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What Makes An Animal Choose A Forage, Elizabeth A. Burritt, Frederick D. Provenza
What Makes An Animal Choose A Forage, Elizabeth A. Burritt, Frederick D. Provenza
Wildland Resources Faculty Publications
Consider the following scenarios: To cut the costs of ranching a researcher explores feeding cattle ammoniated straw in winter. Some of the cows maintain themselves on the diet while others lose weight, produce less milk and fail to conceive. A producer in Missouri plants a pasture rich in legumes and high in crude protein, yet his cattle prefer moldy hay and endophyte infected tall fescue to the legumes. Why do animals behave this way? Animals are thought to prefer foods that are palatable but what is palatability? We define palatability as the interrelationship between a food's flavor and postingestive feedback …
Pb1191-The Brown Recluse Spider, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1191-The Brown Recluse Spider, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds
Few things cause as much fear and anxiety in people as the thought of poisonous spiders. Araneophobia, irrational fear of spiders, is widespread in the United States. The brown recluse spider is one of the feared poisonous spiders occurring in Tennessee. This spider is often visualized as an aggressive, bad-tempered monster, just waiting for an opportunity to ambush people. In reality, the brown recluse spider is a shy, retiring spider that does not attack people and usually only bites in response to being injured. Most reported bites occur when putting on old clothing in which the spider is hiding or …
Pb1193-The Black Widow Spider, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1193-The Black Widow Spider, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds
Araneophobia, or an irrational fear of spiders, is common among people in the United States. Few other spiders are as apt to make people uncomfortable as is the black widow. Black widow spiders are very numerous in nearly all parts of the U.S., but cases of reported bites are rare. For the most part, black widows live peacefully in close proximity to humans with little contact. Although both male and female black widow spiders are highly venomous, according to our knowledge, no reports of bites from the males have been recorded.
Pb1303-Managing Pests Around The Home, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1303-Managing Pests Around The Home, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds
Most household pests are insects and are commonly called “bugs.” Other organisms such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, ticks, sowbugs, pillbugs, mites, rats, mice, snakes, bats, squirrels, birds, molds and fungi may enter homes. In Tennessee, one or more of about 40 common pests are found in every home at one time or another. Even the most conscientious person cannot always avoid an occasional pest infestation.