Selective control of rangeland grasshoppers with prescribed fire

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-33

  Vermeire, Lance T ^a,c   Mitchell, Robert B ^a,c   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^b   Wester, David B ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Ageneotettix deorum; Artemisia filifolia; Hesperotettix viridis; Melanoplus bowditchi; Pest management

Indexed keywords

GRASSHOPPER; PEST CONTROL; RANGELAND;

ACRIDIDAE; AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FILIFOLIA; HESPEROTETTIX VIRIDIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOPLUS BOWDITCHI; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 23844499762     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003951     Document Type: Article

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