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ARS Home Plains Area Sidney, Montana Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory Pest Management Research PMRU Docs Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management: IPM Handbook





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- I. Biological Control
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- IV. Modeling & Population Dynamics
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- VI. Decision Support Tools
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IPM Handbook: Section IV: Population Dynamicsheadline bar Section IV: Population Dynamics (Download PDF version of this section)  IV.1 What Modeling Is and How It Works — Jerome A. OnsagerIV.2 Grasshopper Egg Development: the Role of Temperature in Predicting Egg Hatch — J. R. Fisher, W. P. Kemp, F. B. Pierson, and J. R. WightIV.3 Grasshoppers and Vegetation Communities — Anthony Joern, William P. Kemp, Gary E. Belovsky, and Kevin O’NeillIV.4 Host Plant Quality and Grasshopper Populations — Anthony JoernIV.5 Environmental Factors That Affect Plant Quality — Anthony JoernIV.6 *Melanoplus sanguinipes* Phenology North–South Across the Western United States — J. R. Fisher, W. P. Kemp, and J. S. BerryIV.7 Nutritional Needs and Control of Feeding — Anthony JoernIV.8 Recognizing and Managing Potential Outbreak Conditions — G. E. Belovsky, J. A. Lockwood, and K. Winks  Go to Next Section (Rangeland Management)
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