PPT-Blister Beetles… “Sometimes a problem during drought Years”

Information for this ppt copied from WSU Extension Fact Sheet FS113E By Dan Fagerlie Extension Tribal Liaison WSU Colville Reservation FRTEP amp APHIS PPA 7721 NATIVE Project Director USDA APHIS PPQ and WSU FRTEP Extension . Members of the red oak group are particularly susceptible to infection Disease development is favored by cool wet springs and in years when such conditions occur noticeable leaf deformity results White oaks are rarely infected even in years with coo When the adult beetle is disturbed blood containing this toxin is exuded from the leg joints 57348e 57356uid can cause blisters when it comes in contact with the skin Beetles killed during alfalfa harvest operations and incorporated into baled alfal For hay producers particularly pro ducers of alfalfa hay and their customers who feed hay to livestock the concern becomes serious if these beetles are con57375rmed as blister beetles Blister beetles are toxic even potentially lethal to some species LCR science provider for the Dung Beetle Release Strategy Group (DBRSG). The low down and dirty of what introducing dung beetles can do for . New Zealand . ~ 8,000 species worldwide. Shovel-shaped head for bull-dozing.. By Stephanie . Modlin. EDCI 270. Objective (HOME). To give an introduction to beetles to high school students using an interactive PowerPoint where the students are able to identify beetle classifications, names (5 beetles), characteristics, habitat, and food sources with 100% accuracy. . Chapter 2. AG 201. Dr. WJ Mueller. Famines get a lot of attention. Fairly small part of the world food problem. If we solved the famine problem. The hunger problem would not be much less. Famines are:. Tlamacazapa. , Guerrero, Mexico. Robin Lynch. Hydrology. April 29,2010. Tlamacazapa. , Guerrero. Remote mountain village. Extreme poverty. Water scarcity. Reliant on wells contaminated with arsenic. Source: Google Maps. NDSU, AES. State Climatologist. Updated . 8/31/2017. Prelude to Drought 2017 for ND . Period. Precipitation. Ranking. Fall 2016. 14. th. Wettest. Winter 2016-17. 6. th. Wettest. September through February. Out of the Dust By karen hesse A winner of the Newberry Medal Jaguar Jumpstart Read the article entitled “The Drought.” It may look familiar. We read it last week. Complete the worksheet on the back, which teaches you how to summarize the article. Figure 1. rush . Figure 2. Male black blister beetle pursuing female Colorado Insect of Interest Black Blister Beetle Scientific Name: Epicauta pensylvanica (DeGeer) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) F University,U.S.CSU E. fabriciiresponsible for blister beetle death at harvest. Raking and baling have been shown to dislodge dead beetles from hay. Visual inspection of baled hay to detect blister bee and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078 405.744.5527 Vol. 1 8 , No. 3 1 http://entoplp.okstate.edu/pddl/pdidl 7/ 18 / 201 9 Blister Beetle Repor : Reducing the Risk of Blister Beetle Contamination in Alfalfa Hay. Allen Knutson Extension Entomologist, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Dallas Blister beetles contain a chemical, that can cause blisters, and can be toxic when accidentally fed to livestock in forage. Of nine species observed in Montana, only one has been reported to have damaged crops. This fact sheet describ