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A Graphic Résumé Of The Pleistocene Of Nebraska (With Notes On The Fossil Mammalian Remains), C. Bertrand Schultz, Gilbert C. Lueninghoener, W. D. Frankforter

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

I T SEEMS desirable at this time to present a graphic resume of the Nebraska Pleistocene, together with a summary of the stratigraphic sequences of the fossil vertebrates. This report is based on data taken from various publications' in addition to information gathered by the present writers during the past fifteen or more field seasons. Intensive work has been done in the past five years in connection with recovery of paleontological material in the areas where government dams are under construction (Schultz, Lueninghoener, and Frankforter, 1948; Schultz and Frankforter, 1948; Holder and Wike, 1949). The information in the present paper …

Galls And Gall Insects Of Artemisia Tridentata Nutt, Solomon Lander

Theses and Dissertations

Galls of Artemisia tridentata Nutt. of Utah County were collected and described in detail. Of the ten galls collected, seven were caused by members of the Itonididae, two by members of the Trypetidae, and one by a member of the Curculionidae. Of the seven Itonid galls, six were caused by species of Diarthronomyia, and one by a species of Rhopalomyia. Two of the galls were caused by new species of Diarthronomyia. Three genera of the Scelionidae (Hymenoptera) and four genera of the Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) were also reared from the galls. A key to the ten galls was constructed, but does …

The Sweet Clover Weevil In South Dakota And Recommendations For Its Control, H.C. Severin

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

The sweet clover weevil, bitona cylindricollis Fahr. is one of the principal insect pests attacking sweet clover in South Dakota. While the pest works on sweet clover principally, it has also been found feeding on other clovers and on alfalfa, although only in small numbers. The sweet clover weevil is a European insect which was first reported to have been taken on this continent near Montreal, Canada, in 1924. In 1941 it was found in South Dakota in small numbers but at the present time it occurs abundantly over the entire state.

Recommendations For The Control Of The Most Important Insect Pests Of Potatoes In South Dakota, H.C. Severin

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

The important insect pests attacking potatoes in South Dakota must be controlled if a good or even a fair yield of potatoes is to be harvested. Many different species of insects attack growing potato plants in the state, but the insects of major importance do not form a long list. It is not necessary for the grower to be able to recognize the minor potato insects, but it is a distinct advantage to be able to recognize the major species. Further, it would be profitable if the potato grower would familiarize himself with the life cycle and seasonal h}story of …

How To Control Insects Harmful To Alfalfa Seed Production In South Dakota [Revised], H.C. Severin

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

In order that a grower of alfalfa seed may have the best chance of producing a. good seed yield, the harmful insects in the alfalfa field must be destroyed, while the beneficial pollinating insects should not be reduced but encouraged. The most harmful insects that affect the seed yield of alfalfa in South Dakota are the following: Grasshoppers of several species Crickets of several species Lygus and other plant bugs Clover, potato and other leaf hoppers Flea beetles of several species

A Tumorous Head Mutation In Drosophila Melanogaster, Roy P. Thelander

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Some New Facts In The Biology Of The Box Elder Bug, Milton Tinker

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Biology Of The Goldenrod Gall-Fly, Eurosta Solidaginis (Fitch), Blanchard O. Krogstad

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Milliped Assembly Zinaria Butlerii Isogen (Xystodesmidae), Nell B. Causey

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

On Eurymerodesmidae, A New Family Of Diplopoda (Strongylosomidea), And A New Arkansas Species Of Eurymerodesmus, Nell B. Causey

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

A Larva Of Trichodes Ornatus From A Pollen Trap On A Hive Of Honey Bees, William P. Nye, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Forest Fires In The Northern Rocky Mountains, J S. Barrows

The Bark Beetles, Fuels, and Fire Bibliography

This is a report on an analysis of 36,000 forest fires in the northern Rocky Mountains. The analysis was made to gain a better understanding of the occurrence, behavior, control, and effects of fires, and in turn to obtain essential information required for improved planning and management of fire protection systems. The results present answers to these questions: 1) What is the magnitude of the regional fire problem? 2) What are the basic features of fire behavior under various topographic, fuel, and weather conditions? 3) What have been the results of organized fire control programs including fire prevention, detection, communication, …

Honey Bees For Higher Yields Of Alfalfa Seed In Utah, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Hive And Field Mortality Of Honey Bees In Northern Utah Due To Effects Of Certain Ecological And Chemical Factors, Shih Chun Ma

