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Pesticide Use On Utah's Small Grain Crops, Howard Deer, Alan H. Roe Oct 1997

Pesticide Use On Utah's Small Grain Crops, Howard Deer, Alan H. Roe

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Data from usable pesticide survey responses was entered in a computer database and checked for entry errors. A database record was stored for each unique combination of grower, crop, pesticide, and target pest(s). All character data (such as brand names) were standardized for consistent usage and spelling. Specific methods used to enter and standardize data and to perform calculations are described below:


Noxious Weeds...A Biological Wildfire, Steven A. Dewey Aug 1995

Noxious Weeds...A Biological Wildfire, Steven A. Dewey

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Invasive noxious weeds have been described as a raging biological wildfire—out of control, and spreading rapidly. The devastation from these alien plants includes enormous economic losses to agriculture and irreparable ecological damage to wildlands


Vertebrate Animal Pest Control, Usu Extension Jun 1995

Vertebrate Animal Pest Control, Usu Extension

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Vertebrate pest control deals with animals possessing a backbone. Vertebrate pests include any vertebrate, native or introduced, domestic or wild, which affects human health, well-being, or conflicts in some way with human activities. This conflict can be either real or perceived.


Mormon Crickets: A Brighter Side, Charles Macvean Jul 1991

Mormon Crickets: A Brighter Side, Charles Macvean

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In a recent appraisal of Mormon crickets (Anabrus simplex Haldeman), Raffelson (1989) reminds us that these insects are a subject of great concern and dislike among Western ranchers and farmers.