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Bullet-Proof Boll Weevil: The History Of Boll Weevil Eradication, Evan A. Berg
Bullet-Proof Boll Weevil: The History Of Boll Weevil Eradication, Evan A. Berg
Theses and Dissertations
Farmers and entomologists have all experimented with various methods to find the best way to defeat the United States' boll weevil. The techniques themselves, while expansive, can be examined within the scope of the years that they were used. This provides an exciting insight into how cotton pest management became more complex as the decades moved on and revealed how the science of cotton pest management evolved to deal with the boll weevil and other future cotton threats.
Review Of Major Crop And Animal Arthropod Pests Of South Texas, Holly N. Davis, John A. Goolsby, Donald B. Thomas, Ismael Badillo, Rupesh R. Kariyat, Christopher Vitek, Danielle Sekula
Review Of Major Crop And Animal Arthropod Pests Of South Texas, Holly N. Davis, John A. Goolsby, Donald B. Thomas, Ismael Badillo, Rupesh R. Kariyat, Christopher Vitek, Danielle Sekula
Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations
The Lower Rio Grande Valley is an area in Texas that consists of the four southern-most counties. This area contains a diverse range of agriculture and land-use including vegetable, row-crop and livestock production. The year-around cool to hot subtropical climate means that green vegetation is continually present, including many crops. Geographically, it shares an international border, making it a region vulnerable to new invasive species and the re-introduction of pests that have been previously eliminated in the United States. These combined factors lead to an array of arthropod pests that may have serious impacts on the crops, animals, and people …
Effect Of Land Use Change On South Texas Bats, Katharine Leigh Jones
Effect Of Land Use Change On South Texas Bats, Katharine Leigh Jones
Theses and Dissertations
Bats were acoustically recorded in South Texas over the summer of 2017. Nine species of bats were recorded and identified.