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  • Management of powder-post beetles, Dinoderus minutus F. in freshly cut bamboo

    Creator:
    Garcia, Carlos Manalo
    Abstract:
    The goal of this project was to develop an integrated pest management strategy for the control of a powder-post beetle (Dinoderus minutus F.). This species causes serious damage in Philippine bamboo. Developmental threshold and thermal constants were examined and natural enemies and ftmgi associated with beetles were investigated. Finally, the...
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    Dissertation
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    project was to develop an integrated pest management strategy for the control of a powder-post beetle

  • Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) management using wheat (Triticum aestivum) as a false host

    Creator:
    Al-thahabi, Salam A.
    Abstract:
    Small broomrape (Orobanche minor) is an obligate, chlorophyll-lacking parasite that parasitizes red clover (Trifolium pratense) roots. This study was conducted to develop and implement an integrated, biologically based control program for small broomrape by using wheat as a false host to reduce the soil seed bank. The relationship between temperature...
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    Dissertation
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    and implement an integrated, biologically based control program for small broomrape by using wheat

  • AppleMgr, a prototype decision aid for apple pest management

    Creator:
    Haley, Sue
    Abstract:
    Computer decision aids can help integrate and apply diverse sources of information and expertise to problems of integrated pest management (IPM) in agriculture and forestry. AppleMgr combines a rule-based expert system with databases and spreadsheets in a prototype decision aid intended to be expanded and modified for use by extension...
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    Dissertation
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    INDIRECT COSTS OF PEST CONTROL 77 Introduction 77 Methods 77 Results 78 Discussion 80 AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM