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      <title>Avian Influenza</title>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Twospotted Spider Mites in Strawberries</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>West Nile Virus -  A New Mosquito-Borne Disease in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Southern IPM Center publication.  When choosing a broadcast bait to control imported fire ants, consumers and professional pesticide applicators face a confusing array of brand names and active ingredients with varying product performances. This guide addresses common concerns about broadcast baits to help consumers and professionals choose products that best fit their needs and situations. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>The South American Rice Leaf Miner</title>
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      <dc:creator>JBaldwin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jack L. Baldwin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Dairy Cattle and Dairy Premise Pest Management</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The external parasites that attack Louisiana dairy cattle include several species of insects, mites and ticks that feed externally or from the outside. Recommendations for control in and around dairy barns, fly control in the milk room and insecticide precautions and limitations included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JBaldwin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jack L. Baldwin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bug Biz: Carpenter Bees</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication includes information on the identification and management of carpenter bees. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bug Biz: The Fall Webworm</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 15:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication includes a description and information on the distribution and hosts, life cycle, types of injury to your trees and control of the fall webworm. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DRing@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dennis R. Ring)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Fly Control for Horses</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Flies are the most important insect pests of horses. Among this large, diverse group of insects, the pests of horses include bloodsucking or biting flies, filth or irritation flies, mosquitoes and bot flies. The description, biology, economic/health significance and control are included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JBaldwin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jack L. Baldwin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pecan Scab Disease</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>RSanderlin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Randy S. Sanderlin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Fire Ants</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:18:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The red imported fire ant, a Louisiana resident since the early 1950s, can be a painful pest or a beneficial friend. Depending on your situation, you may want to manage these ants or simply let them go about their helpful way. Eradication vs. management of the fire ant is discussed in this fact sheet. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rice Diseases of Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:13:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication describes the major rice diseases in the southern United States rice-growing region. Detailed color images of bacterial panicle blight, blast, grain smuts, narrow brown leaf spot, shealth blight, sheath rot, stem rot, water mold and stem rot are included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DGroth@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald E. Groth)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Managing Argentine Ants in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2005 18:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Argentine ant, an exotic species brought to New Orleans from South America in the late 1800s, is found throughout the state after being transported in nursery stock and by cars, boats and RVs. Their huge colonies, with millions of workers and hundreds of queens, extend for miles.  Identifying characteristics, areawide management and cultural controls incuded. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>LHooper@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda M. Hooper-Bui)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Mexican Rice Borer Identification Card</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Mexican rice borer is a devastating pest of sugarcane and a serious pest of rice. It was first collected in Louisiana in two pheromone traps on Dec. 15, 2008, near two rice fields northwest of Vinton, La.  Identification, injury, scouting and management infomation included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>NHummel@agcenter.lsu.edu (Natalie Hummel)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Scurf of Sweet Potato</title>
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      <dc:creator>DFerrin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald M. Ferrin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Reniform Nematode</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[During the past two decades, the reniform nematode has emerged as one of the most important nematode species of plant crops in Louisiana.  It attacks a wide range of plant types and is particularly damaging to crops such as cotton, sweet potato, soybeans and many vegetables. Symptoms, management strategies and color images included. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Citrus Greening (or Huanglongbing) Identification Card</title>
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      <title>Nematode Management in Louisiana Sweet Potato Production</title>
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      <dc:creator>TSmith@agcenter.lsu.edu (Tara Smith)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Best Management Practices for Plant Bugs in Midsouth Cotton</title>
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      <dc:creator>DFerrin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald M. Ferrin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Control External Parasites of Beef Cattle</title>
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      <dc:creator>JBaldwin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jack L. Baldwin)</dc:creator>
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      <dc:creator>DFerrin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald M. Ferrin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Insect Pest Management in Louisiana Sweet Potatoes</title>
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      <dc:creator>TSmith@agcenter.lsu.edu (Tara Smith)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rice Pests of Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:56:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>NHummel@agcenter.lsu.edu (Natalie Hummel)</dc:creator>
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      <dc:creator>TSmith@agcenter.lsu.edu (Tara Smith)</dc:creator>
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