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Greater Prairie-Chicken Harvest In Kansas: Early Vs. Regular Seasons, Francis E. Durbian, Iii, Elmer J. Finck, Roger D. Applegate Oct 1999

Greater Prairie-Chicken Harvest In Kansas: Early Vs. Regular Seasons, Francis E. Durbian, Iii, Elmer J. Finck, Roger D. Applegate

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

Populations of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Kansas are managed to maintain population size while providing recreational hunting potential. Our aim in this study was to evaluate the effect of adding an early hunting season (late September-October) to the regular season (November-late January). We compared the hunting methods used and the harvest of greater prairie-chickens during early and regular hunting seasons for 1990-91 and 1991-92. The use of dogs and walkup hunting techniques were emphasized in early season, whereas pass shooting in feeding fields was emphasized in the regular season. During early season, the reported …

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Review Of Nature Wars: People Vs. Pests By Mark L. Winston, Dennis Kenney Oct 1999

Review Of Nature Wars: People Vs. Pests By Mark L. Winston, Dennis Kenney

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

Mark Winston draws much on case histories of pest control issues in the Pacific Northwest to argue for fundamental changes in the way we contend with pests. Quoting extensively from Rachel Carson's monumental Silent Spring, he outlines how balanced her view of pest control and environmental protection has proved to be and adopts that view in developing the thesis of Nature Wars.

The first case history involves efforts in Vancouver to control gypsy moths with Bacillus thuringiensis, a widely used bacterium that selectively controls only butterfly and moth larvae. Gypsy moths defoliate all green things in their …

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Essay: The Great Plains “Wilderness” As A Human-Shaped Environment, Dan Flores Oct 1999

Essay: The Great Plains “Wilderness” As A Human-Shaped Environment, Dan Flores

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

This essay suggests that there is a discrepancy between historical accounts of the "natural" state of the Great Plains by European explorers and the likely strong influence of the North American Indians resident in the area. The preconceived notion of the "Great American Wilderness" appears to have obscured the explorers' perceptions of the many ways in which the indigenous peoples had manipulated and influenced both the vegetation and the abundance of animal life in the Plains. Clearly, this challenge of the "total wilderness" paradigm has major implications for future restorations in the Great Plains.

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Response Of Buffalograss (Buchloe Dactyloides) And Blue Grama (Bouteloua Gracilis) To Fire, Paulette Ford Oct 1999

Response Of Buffalograss (Buchloe Dactyloides) And Blue Grama (Bouteloua Gracilis) To Fire, Paulette Ford

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

I analyzed primary literature, spanning 42 years (1948-1990) that addressed buffalograss and blue grama's response to fire; no relevant literature has been published since 1990. The results suggest that fire in shortgrass steppe need not be negative. Plant response to fire depends mainly on levels of precipitation, though some studies indicated that the season during which fire occurs may also affect recovery of buffalograss and blue grama.

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Review Of Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research In Tallgrass Prairie Edited By Alan K. Knapp, John M. Briggs, David C. Hartnett, And Scott L. Collins, Mary Ann Vinton Oct 1999

Review Of Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research In Tallgrass Prairie Edited By Alan K. Knapp, John M. Briggs, David C. Hartnett, And Scott L. Collins, Mary Ann Vinton

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

This book summarizes the wealth of new information on tallgrass prairie ecology gleaned from over fifteen years of intensive study of the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas. Because the Flint Hills' steep topography and shallow soils made the region unsuitable for plowing, the area contains the largest tracts of native tallgrass prairie anywhere. The 3,427 hectare Konza site has been the focus of research since 1972 and funded since 1981 by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. LTER also funds research at twenty other sites representing all major North American …

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Oviposition By European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) In Response To Various Transgenic Corn Events, Richard L. Hellmich, L. S. Higgins, John F. Witkowski, J. E. Campbell, L. C. Lewis Oct 1999

Oviposition By European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) In Response To Various Transgenic Corn Events, Richard L. Hellmich, L. S. Higgins, John F. Witkowski, J. E. Campbell, L. C. Lewis

Haskell Agricultural Laboratory (Northeast Research and Extension Center)

