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Bumble Flower Beetle, Taun Beddes, Ryan S. Davis Dec 2011

Bumble Flower Beetle, Taun Beddes, Ryan S. Davis

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The bumble flower beetle (BFB) is a common member of the Scarabaeidae (scarab) beetle family. Its common name originated because adult BFB’s often fly close to the ground and emit a loud buzzing sound similar to that of a bumble bee. Larvae (grubs) and adults are often found in or near fermenting and/or decomposing organic matter.

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Corn Earworm, Diane G. Alston, Shawn Olsen, James Barnhill Dec 2011

Corn Earworm, Diane G. Alston, Shawn Olsen, James Barnhill

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In Utah, there are typically three generations of corn earworm (CEW) each year. The first generation of adults either come from overwintering pupae (southern and central Utah), or migrate into northern Utah. The adult moth is tannish brown with a 1 1/2 inch wingspan. The front wings are marked with a distinct dark spot in the center and darker bands near the outer margins. The hind wings are lighter tan, with a dark band along the outer margins. The male moths have green eyes. Moth flight occurs primarily on warm, overcast evenings. Moth populations can be monitored using pheromone or …

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Hemipteran Beneficiosos: Damsel Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson, Forest Young Dec 2011

Hemipteran Beneficiosos: Damsel Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson, Forest Young

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Los insectos depredadores pueden proveer un control de pestes natural al comer insectos no deseados. Este servicio beneficioso se llama control biológico. Los insectos depredadores son una de las razones por las que las poblaciones de pestes pueden mantenerse a niveles no-dañinos.

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Spruce Health In Utah Landscapes, Ryan S. Davis, Michael R. Kuhns, Claudia Nischwitz Dec 2011

Spruce Health In Utah Landscapes, Ryan S. Davis, Michael R. Kuhns, Claudia Nischwitz

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Spruces are common trees in cultivated landscapes in Utah. They have varied shapes, attractive foliage color, and can be fairly long-lived. They have pests, but not overly so, and are not very messy.

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Getting Chemicals Into Trees Without Spraying, Michael R. Kuhns Dec 2011

Getting Chemicals Into Trees Without Spraying, Michael R. Kuhns

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Chemicals are applied to trees for many reasons. Insecticides repel or kill damaging insects, fungicides treat or prevent fungal diseases, nutrients and plant growth regulators affect growth, and herbicides kill trees or prevent sprouting after tree removal. Spraying is the most typical way to apply these chemicals. It is fast, uses readily available equipment, and is understood. The down side of spraying is that much of the chemical being applied is wasted, either to drift, run off, or because it can not be applied precisely to where it is needed in the tree. Also, in many cases the chemical is …

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Sunscald Injury Or Southwest Winter Injury On Deciduous Trees, Katie Wagner, Michael R. Kuhns Dec 2011

Sunscald Injury Or Southwest Winter Injury On Deciduous Trees, Katie Wagner, Michael R. Kuhns

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Sunscald or southwest winter injury presents a significant threat to the trunks and limbs of certain deciduous trees. Although it can happen on shrubs it is more common on trees.

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Procedure And Checklist For Water Vaccination Of Meat Turkey Flocks, David D. Frame Nov 2011

Procedure And Checklist For Water Vaccination Of Meat Turkey Flocks, David D. Frame

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Vaccination for certain diseases is an important component of the health management program for commercial meat turkey production. Because of logistical challenges almost all routine vaccination of meat turkey flocks is administered through the drinking water.

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Buying And Feeding The Family Milk Cow, Allen Young Nov 2011

Buying And Feeding The Family Milk Cow, Allen Young

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This publication lists characteristics of cow breeds, how to choose the right breed for your needs, how to maintain the animal, and how to control and monitor milk production.

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Winterizing Your Horse's Feet, Scott Mckendrick, James Keyes, Karmella Dolecheck Nov 2011

Winterizing Your Horse's Feet, Scott Mckendrick, James Keyes, Karmella Dolecheck

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This publication gives tips and instructions on winterizing horse's feet in order to keep them safe and healthy.

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Beneficial True Bugs: Big-Eyed Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson Nov 2011

Beneficial True Bugs: Big-Eyed Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson

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Predatory insects can provide natural pest control by eating unwanted pests. Insect predators are one factor that help maintain pest populations at non-damaging levels, an action known as biological control. By conserving predatory insect populations, plants can be protected from pest attack and excessive damage.

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Western Tentiform Leafminer Phyllonorycter Elmaella, Diane G. Alston, Michael E. Reding Nov 2011

Western Tentiform Leafminer Phyllonorycter Elmaella, Diane G. Alston, Michael E. Reding

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Western tentiform leafminer populations can vary tremendously between years or even between generations within a single year. A large population in Utah's commercial fruit districts hasn't been observed since the early 2000s. Increasing resistance to organophosphate insecticides and variable effectiveness of at least six parasitic wasp species that attack the leafminer can influence the population size.

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White Apple Leafhopper, Diane G. Alston, Michael E. Reding Oct 2011

White Apple Leafhopper, Diane G. Alston, Michael E. Reding

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Controlling Slugs And Snails In Utah, Larry A. Sagers, Kerry A. Rood Oct 2011

Controlling Slugs And Snails In Utah, Larry A. Sagers, Kerry A. Rood

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Slugs and snails are rated by many gardeners as the worst garden pests. Considering their competition, this is a dubious honor. These pests are not insects but are mollusks that are more closely related to shellfish, such as mussels and clams.

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Preventing Poisoning Of Pets When Using Slug And Snail Baits, Kerry A. Rood, Larry A. Sagers Oct 2011

Preventing Poisoning Of Pets When Using Slug And Snail Baits, Kerry A. Rood, Larry A. Sagers

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Slugs and snails are one of the most common garden pests in the State of Utah. Because they are so widespread and destructive, many different methods are used to keep the pests under control. Baits are frequently applied as a treatment, but using pesticides can create hazard for non-target wildlife and pets.

