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| Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_invasive_pests/
Last checked: 09/2005 |
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| Publication Type:
| Trade |
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| Author(s): | Liskey, Eric;
Kennedy, Mike |
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| Author Affiliation: | Liskey: Executive Editor; Kennedy: Staff Writer, Grounds Maintenance |
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| Title: | Invasive pests: These unwelcome immigrants are slipping into the United States and causing major disruptions to our habitats and economy |
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| Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 35, No. 3, March 2000, p. 18-20, 47-48, 50, 52, 54, 56,+. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation |
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| # of Pages: | 12 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Invasive pests; Pest profile; Popillia japonica; Anoplophora glabripennis; Pueraria montana; Dreissena polymorpha; Apis mellifera; Euphorbia esula; Lythrum salicaria; Solenopsis geminata; Lymantria dispar; Federal legislation; Biological control; Pest control; Predators of insect pests; Case studies; Carduus nutans; Invasive weeds
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles several invasive pests, including the medfly, Japanese beetle, Asian long-horned beetle, kudzu, zebra mussel, fire ant, and gypsy moth. Also discusses invasive pests and their control in general, addressing methods of invasion, biological control, preventive measures against invasion, containing the pest, and legislation for non-native pest imports. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color & b/w
Maps
Includes sidebars, "Medfly", p. 20; "Bringing back balance: The upside of biological control", p. 47; "A tale of weevils and thistles: The downside of biological control", p. 47; "Japanese Beetle", p. 48; "Asian Long-Horned Beetle", p. 50; "Kudzu", p. 52; "Zebra Mussel", p. 54; "Fire Ant", p. 56; and "Gypsy Moth", p. 58 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Liskey, E., and M. Kennedy. 2000. Invasive pests: These unwelcome immigrants are slipping into the United States and causing major disruptions to our habitats and economy. Grounds Maint. 35(3):p. 18-20, 47-48, 50, 52, 54, 56,+. |
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Last checked: 09/2005 |
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