Oviposition preference by European corn borers, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), for or against transgenic corn would influence amounts of refuge required for resistance management. The objective of this research was to determine if various Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn transgenic events influence O. nubilalis oviposition. All commercially available events (currently 5) were evaluated, plus 1 experimental event. Results from 3 independent studies are reported, including 3 field-cage experiments with vegetative corn, 2 field-cage experiments with reproductive corn, and 2 field experiments with natural O. nubilalis on reproductive corn. In each case, Bt corn hybrids are compared with their near isogenic hybrids by …

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The Probe, Issue 205 – October 1999 Oct 1999

The Probe, Issue 205 – October 1999

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Legislative News: Senate Kills Anti-Trapping Measure
Washington Stalls Anti-Trap Bills
Raccoon Roundworm Brochure Available
NWRC Biologist George Matschke Retires
Problem Mexican Gray Wolves Being Relocated
Chipmunk Found Rabid
Rock Star Scares Birds --"What the birds really hate is Tina Turner."
Rat Travels Business Class
What's Killing Colorado Deer?

Abstracts from the 2nd International Wildlife Management Congress, Hungary

History and Present Status of the European Beaver (Castor fiber) in Poland, with Implications for Beaver Management Programs -- A. Czech, Institute of Environmental Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Assessment of Elephant Damage and Mitigation Options in Amboseli Basin, Kenya -- E.E. Esikuri* …

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Scwds Briefs: Volume 15, Number 3 (October 1999) Oct 1999

Scwds Briefs: Volume 15, Number 3 (October 1999)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

SCWDS BRIEFS
October 1999
West Nile Virus
Viral Meningitis.
Arthropod-borne virus
EHDV-1 in the Eastern U.S.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV) serogroups.
Insight From Recent EHDV Isolations
EHDV-1 will grow in either CPAE or BHK21 cells.
CWD in Penned Elk in CO and MT
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) of cervids
Scrapie
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy of cattle
Creutzfeld-Jakob disease
Typhus and Flying Squirrels
Southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans)
Louse-borne typhus fever
Rickettsia prowazekii
Wildlife Seed Treatment
National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF)
(1) Corn: Maxim® (fludioxonil) and Apron® (metalaxyl); (2) Wheat: Dividend XL® (difenoconazole and mefenoxam); (3) Sorghum: …

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Geoscience Information Society's Digital Database Forum: Issues Concerning Electronic Journals And Books: Viewpoints From The Researcher, Publisher And Librarian, Adonna Fleming Oct 1999

Geoscience Information Society's Digital Database Forum: Issues Concerning Electronic Journals And Books: Viewpoints From The Researcher, Publisher And Librarian, Adonna Fleming

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

The Geoscience Information Society's Digital Database Forum provides a venue for geologists and information specialists to discuss issues concerning electronic resources and view the latest in electronic data. The 1999 Forum was a panel discussion of issues concerning electronic journals. In addition, Elsevier and Blackwell publishers demonstrated their on-line, full text journal databases, and netLibrary demonstrated their electronic, full text books. The panelists included: Dr. Bernard Aleva, Publishing Director of the Earth and Biological Sciences Division of Elsevier Science; Joy Moore, Journals Manager at Blackwell Science Publishers, Brad Norris, Director of Library Programs for netLibrary electronic books, Dr. Brian Penn, …

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Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Can Infect Cd4+ T Lymphocytes And Induce Programmed Cell Death During Acute Infection Of Cattle, M. T. C. Winkler, Alan R. Doster, Clinton J. Jones Oct 1999

Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Can Infect Cd4+ T Lymphocytes And Induce Programmed Cell Death During Acute Infection Of Cattle, M. T. C. Winkler, Alan R. Doster, Clinton J. Jones

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Acute infection of cattle with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) represses cell-mediated immunity, which can lead to secondary bacterial infections. Since BHV-1 can induce apoptosis of cultured lymphocytes, we hypothesized that these virus-host interactions occur in cattle. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed lymph nodes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) after calves were infected with BHV-1. In situ terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase- mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) staining of lymphoid tissues (pharyngeal tonsil, cervical, retropharyngeal, and inguinal) was used to detect apoptotic cells. Calves infected with BHV-1 for 7 days revealed increased apoptotic cells near the corticomedullary junction in lymphoid follicles and …

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Blissus Occiduus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae): A Chinch Bug Pest New To Buffalograss Turf, Frederick P. Baxendale, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Terrance P. Riordan Oct 1999

