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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Camellia Flower Blight</title>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Twospotted Spider Mites in Strawberries</title>
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      <title>Bug Biz:  Pecan Phylloxera</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:46:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana is blessed with long growing seasons which make year-round gardening possible. To be successful, however, you must have an insect management program. Learn how to tell if the insect is beneficial to your garden, or if it is a pest and determine what to use if controls are necessary. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>LHooper@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda M. Hooper-Bui)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:06:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:51:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Phytophthora Blight of Peppers</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:16:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Foliar Diseases of Watermelon</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Downy Mildew on Cucurbits</title>
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      <title>The Pest Ants of Louisiana:  A Guide to Their Identification, Biology and Control</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 20:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
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