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The Communicator, October 2011, Terry Messmer Oct 2011

The Communicator, October 2011, Terry Messmer

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This publication is an issue of "The Communicator" highlighting details of sage-grouse local working groups.

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Cranberries, Melanie Jewkes Oct 2011

Cranberries, Melanie Jewkes

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Cranberries can be an easy way to add variety to meals and snacks. Learn how to use fresh cranberries and other ways to incorporate the nutritional benefits of cranberries into your diet.

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Flax Facts, Carolyn Washburn Oct 2011

Flax Facts, Carolyn Washburn

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This fact sheet provides nutritional, safety, storage, and health information on flax.

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Elm Bark Beetles And Dutch Elm Disease, Ryan S. Davis Sep 2011

Elm Bark Beetles And Dutch Elm Disease, Ryan S. Davis

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Bark beetles (Family Curculionidae, Subfamily Scolytinae) are some of the most devastating insect pests in the world. Closely related to weevils, there are almost 500 species of bark beetles in North America alone, each with unique host plants, habits, and life cycles. It is crucial to accurately identify a suspect bark beetle before you consider treatment options.

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Pear Sawfly, Vincent P. Jones, Ryan S. Davis Sep 2011

Pear Sawfly, Vincent P. Jones, Ryan S. Davis

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The pear sawfly, which is actually a wasp, is a common pest on pear, cherry, and hawthorn in Utah. The slug-like appearance of the larval stage has prompted this insect to also be referred to as the pear or cherry slug in various parts of the country.

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Low Stress Weaning Alternatives For Cow-Calf Producers: Fenceline-Weaning, Kerry A. Rood Sep 2011

Low Stress Weaning Alternatives For Cow-Calf Producers: Fenceline-Weaning, Kerry A. Rood

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This publication explains fenceline weaning for calves as a low stress weaning option.

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Utah’S Adaptive Resources Management Greater Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups Accomplishment Report, Utah State University Extension Sep 2011

Utah’S Adaptive Resources Management Greater Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups Accomplishment Report, Utah State University Extension

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No abstract provided.

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Peach Leaf Curl Disease, Claudia Nischwitz Sep 2011

Peach Leaf Curl Disease, Claudia Nischwitz

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No abstract provided.

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Eriophyid Mites, Bud, Blister, Gall, And Rust Mites, Ryan S. Davis, Taun Beddes Sep 2011

Eriophyid Mites, Bud, Blister, Gall, And Rust Mites, Ryan S. Davis, Taun Beddes

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Eriophyid mites are translucent, cigar-shaped microscopic mites that cause deformities on many plants species. These mites are noticed when their feeding causes abnormalities of plant tissues such as erineum, galls, brooms, leaf curling, blisters, rusts, silvering, fruit rusetting, and deformed buds, catkins, fruits, etc. Fortunately, these mites rarely cause serious harm to plants, and control is seldom needed. In fact, eriophyid mites can serve as an alternative food source for predatory mites when their primary food source is absent.

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Fall Webworm, Ryan S. Davis, Vincent P. Jones Sep 2011

Fall Webworm, Ryan S. Davis, Vincent P. Jones

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The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, is a common defoliator of ornamental and fruit trees in Utah. Starting around late July, the caterpillars, webbing, and damage become noticeable, particularly in some of the canyons adjacent to populated areas (Little Cottonwood canyon, Logan canyon, Provo canyon, etc.).

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Understanding High Altitude Cooking, Abbey Carlson, Karin Allen Sep 2011

Understanding High Altitude Cooking, Abbey Carlson, Karin Allen

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At high altitudes, there is lower atmospheric pressure simply because there is less atmosphere above us. Picture a column of air above you.

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Tips For Teaching Knife Skills, Karin E. Allen, Janet Smith Sep 2011

Tips For Teaching Knife Skills, Karin E. Allen, Janet Smith

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This publication gives tips about teaching knife skills safely and effectively.

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European Earwig (Forficula Auricularia), Diane G. Alston, Andrew Tebeau Aug 2011

European Earwig (Forficula Auricularia), Diane G. Alston, Andrew Tebeau

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The European earwig (Order Dermaptera, which means “skin wings” to describe their leathery wings) (Fig. 1) is native to Europe, western Asia, and parts of Africa. The common name “earwig” comes from a myth that the insect would climb into the ears of humans and chew into the brain, but this is false. The European earwig was first introduced into Utah in the early 1900s. Establishment and population growth have been remarkably successful in northern Utah.

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Have Fun! The Importance Of Play In Couple Relationships, Naomi Brower Aug 2011

Have Fun! The Importance Of Play In Couple Relationships, Naomi Brower

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Strong, healthy, happy, and long lasting relationships do not just happen, they require effort; and one of the things every relationship needs is a little fun. This fact sheets tips on having fun in your relationship. As you become aware of the barriers to fun, make plans, and take action to overcome them, you will find greater happiness in your relationship and life in general

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Beneficial True Bugs: Damsel Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson Aug 2011

Beneficial True Bugs: Damsel Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson

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Predatory insects can provide natural pest control by eating unwanted pests. This beneficial service is known as biological control. Predatory insects are one factor that maintains pest populations at non-damaging levels. By conserving and encouraging predatory insect populations, plants can be protected from pest attack and excessive damage.

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Utilization Of Heterosis In A Beef Cow Herd, D. R. Zobell, J. Severe Aug 2011

Utilization Of Heterosis In A Beef Cow Herd, D. R. Zobell, J. Severe

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This publication defines heterosis in cows and gives information on the fundamentals, needs, and types of heterosis.

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