Blissus Occiduus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae): A Chinch Bug Pest New To Buffalograss Turf, Frederick P. Baxendale, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Terrance P. Riordan

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Blissus occiduus Barber, a relatively small chinch bug characterized by conspicuous wing dimorphism, has emerged as an important insect pest of buffalograss, Buchloe dactylnides (Nuttall) Engelmann. It completes 2 generations a year on buffalograss in Nebraska. Overwintered adults become active as early as mid-March. Depending on the season, 1st-generation nymphs can be present from early May through early August, with 1st-generation adults (up to 60% macropterous forms) appearing in mid to late June. Second generation nymphs can be present from early July through fall, with 2nd-generation adults appearing in late August to early September. These predominately brachypterous (>95%) adults …

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The Monophyly And Relative Rank Of Alticine And Galerucine Leaf Beetles: A Cladistic Analysis Using Adult Morphological Characters (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), S.W. Lingafelter, S. Konstantinov Oct 1999

The Monophyly And Relative Rank Of Alticine And Galerucine Leaf Beetles: A Cladistic Analysis Using Adult Morphological Characters (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), S.W. Lingafelter, S. Konstantinov

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The first cladistic analysis to determine the monophyletic status of alticine and galerucine leaf beetles and their relationship to one another is provided. A classification based on their hypothesized relationships is proposed. Fifty morphological characters of adults were analyzed from twenty-nine taxa representing six traditionally recognized subfamilies (Orsodacninae, Aulacoscelinae, Eumolpinae [including Synetini], Chrysomelinae, Galerucinae, and Alticinae), with an emphasis on thorough exemplar representation from galerucines and alticines. Cladistic analyses of these characters using the heuristic analysis of PAUP resulted in 444 equally most parsimonious cladograms, a consensus of which was mostly unresolved. Successice approximations weighting of these trees produced a …

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Cross-Transmission Studies With Eimeria Arizonensis, E. Arizonensis-Like Oocysts And Eimeria Langebarteli: Host Specificity At The Genus And Species Level Within The Muridae, John A. Hnida, Donald Duszynski Oct 1999

Cross-Transmission Studies With Eimeria Arizonensis, E. Arizonensis-Like Oocysts And Eimeria Langebarteli: Host Specificity At The Genus And Species Level Within The Muridae, John A. Hnida, Donald Duszynski

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Cross-transmission experiments were done using sporulated oocysts of Eimeria arizonensis from Peromyscus truei and Peromyscus maniculatus, and oocysts of 2 putative species that resemble E. arizonensis, i.e., Eimeria albigulae from Neotoma albigula, and Eimeria onychomysis from Onychomys leucogaster. Oocysts of each species were inoculated into representatives of P. maniculatus and the latter 2 rodent species. Other experiments were conducted wherein oocysts of Eimeria langebarteli from Peromyscus leucopus were given to P. truei and P. maniculatus. Oocysts of E. arizonensis from P. truei and P. maniculatus could be transmitted only to P. maniculatus; likewise, …

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Differentiation Of Mexican Species Of Haematoloechus Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Plagiorchiformes): Molecular And Morphological Evidence, Virginia León-Règagnon, Daniel R. Brooks, Gerardo Perez-Ponce De Leon Oct 1999

Differentiation Of Mexican Species Of Haematoloechus Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Plagiorchiformes): Molecular And Morphological Evidence, Virginia León-Règagnon, Daniel R. Brooks, Gerardo Perez-Ponce De Leon

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Molecular evidence is interpreted in the light of morphology to examine the validity of several species of Haematoloechus described as Mexican endemics. Internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 and 28S ribosomal genes were sequenced for 11 isolates. Phylogenetic analysis of separate partitions and combined databases was conducted. Results were analyzed, in the light of morphological evidence. Haematoloechus macrorchis is proposed as a junior synonym of Haematoloechus longiplexus. Haematoloechus pulcher is a sibling species with Haematoloechus complexus in Lerma wetlands. In Mexico, Haematoloechus medioplexus is distributed along the east coast coinciding with the distribution of Rana berlandieri. The sister …

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Tissue Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids And A Digestive Phospholipase A 3 In The Primary Screwworm, Cochliomyia Hominivorax, A.R. Nor Aliza, R.L. Rana, Steven R. Skoda, Dennis R. Berkebile, David W. Stanley Sep 1999

