Deterring non-target birds from toxic bait sites for wild pigs
Scientific Reports, 2021 Toxic baiting of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) is a potential new tool for population control and damage reduction in the US. Field trials testing a prototype toxic bait (HOGGONE 2 containing 5% sodium nitrite [SN]), though, revealed that wild pigs spilled ...
Nathan P. Snow +8 more
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales, 2019 En México existe un vacío de conocimiento sobre la mortalidad y sanidad de plantaciones forestales tropicales. Por tanto, un ensayo de procedencias de Enterolobium cyclocarpum se estableció en dos sitios (Pinotepa de Don Luis y Valdeflores) de la región ...
Mario Valerio Velasco García +4 more
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Establishing the nutritional landscape and macronutrient preferences of a major United States rangeland pest, Melanoplus sanguinipes, in field and lab populations [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2021 When given a choice, most animals will self-select an optimal blend of nutrients that maximizes growth and reproduction (termed “intake target” or IT). For example, several grasshopper and locust species select a carbohydrate-biased IT, consuming up to ...
Deanna Zembrzuski +6 more
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A New Species of \u3ci\u3eAphis\u3c/i\u3e in Minnesota (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower, \u3ci\u3eEchinacea Angustifolia\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
, 2018 Aphis echinaceae, n. sp. is described from specimens collected in Douglas County, Minnesota, on Echinacea angustifolia (DC.). The aphid is illustrated with biometric data for alate and apterous vivipara.
Lagos, D. M, Voegtlin, D. J
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Graellsia, 2017 Se describe Aphis cuyana López Ciruelos & Ortego, sp. n. (Aphididae, Aphidinae) a partir de hembras vivíparas ápteras y aladas recogidas sobre Gymnophyton polycephalum (Apiaceae) en localidades de las provincias argentinas de La Rioja, San Juan y Mendoza.
Sara I. López Ciruelos +3 more
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Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 The economics of managing disease transmission at the wildlife–livestock interface have received heightened attention as agricultural and natural resource agencies struggle to tackle growing risks to animal health.
Stephanie A. Shwiff +7 more
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Morphological Differentiation Between \u3ci\u3eAphis Spiraecola\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eAphis Pomi\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Aphididae) [PDF]
, 2017 Aphis pomi and Aphis spiraecola, are both found on agriculturally important hosts such as apple and pear, and in trap collections. Their morphological similarity makes identification difficult.
Halbert, Susan E, Voegtlin, David J
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The Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) Associated With Bell Peppers and Surrounding Vegetation in Southern Illinois [PDF]
, 2018 Outbreaks of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) disease, caused by an aphid- transmitted pathogen, greatly reduced yields of bell pepper in southern Illinois in the mid-1990s.
Kagezi, Godfrey H +2 more
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Apparent Prevalence of Swine Brucellosis in Feral Swine in the United States
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Samples were collected in 35 states as part of a national monitoring system to detect multiple diseases in feral swine (Sus scrofa). During March 2009 through December 2010, we collected serum samples from 4,479 feral swine from 13 states, and 159 ...
Kerri Pedersen +7 more
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Lead-Free, High-Powered Rifle Bullets and their Applicability in Wildlife Management
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 In recent years, concern over the use of lead-based ammunition for hunting has been growing, primarily due to consumption of discarded offal by scavengers and donated game meat for human consumption. While there are alternative bullet technologies on the
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