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Herbaceous response and cattle diets following brush management in the Post Oak Savannah
(1980)
A study was intiated in May 1977 to examine the interaction of brush management and season on herbaceous production and composition,, chemical and botanical composition of cattle diets, and performance of lightweight steers ...
Management of lepidopterous pests of cabbage in the Texas rolling plains
(1981)
A composite economic threshold was developed for use in management of lepidopterous cabbage pests. Major emphasis was on the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), and imported ...
The use of aerial color infrared photography as a survey technique for Psorphora Columbiae (Dyar and Knab) (diptera: culicidae) oviposition habitats in Texas riceland agroecosystems
(1983)
Soil samples were collected from permanent pastures, rice and soybean fields in Chambers County, TX over a 2 1/2 year period to study the oviposition behavior of Psorophora columbiae (Dyar and Knab) and gather ground ...
Factors influencing the population dynamics of brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum L. in South Texas
(1983)
The brown soft scale in South Texas is usually controlled by a complex of parasites. Observations made over a ten year period showed that the scale was disrupted by drift of ethyl and methyl parathion from applications ...
Weed control systems for no-till crop rotations in the Central Texas Blackland Prairie
(1986)
Experiments were conducted to evaluate weed control practices in no-till cropping systems for the Central Texas Blackland Prairie. Herbicide placement techniques for preemergence applications of pendimethalin [N-(1-ethyl ...
Spanish goat diets following manipulation of South Texas mixed brush
(1987)
Forage availability and diet selection by Spanish goats were monitored seasonally from summer 1983 to spring 1984 to determine the influence of selected brush management treatments and range site on botanical composition ...
Factors regulating the ingress and establishment of a woody plant (Prosopis glandulosa) in perennial grasslands
(1987)
A series of experiments were conducted to quantify the extent to which dissemination and establishment of mesquite is enhanced by activities of domestic livestock. In the Rio Grande Plains of south Texas, dispersal of ...
Influence of cotton cultivars on boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) behavior and pheromone production
(1986)
Research was conducted to quantify volatile compounds emanating from the flower buds of seven cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. ) cultivars at two planting location, to determine the influence of the volatiles on boll weevil ...
Developing economic thresholds for rice stink bug management in Texas using dynamic programming
(1988)
Updating of the treatment recommendations used by Texas rice producers' for the management of the rice stink bug (RSB) is the objective of this study. Present treatment recommendations used in Texas and throughout the ...
Biological control of citrus blackfly in Texas
(1982)
Studies of citrus blackfly (CBF), Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (1977-82) indicated a widespread current distribution of the exotic parasite Encarsia opulenta Silvestri, established ...