Barcoding Insects as a Way to Track and Control Them

From:  pestnet@yahoogroups.com By Dennis O’Brien USDA April 30, 2012 Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using “DNA barcodes” to monitor insects that damage crops as diverse as wheat, barley and potatoes, and to make pest management decisions. [...]

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Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course Set for June 2012

January 27, 2012 Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course Set for June LINCOLN, Neb. — A hands-on course on the basics of invasive plant ecology and management for public and private landowners, managers, students and others will be offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte this [...]

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New publication: Insects of upland crops in Cambodia

Publication Code: MN143 ISBN: 978 1 921615 88 7 (online) Publication Date: July 2010 Author(s): Pol Chanthy, Stephanie Belfield and Robert Martin Summary An insect identification field guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia. This book is part of a series of publications produced by ACIR in support of the rollout of on-farm [...]

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New publication: Weeds of upland crops in Cambodia

Publication Code: MN141 ISBN: 978 1 921531 65 1 (online) Publication Date: October 2009 Author(s): Robert Mart in & Pol Chanthy Summary A weed identification guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia. Sponsored by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, the NSW Department of Primary Industries, and the Cambodian Agricultural Research and [...]

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International Short Course on Pest and Disease Diagnostics

  Pest and Disease Diagnostics for International Trade and Food Security August 22 - September 2, 2011 The Ohio State University Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Wooster, Ohio  USA   Why Take This Course? Accurate identification of plant diseases and insect pests is the first step in integrated pest management. It is also a linchpin [...]

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Pestnet (http://www.pestnet.org): Free on-line Crop Protection and Quarantine Advisory Service by Grahame Jackson, Australia    Pestnet (http://www.pestnet.org) is a free on-line crop protection and quarantine advisory service with more than 1000 members. Run entirely by volunteers, it was first established in 1999 for the Pacific. In 2001 it expanded to south Asia, and in 2003 [...]

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