Tissue Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids And A Digestive Phospholipase A 3 In The Primary Screwworm, Cochliomyia Hominivorax, A.R. Nor Aliza, R.L. Rana, Steven R. Skoda, Dennis R. Berkebile, David W. Stanley

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

We report on the presence of arachidonic acid in larval and adult tissues of the primary screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax and of the secondary screwworm, C. macellaria. Arachidonic acid is present in the phospholipids of whole animal extracts of both species. This fatty acid appears to be accumulated during the larval stages, because proportions of arachidonic acid were higher in adults than in larvae. These insects probably obtain the arachidonic acid from dietary phospholipids. We also report on a phospholipase A2 activity in midgut preparations from third instars of the primary screwworm. Phospholipase A2 is responsible for hydrolyzing fatty acids …

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Taste Quality And Extinction Of A Conditioned Taste Aversion In Rats, Rick A. Bevins, Heather C. Jensen, Todd S. Hinze, Joyce Besheer Sep 1999

Taste Quality And Extinction Of A Conditioned Taste Aversion In Rats, Rick A. Bevins, Heather C. Jensen, Todd S. Hinze, Joyce Besheer

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Rats (Rattus norvegicus) that received a taste cue (saccharin, saline, quinine, or sucrose) paired with a lithium chloride (LiCl) injection displayed a robust decrease in consumption of that taste, relative to controls that had the taste unpaired with LiCl. Consumption of the paired taste increased with each nonreinforced presentation (i.e., extinction). After asymptotic extinction, rats that had had a 0.1% saccharin cue paired with LiCl consumed less of the saccharin solution than did controls. A similar data pattern was observed with a 10% sucrose solution. These results are consistent with the view that some aspect of the excitatory …

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Emerging Marine Diseases: Climate Links And Anthropogenic Factors, C. D. Harvell, K. Kim, J. M. Burkholder, R. R. Colwell, P. R. Epstein, D. J. Grimes, E. E. Hoffmann, E. K. Lipp, A. D.M.E. Osterhaus, Robin M. Overstreet, J. W. Porter, G. W. Smith, G. R. Vasta Sep 1999

Emerging Marine Diseases: Climate Links And Anthropogenic Factors, C. D. Harvell, K. Kim, J. M. Burkholder, R. R. Colwell, P. R. Epstein, D. J. Grimes, E. E. Hoffmann, E. K. Lipp, A. D.M.E. Osterhaus, Robin M. Overstreet, J. W. Porter, G. W. Smith, G. R. Vasta

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Mass mortalities due to disease outbreaks have recently affected major taxa in the oceans. For closely monitored groups like corals and marine mammals, reports of the frequency of epidemics and the number of new diseases have increased recently. A dramatic global increase in the severity of coral bleaching in 1997-98 is coincident with high El Niño temperatures. Such climate-mediated, physiological stresses may compromise host resistance and increase frequency of opportunistic diseases. Where documented, new diseases typically have emerged through host or range shifts of known pathogens. Both climate and human activities may have also accelerated global transport of species, bringing …

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Distribution, Ecology, And Population Dynamics Of The American Burying Beetle [Nicrophorus Americanus Olivier (Coleoptera, Silphidae)] In South-Central Nebraska, Usa, Jon C. Bedick, Brett C. Ratcliffe, W. Wyatt Hoback, Leon G. Higley Sep 1999

Distribution, Ecology, And Population Dynamics Of The American Burying Beetle [Nicrophorus Americanus Olivier (Coleoptera, Silphidae)] In South-Central Nebraska, Usa, Jon C. Bedick, Brett C. Ratcliffe, W. Wyatt Hoback, Leon G. Higley

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The endangered American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus Olivier, was previously widespread throughout eastern North America. In the past century numbers of this beetle have drastically declined and currently remnant populations are known from only six states despite intensive surveying efforts conducted for the last nine years. Efforts aimed at discovering and managing remnant populations have been generally limited by a lack of knowledge concerning N. americanus biology. We used baited pitfall traps to define the range of the Gothenburg, Nebraska, population of N. americanus. Using mark-recapture techniques, we estimate that the annual Gothenburg population consists of more than one …

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Ezra Pound: The Genius In The Bughouse: Review Of "I Cease Not To Yowl": Ezra Pound's Letters To Olivia Rossetti Agresti, Ed. Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos And Leon Surette., Peter Buitenhuis Sep 1999

Ezra Pound: The Genius In The Bughouse: Review Of "I Cease Not To Yowl": Ezra Pound's Letters To Olivia Rossetti Agresti, Ed. Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos And Leon Surette., Peter Buitenhuis

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

I mention this personal encounter because in this volume of letters from Pound to Olivia Rossetti Agresti, mostly written from St. Elizabeths, there is not a single mention of the. conditions under which he was living. He had been confined to the hospital in January 1946 after being adjudged by psychiatrists "eccentric, querulous, and egocentric," and unfit to stand trial for treason as a consequence of broadcasting over Rome radio during the war. For a year, he was housed in a barred cell in the criminal ward, then released to a general ward, and finally, toward the end of his …

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Taxonomic Status Of Bambusaspis Miliaris, B. Robusta, And B. Pseudomiliaris (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae), C. F. Stumpf, P. L. Lambdin Sep 1999

Taxonomic Status Of Bambusaspis Miliaris, B. Robusta, And B. Pseudomiliaris (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae), C. F. Stumpf, P. L. Lambdin

Insecta Mundi

Based on an assessment of 50 morphological characters from 110 specimens of Bambusaspis miliaris (Boisduval 1869), B. robusta (Green 1908), and B. pseudomiliaris (Green 1922) from different geographic regions around the world, we conclude that these specimens represent the same species. Therefore, the taxa B. robusta and B. pseudomiliaris are considered junior subjective synonyms of B. miliaris.

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On The Genus Anchonus Schonherr In Florida (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Michael C. Thomas Sep 1999

On The Genus Anchonus Schonherr In Florida (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Michael C. Thomas

Insecta Mundi

Four species of Anchonus Schönherr occur in Florida: A. floridanus Schwarz, A. duryi Blatchley, A. blatchleyi Sleeper, and A. suillus (Fabricius), which is recorded from Florida and the continental United States for the first time. The species are distinguished in a key and illustrated. A lectotype is selected for A. floridanus.

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Acmaeodera Pubiventris Horn (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): A Polytypic Species Or A Superspecies?, Richard L. Wescott Sep 1999

Acmaeodera Pubiventris Horn (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): A Polytypic Species Or A Superspecies?, Richard L. Wescott

Insecta Mundi

Acmaeodera pubiventris Horn was studied in detail and, without rejecting that it may be a superspecies, I concluded it is a polytypic species comprised of A. p. pubiuentris, A. p. lanata Horn, A. p. yumae Knull-these generally have been considered as full species-and a new subspecies, A. p. panocheae, described herein. It is suggested that A. p. yumae could be a megasubspecies. Detailed comparisons are made, variation is discussed, and biological and distributional data are provided. A. p. lanata is recorded from Mexico (Baja California) for the first time.

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Notes On A New Mealybug (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) Pest In Florida And The Caribbean: The Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus Marginatus Williams And Granara De Willink, Douglass R. Miller, Douglas J. Williams, Avas B. Hamon Sep 1999

Notes On A New Mealybug (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) Pest In Florida And The Caribbean: The Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus Marginatus Williams And Granara De Willink, Douglass R. Miller, Douglas J. Williams, Avas B. Hamon

Insecta Mundi

Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink, here called the papaya mealybug, was first detected in the United States in Hollywood, Florida in 1998. By the end of 1998 it was found in four localities in the state and has since spread to nine localities in five counties. This mealybug appears to have moved through the Caribbean area since its 1994 detection in the Dominican Republic. The pest is reported to cause serious damage to tropical fruit, especially papaya, and has been detected most frequently, in Florida, on hibiscus. It is now known from Antigua, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, …

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Termites Of The Genus Cryptotermes Banks (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) From The West Indies, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jan Krecek Sep 1999

Termites Of The Genus Cryptotermes Banks (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) From The West Indies, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jan Krecek

Insecta Mundi

A taxonomic revision of the genus Cryptotermes occurring in the West Indies is given based on recent collections from the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas. Seventeen indigenous and four nonindigenous species are described from external morphology of the soldier. The imago caste is also described for all but one species. The indigenous Cryptotermes comprise twelve new species, including C. aequacornis, C. cryptognathus, C. cylindroceps, C. cymatofrons, C. darlingtonae, C. juliani, C. maizgoldi, C. nitens, C. parvifroizs, C. rotundiceps, C. spathifrons, and C. undulans. Five indigenous species are redescribed, including C. cavifrons Banks, C. chasei Scheffrahn, C. …

