Guide to the Siricid Woodwasps of North America
The Siricidae are a family of large, colorful, stingless wasps whose larvae bore into wood. They are members of the suborder Symphyta (sawflies, and horntails or woodwasps) of the insect order Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), and are characterized by having a broad waist and an ovipositor modified to insert ...
Initiating Fall Leaf Colors
Spring flower colors are raised in fall to crown the trees. The pigments are the same but the colored Containers have changed from dainty petals to coarse, broad leaves. Fall tree colors are composed of pigments that can be divided into oil paints, watercolors, and earth tones.
Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America
Oaks are primarily temperate region trees and shrubs numbering approximately 600 species worldwide. Oaks have occupied the nonglaciated landscape of North America since the Cretaceous Period. Fifty oak species are represented in two-thirds of the eastern North American forest cover types and dominate 68 percent of hardwood forests (191 million ...
Boll Weevil Eradication
What is the Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Program? This program is a cooperative effort in which State and Federal officials work with cotton growers to eradicate the boll weevil incrementally from the Southeastern United States. Since 1892, the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) has plagued U.S. cotton farmers. Boll weevil ...
Proposed Boll Weevil Cooperative Control Program in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with State organizations and Texas cotton producers, is proposing a program to control the boll weevil in the counties of Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, and Willacy in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. This proposal ...
Georgia's Cogongrass Task Force Initiative
With only 25 known infestations, cogongrass, (Imperata cylindrica), is an emerging invasive species in Georgia. To facilitate cooperation in all areas of management, both of cogongrass and other invasive species, State and federal agencies, university personnel and EPPC members have combined to form the Georgia Invasive Species Task Force.
Butterflies and Moths of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands: Rare, Endangered, and Management - Sensitive Species
We present a compilation of 122 taxa of butterflies and moths that are of special interest in the Pacific Northwest, regarding forest management and conservation. Our list is not a nomination slate for survey and monitor species; rather, it is an assemblage of species that should be considered as premier ...