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Link Angler's Guide to Fish Diseases and Parasites
Occasionally anglers catch fish that show signs of infection or parasitism. Is the fish safe to eat? The usual and safest response to this question is, "When ...
Link Cage Culture: Cage Culture Problems BROKEN
Cage culture is one of the most intense forms of aquaculture. Due to its intense nature, cage culture can have problems.
Link Cage Culture: Site Selection and Water Quality BROKEN
Ponds are not always suitable for cage culture of fish. Before venturing into cage culture make sure your pond will support the increased biological load that ...
Link Drought Conditions Which Affect Fish and Ponds
Continued drought and high temperatures can become critical to both commercial fish producers and sportfish pond managers. As ponds lose water, the fish become ...
Link Farm Pond Safety BROKEN
It is the farm operator's responsibility to see that his/her farm pond is as safe as possible. This factsheet provides some recommendations for achieving pond ...
Link Fish Kills in Indiana: Their Causes and Prevention
For anyone who has a stocked pond--and there are thousands in Indiana--fish kills can be quite a problem. The condition called "fish kill" occurs when a number ...
Link Fish Kills: Their Causes and Prevention
A few dead fish floating on the surface of a pond or lake is not necessarily cause for alarm. Expect some fish to die of old age, injury, winter starvation, or ...
Link Forest Health Issues Affecting CRP Plantations Ten years and Beyond
This publication contains a list of the most common diseases and insects that cause damage to CRP plantations, including fusiform rust, annosus root, and pitch ...
Link Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual
Link Insect Pests of Christmas Trees
This site contains images and descriptions of various insect pests that affect christmas trees
Link Managing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs
It is often necessary to give a little extra attention to trees and shrubs in the fall to help them over-winter and start spring in peak condition. ...
Link Minor Pests of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
Most growers of Fraser fir Christmas trees in western North Carolina are familiar with its major pests: spruce spider mites, balsam twig aphids and balsam ...
Link Needle Cast Diseases In Christmas Trees
Needle cast diseases of conifer needles are caused by fungi. They can cause Christmas tree growers considerable losses when trees are tagged in the summer to ...
Link Nutrient Deficiencies in Trees
This fact sheet provides information on``some of the nutritional deficiencies found in urban trees in``Tennessee and the responses of trees to those ...
Link Oxygen Depletion in Ponds
From June to October, oxygen depletion is the most common cause of fish kills in Georgia ponds. Depletion of oxygen in pond water will occur when conditions ...
Link Partial Poisoning of Overcrowded Fish Ponds
The ultimate fate of many farm ponds is an overcrowded bluegill population that has few bass present. This is a classical condition that results when ...
Link Pine Tortoise Scale
One of the more difficult insects for Christmas tree growers to control is the pine tortoise scale (Toumeyella parvicornis).
Link Protecting Trees and Shrubs Against Winter Damage
Minnesota's harsh climate is often responsible for severe damage to landscape plants. Winter sun, wind, and cold temperatures can bleach and desiccate ...
Link Rosette Bud Mite On Fraser Fir
Rosette buds affect the quality of Fraser fir grown for Christmas trees. The more rosette buds that are on a tree and the more years the tree has rosette buds, ...
Link Rust Mites In Christmas Trees
White pine and Fraser fir Christmas tree growers have occasional problems with the rust mite at higher elevations (>3000 ft). Because damage doesn't occur ...
Link Selecting and Shipping Samples To Help Determine Cause of Fish Kills
A guide to fish kills.
Link The Balsam Twig Aphid
The balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus Koch) (BTA) is a small, pale green aphid that feeds on fir trees in the spring. BTA feeding on the new growth of ...
Link The Balsam Woolly Adelgid (Aphid)
The balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae) (BWA), previously called the balsam woolly aphid, is a tiny, soft bodied insect which appears as white, woolly spots ...
Link The Spruce Spider Mite In Fraser Fir
If you have Fraser fir Christmas trees with off-color or chlorotic foliage, especially after a dry spell in the summer or fall, chances are you have damage ...
Link White Grub Control in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
Proper vegetation management is critical to grub control by decreasing grub damage and discouraging grubs from coming back.
Link Why Do Trees Die?
Link Winter Kill in Channel Catfish
Winter Kill Syndrome is a serious disease affecting farm-raised channel catfish during colder months.
Link Woodlands Protection
This publication discusses the importance of recognizing dangers to woodland health and suggests ways of protecting it.
Link Pentastomid Infections in Fish
The pentastomes are a group of worm-like parasites that infect many different species of fish. Infections have been found in several families of fish including ...
Link 2009 Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: Watercress
Guide summarizing different diseases affecting watercress
Link Brown Spot in Florida Rice
Brown spot is one of the most important rice diseases in Florida. The disease can adversely affect the yield and milling quality of the grain. Under ...
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