on both pest and beneficial organisms often associated with livestock and poultry production....

Beneficial insects such as Trichogramma ostriniae can be used as part of an integrated management program for European corn borer or on their own to reduce ECB damage. Releasing beneficial insects is an approved practice for certified organic...

, decaying vegetation 20 to 30 days > 20 miles Remarks: Blood feedi ng results in decreased performance production. Foot stomping is good indication of fly presence. Horse fly, Tabanus atratus several species 4, 5 (on front) 1 to 3 years Margins...
species to one year Remarks: Transmit bluetongue and encephalitis; feed in evening and at night. Mosquitoes, Culex spp. 11 7 to 30 days several species Aedes spp. water-filled holes, animal wastes, swamps Stagnant water containing organic matter...

horizontal distribution of nematodes, it is critical to take several composite soil samples from each field or production unit. Obviously, the higher number of soil samples taken per field, the higher accuracy will be obtained in assessing the nematode...
from these sections. A minimum of 4 composite samples is suggested per production unit, preferably < 2 to 3 acres per sample. Plant-parasitic nematodes are unevenly distributed in infested fields and particularly during the early years after...

-CSREES. Production team: Karen English and Mary Woodsen. Photographs: Lang Elliot, Joe Ogrodnick, Robert McNiel, Bird Barrier America, Inc., Cornell University Photography, Jim Kalisch (Dep’t. of Entomology, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln). Cornell Cooperative Extension...
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