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Book Review: A World Catalogue Of Families And Genera Of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scolytidae And Platypodidae) By Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A. And C. H. C. Lyal 1999., Charles W. O'Brien Sep 1999

Book Review: A World Catalogue Of Families And Genera Of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scolytidae And Platypodidae) By Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A. And C. H. C. Lyal 1999., Charles W. O'Brien

Insecta Mundi

The authors of this superb catalogue deserve accolades for the splendid job they have performed in recording this list of all genus and family group names of all weevils, excluding only Scolytidae and Platypodidae, treated recently by others. Included are 5444 valid genera and 64 1 valid subgenera, with all of their synonyms. The fact that this work covers the World is unique in itself and the accuracy of the spelling and citations make it a pleasure to use. The bibliography includes more than three thousand citations. Type species are cited for all genera, and both type species and genera …

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Identification Of The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus Hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae, Douglass R. Miller Sep 1999

Identification Of The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus Hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae, Douglass R. Miller

Insecta Mundi

The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), has spread rapidly in the tropical and subtropical areas of the New World especially throughout the Caribbean Islands, and has recently been discovered in California, Mexico, and Belize. All instars of the pink hibiscus mealybug are described and illustrated to facilitate discovery of infestations. Comparisons with other common pest species are provided for most of the 8 instars, and a table is included that distinguishes the pink hibiscus mealybug from other pest species in the field.

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The Probe, Issue 204 - September 1999 Sep 1999

The Probe, Issue 204 - September 1999

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

USFWS to Explore Canada Goose Management Strategies -- from a press release issued Aug. 3 by the US. Fish & Wildlife Service, written by Chris Tollefson.
Anti-Trapping Measure Passes House
Oregon Legislature Moves To Ensure Safety Of Its Citizens Against Cougars
Acord Promoted Away From Wildlife Services
New State Director US DA/APHIS in Mississippi is Kristina Godwin
BOOk R e v i e w : "Living With Wildlife: How to Enjoy, Cope With, and Protect North America's Wild Creatures Around Your Home and Theirs," The California Center for Wildlife, with Diana Landau and Shelley Stump. San Francisco: A Sierra Club …

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Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, September/October 1999 Sep 1999

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, September/October 1999

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

Contents:

New Energy in Farming Communities

University Role in Biotechnology: How Do We Assess The Risks And Benefits?

CSAS Director Receives Honorary Degree

Sooby Now at OFRF

NCR SARE Revised Web Site

New Food Ethics Journal in 2000

DOE Announces New Wind Energy Initiative

Conference Celebrates Sustainable Ag Coming of Age in 2000

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Biological Control Of Bipolaris Sorokiniana On Tall Fescue By Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Strain C3, Z. Zhang, G. Y. Yuen Sep 1999

Biological Control Of Bipolaris Sorokiniana On Tall Fescue By Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Strain C3, Z. Zhang, G. Y. Yuen

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain C3 was evaluated for control of leaf spot on tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana. In growth chamber experiments, C3 inhibited conidial germination on leaf surfaces and reduced lesion frequency and percent diseased leaf area compared with nontreated controls. The amount of leaf spot suppression was related to the C3 dose applied. The highest dose tested, 109 CFU/ml, prevented nearly all B. sorokiniana conidia from germinating on treated leaf surfaces and provided nearly complete suppression of lesion development. When colloidal chitin was added to C3 cell suspensions of 107 or …

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Nebline, September 1999 Sep 1999

Nebline, September 1999

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

National 4-H Week
Growing hardy bulbs
Fall storage of tender bulbs, corms and tubers
Hints for fruit storage
Where do fruit flies come from?
Kid's Corner
Wolf spiders are “big, hairy and real fast”
Reduce unwanted advertising mail!
September 20-26, 1999: Celebrate P2 Week!
Bee or wasp problems?
Fall clean-up of warm-season grasses
Prepare grain bins and equipment before harvest
Fall is a good time to control problem weeds Pricing silage into the feed bunk
On-farm grain storage
Prevent fires in wood-burning stoves
Tractor safety tips (part 9)
Water-saving adjustments
Mulch–mowing your lawn
Hemlock and livestock
Drinking water quality ‘report …

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