quality of Life

SARE Announces Two Grant Opportunities

A Woman's Place on the Farm

Nebraska Resources Ideal for Aquaculture

Glickman Announces National Commission on Small Farms

Diverse Strategies for Diverse Crops

Nebline, July 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Home*A*Syst: Helping you assess environmental risks in and around your home
Watch for squash vine borer
Summer patch of turfgrass
Storing extra seeds
Mower wounds can kill trees
Replant iris
Harvesting
Recycle your pesticide containers at the Lancaster County Fair!
Chigger alert! Don’t ruin your recreational outing
Master Beekeeping/Queen Rearing Workshops
The nonstop dropper
Water patrol checklist
Have you ever seen dead flies clinging to the top of vegetation?
UNL to conduct hands-on Diagnostic Clinics in July
Wheel traffic reduces alfalfa yield
Dealing with summer pasture shortages
Planning tips for noxious weed control in CRP contracts
Staying safe on the …

The Probe, Issue 178 - July 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Contents:
Michigan Bear Referendum
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Brown Tree Snakes to Continue to Plague Guam
ADC on the Web (extracted from postings to the WDAMAGE Bulletin Board)
Teens Arrested for Animal Rights Activity
Sportsmen Protest 'Alliance for Animals' Meeting
Study Looks At Coyote Effects on Pronghorn
Legislative Updates: Arizona, California, Colorado, Wisconsin
Fund for Animals Seeks USFWS Grant
Diverse Wildlife Problems in Texas

The Probe, Issue 178 - July 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
Michigan Bear Referendum
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Brown Tree Snakes Plague Guam
ADC on the Web (extracted from postings to the WDAMAGE Bulletin Board)
Teens Arrested for Animal Rights Activity
Study Looks At Coyote Effects on Pronghorn
Sportsmen Protest 'Alliance for Animals' Meeting
Legislative Update
Fund for Animals Seeks USFWS Grant
Diverse Wildlife Problems in Texas

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Center Newsletter, Volume 4-3, Summer 1997

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

CCWHC Newsletter on the World Wide Web
Five-Year Review of the CCWHC
Centre for Coastal Health Moves to Nanaimo
Newcastle Disease in Cormorants, California, USA-May 1997
Chronic Wasting Disease of Wild Deer
Salmonellosis in Herons, Gannet
Probable Newcastle Disease in a cormorant
Neoplasm in Eiders
Birthing Death in a Harbour Porpoise
Low Prevalence of Neoplasia in St. Lawrence River Eels
Mortality at a Bird Feeder
Suspected Teflton Toxicosis in Songbirds
Suspected Avitrol Poisoning of Non-target Species
Forensic (medico-legal) Examinations
Mortality of Porpoises in British Columbia
Predator Attacks in British Columbia
Spring Botulism

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Volume 4-3, Summer 1997

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

CCWHC Newsletter on the World Wide Web
Five-Year Review of the CCWHC
Centre for Coastal Health moves to Nanaimo
Newcastle Disease in Cormorants, California, USA - May 1997
Chronic Wasting Disease of Wild Deer
Salmonellosis in Herons, Gannet
Probable Newcastle Disease in a Cormorant
Neoplasm in Eiders
Birthing Death in a Harbour Porpoise
Low Prevalence of Neoplasia in St. Lawrence River Eels
Mortality at a Bird Feeder
Strychnine Poisoning of a Peregrine Falcon
Suspected Teflon Toxicosis in Songbirds
Suspected Avitrol Poisoning of Non-target Species
Forensic (Medico-legal) Examinations
Mortality of Porpoises in British Columbia
Predator Attacks in British Columbia
Spring Botulism

Agricultural Research Division 111th Annual Report 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide you with the 111th Annual Report of the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division (ARD). Once a year we take the opportunity to assess what has been accomplished by our faculty, students, and staff during the past twelve months. In looking at the report, one cannot help but be impressed with the increasing outputs from our research program, but more important is the new technology and knowledge provided to Nebraskans to improve the profitability and competitiveness of their enterprises, to enhance the environment, and to improve their quality of life.

This report provides some …

Coyote Food Habits At Desoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska, Jeffrey J. Huebschman, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Joseph A. Gubanyi

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Coyote (Canis latrans) food habits were detennined from 490 scats collected from October 1994 to October 1995 at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (DNWR), along the Nebraska/Iowa border. Mammals occurred most frequently, as measured by percent-of-scats (POS) , followed by vegetation, birds, and invertebrates. Mammals also constituted the largest portion of coyote diet, as determined by fresh weight correction factors. Within the mammalian category, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) occurred most frequently and constituted the largest portion of diet by fresh weight correction factors. White-tailed deer occurrence and importance in diet peaked in June, which corresponds to the …

Cultural, Historical, And Subcultural Contexts Of Adolescence: Implications For Health And Development, Lisa J. Crockett

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Although clearly influenced by biological and psychological growth, adolescent development is also molded by the social and cultural context in which it occurs. As the transition from childhood to adulthood, adolescence is closely tied to the structure of adult society, and the expectations for youth during this period reflect, in important ways, the skills and qualities deemed important for success in adult roles (Benedict, 1937; Havighurst, 194811972). Furthermore, prevailing demographic, economic, and political conditions determine the adult occupational and social roles to which young people can aspire, as well as the access to and competition for those roles (Elder, 1975). …

Nebline, June 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Happy Birthday! Lincoln's Biosolids Land Application Program is five years old
1997 Pesticide Container Recycling Begins June 20 in Bennet!
Brighten your outdoor area with hanging baskets
Raise the mower height
Think about apple maggot control now
Balcony gardens
Watering
Scented geraniums
I found some bugs in my walls, can I bring them in?
Understanding termite baits
Ophidiophobia? fear of snakes
Living green
EQIP sign-up underway
Farmers at risk for permanent hearing loss
Providing water to pastured livestock
Diagnostic clinics set for July at ARDC
Pasture rent
Round bales can withstand elements if stored properly
Pond management
Assessing rural life …

Ard News June 1997

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
ESCOP/ACOP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-HIGHLIGHTS OF A YEAR WELL SPENT
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR JUNIOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD
SHRIPAT KAMBLE SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE
NUPROF ORIENTATION
ARD-ADMINISTERED GRANT AND AWARDS PROGRAMS
SAMPSON RANGE AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENTS
ANNA ELLIOTT PROPOSALS
ARD INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED APRIL AND MAY, 1997
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS