Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management.

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Branson, David H. and Bethany R. Redlin (eds.). 2001. Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.

Abstract
Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification, and Management contains: (1) Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management User Handbook (USDA-APHIS Technical Bulletin Number 1809) which provides practical information on biological and chemical control methods; range management techniques; and environmental impacts. The handbook incorporates decision support tools and an overview of grasshopper ecology, outbreaks and modeling; (2) Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers by R. E. Pfadt (Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912) including fact sheets on 56 common grasshoppers; (3) Grasshoppers (Acrididae) of Colorado: Identification, Biology and Management by J. L. Capinera and T. S. Sechrist (Colorado State University Experiment Station Bulletin 584S); (4) Hopper 4.0 and Carma 3.3 decision support software for rangeland grasshopper management; (5) New research on using grazing management to reduce grasshopper outbreaks; (6) New research on grasshopper control methods which reduce pesticide application rates, costs, and environmental concerns; (7) Additional grasshopper management information. The CD-ROM is a joint technology transfer project of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (through the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney, Montana), the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the University of Wyoming-Laramie.

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