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The honey bee is the most important pollinating insect in Utah, because various important crops such as fruits, legumes, and vegetable seed crops depend chiefly on it for pollination. In the past, honey bees have suffered repeated severe death losses through contact with arsenic and other agricultural chemicals. Recently the newer insecticides, such as DDT, chlordane, parathion, benzene hexachloride, lindane, toxaphene, and several kinds of miticides have further complicated the problem of bee survival. In addition, natural enemies such as predators and parasites and some unfavorable environmental conditions, including unfavorable temperature and humidity, wind, storm, and other changeable weather conditions, …

Greenbug Control, Wm. M. Rogoff

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

Greenbug infestations in the State of South Dakota are unusual and have generally been broken by the interaction of natural factors such as predators, parasites, and weather. In the 1949 outbreak, the greenbug was seldom if ever the sole cause of damage in infested fields and in most cases spraying would not have been paid for by the remaining crop. The chemicals available for control are exceedingly dangerous to man and livestock, and their use should not be encouraged except where a clear and definite need has been shown to exist.

How To Control Insects Harmful To Alfalfa Seed Production In South Dakota, H.C. Severin

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

In order that a grower of alfalfa seed may have the best chance of producing a. good seed yield, the harmful insects in the alfalfa field must be destroyed, while the beneficial pollinating insects should not be reduced but encouraged. The most harmful insects that affect the seed yield of alfalfa in South Dakota are the following: Grasshoppers of several species Crickets of several species Lygus and other plant bugs Clover, potato and other leaf hoppers Flea beetles of several species

Control Of Grasshoppers Through Chemical Sprays Or Dusts Or Baits, H.C. Severin

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Aircraft In European Corn Borer Control, Gerald B. Spawn

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

The European corn borer is at present considered to be the No. 1 insect pest of corn in South Dakota. It is now known (by specimen records) to be present in every county east of the Missouri river and in Lyman, Gregory and Tripp counties west of the Missouri River in South Dakota. During 1948 the corn borer did an estimated $2,500,000 worth of damage in our state~ In 1949 this damage figure was increased to $7,545,000.

Observations On The Mating Habits Of Halictid Bees, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

New Insecticides. What Is Their Effect On Bees When Applied To Flowering Alfalfa?, George F. Knowlton, William P. Nye, F. V. Lieberman, F. E. Todd, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Rate Of Deterioration Of Beetle-Killed Engelmann Spruce, James L. Mielke

The Bark Beetles, Fuels, and Fire Bibliography

Examination of beetle-killed stands in Utah and Colorado indicate that dead Engelmann Spruce will remain standing and sound for at least 20 years.

The Alkali Bee, Nomia Melanderi Ckll., A Native Pollinator Of Alfalfa, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Pollination (In Growing Alfalfa For Seed In Utah), F. E. Todd, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Leaflet No 1001 - Aerial Baiting For The Control Of The Little Plague Grasshopper (Austroicetes Cruciata Sauss), C. F. Jenkins

Bulletins 1 - 2999

Aeroplanes have been tested for grasshopper control in many parts of the world during the last decade but the insecticides used have been in either dust or spray form.

The aerial distribution of bran bait is quite a recent development in overseas countries and was tried for the first time in Western Australia during the spring of 1949.

New Genera And Species Of Millipeds, Nell B. Causey

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The European Corn Borer, Gerald B. Spawn

Agricultural Experiment Station Entomology Pamphlets (1940-1952)

The European corn borer was first recorded from South Dakota i n the summer of 1946. At that time Hr. H. C. Severin and the author found borers in corn in Union and Lincoln and Minnehaha counties. Less than half of one percent of the stalks in the fields were infested at that time. During the summer of 1948 the infestation had spread over most of the corn producing area of our state. By the fall of that year 36 counties were known to be infested . Several fields in the southeastern part of the state had 100 per cent …

The Effect Of Field Applications Of Insecticides On Honey Bees, Frank E. Todd, F. V. Lieberman, William P. Nye, G. F. Knowlton

All PIRU Publications

Reports of tests of new insecticides have tended to minimize the practical dangers to beekeeping when these toxicants are applied to crops in bloom. The idea is current that these insecticides are harmless to bees if applied during hours when bees are not on the field. An examination of one alfalfa-seed area, where bee losses from commercial applications were reported, prompted a more critical examination to determine the effect of field applications of these insecticides on bees. This paper is a report of field experiments near Logan. Utah, with early-morning applications of DDT, chlordane, parathion, and toxaphene to alfalfa in …

Ec1506 Corn Rootworm Control In Nebraska, Ephriam Hixson, Martin H. Muma, Roscoe E. Hill

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1506 discusses corn rootworm control in Nebraska.

Ec1507 Revised 1949 New Insecticides For The Control Of Grasshoppers In Nebraska, Ephriam Hixson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 1507 Revised 1949 discusses new insecticides for the control of grasshoppers in Nebraska.

Record Of A Fungus Outbreak Among Adult Bees Of The Genus Andrena, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.