Archaeological Excavations at Wickliffe Mounds, 15BA4: Mound F. Mound A Addendum, and Mitigation for the Great River Road Project, 1985 and 1986. Kit W. Wesler and Sarah W. Neusius. Wickliffe Mounds Research Center Report No. 2. Murray State University, Wickliffe Mounds Research Center, Wickliffe, Kentucky, 1987. ix + 69 pp., tables, figures, references. $3.00 (paper).

Abstract Rose plants (var Obsession) in 3 gal pots were used for this test in the Pesticide Research Center greenhouses at Michigan State University. The plants were 2-3 ft tall. Precounts were made on 8 Aug by counting all aphids on each plant. The plants were blocked by the precounts and treatments were applied on 10 Aug. Insecticides were sprayed to runoff with a R&D CO2 sprayer with a single 8008 nozzle at 50 psi except for the Marshal/Suscon treatments which were evenly applied to the surface of the soil. The amount of AI/ plant for the Marshal/Suscon treatments was the same as was used for the Advantage treatments. Eight plants could be treated with 1 liter of finished spray. All of the treatments were replicated 6 times with 1 plant being a replicate. Post counts were made by counting all aphids on each plant on 25 Aug.

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Thrips Control on Gloxinia 1997

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/23.1.345 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 345-345

Author(s):

D. R. Smitley ◽

T. W. Davis ◽

M. M. Williams

Keyword(s):

Research Center ◽

Michigan State University ◽

State University ◽

Pre Treatment

Abstract Gloxinia plants were obtained in flats from Earl J. Small Inc. in Florida, and transplanted to 6-inch :lay pots on 5 May. Plants were grown in a thrips infested greenhouse at the Pesticide Research Center at Michigan State University. The pre-treatment counts were made on 24 Jul by collecting 2 buds per plant, extracting the thrips with EtOH, filtering through a Buchner funnel and counting the number of thrips under a dissecting microscope. Only 3 of the 7 replicate plants were sampled for precounts since only 25% of the plants had begun to flower. Pre counts were used to block the treatments. The treatments were sprayed on 28 Jul, 1 Aug, 4 Aug, and 8 Aug with a handheld R&D CO2 sprayer with an 5008 nozzle at 30 psi. On 11 Aug, flowers were collected to determine efficacy of insecticide treatments against thrips. One or two flowers were collected rom each plant. Some plants had flowered and already dropped their flowers, but at least 5 plants in each treatment had flowers suitable for sampling (n = 5 - 7) except for 3 treatments in which the treatments severely damaged the flowers. Counts from plants with only one flower were doubled to correate with the remaining plants which all were sampled using two flowers.

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Whitefly Control on Crabapple Trees, 1994

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/20.1.295 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 295-295

Author(s):

D. R. Smitley ◽

T. W. Davis

Keyword(s):

Foliar Spray ◽

Research Center ◽

Michigan State University ◽

State University ◽

Flat Fan Nozzle

Abstract Twenty 30-inch-tall Crabapple trees were planted in 3 gal plastic pots and grown in a greenhouse at the Pesticide Research Center, Michigan State University. The trees were obtained free of whitefly in May but by late Jul were heavily infested. No precounts were taken. The Marathon treatments were incorporated into the soil on 27 Jul. The Tame/Orthene treatment was applied as a foliar spray to runoff on 27 Jul, 3 Aug, and 12 Aug with an R&D CO2 sprayer at 20 psi with an 8003 flat fan nozzle. Each treatment was replicated 4 times. Postcounts were made on 25 Aug and 30 Sep. The 25 Aug counts were taken by removing 4 old and 4 new leaves from each tree and counting the no. of whitefly immatures and pupae in 4.5 cm2 per leaf. The 30 Sep sample was taken by removing 2 old and 2 new leaves per plant and counting the no. of whitefly larvae in an area of 1.1 cm2 on the underside of each leaf with a dissecting microscope. The no. in the table have been converted to reflect the same amount of area observed for both sets of postcounts (5 cm2).

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Western Flower Thrips Control, Michigan, 1993

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/19.1.343 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 343-343

Author(s):

D. R. Smitley ◽

T. W. Davis

Keyword(s):

Western Flower Thrips ◽

Research Center ◽

Michigan State University ◽

State University ◽

Flower Thrips

Abstract Forty-eight geranium plants grown from plugs were used for this test at the Pesticide Research Center greenhouses at Michigan State University. Pretreatment counts were taken on 8 Jun by counting all adult thrips and immatures on the undersides of 5 leaves randomly taken from each plant. The plants were blocked according to these and treatments were applied on 9 Jun. All plants were 8-10 inches tall at the time of the application. Insecticides were sprayed to runoff with a R&D CO2 sprayer with a single 8008 nozzle at 50 psi except for the Marshal/Suscon treatments which were applied to the surface of the soil. The same amount of Al/plant was applied for the Advantage and Marshal/Suscon treatments. The Marshal/Suscon treatments were applied as 1 liter of finished spray per 15 pots. All treatments were replicated 6 times with 1 plant being a replicate. Posttreatment counts were taken 1 and 2 wk after treatment on 15 Jun and 22 Jun in the same fashion as the pretreatment counts. The control plants and plants treated with Marshal/Suscon were counted again on 7 Jul to see if the insecticides required time to translocate in the plants.

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67 Effects of Maternal Disposition and Calf Chute Behavior at Weaning on Calf Finishing Performance

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz397.148 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 98 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 64-65

Author(s):

Michael Sims ◽

Paul A Beck ◽

Cyril B Stewart ◽

Cody Shelton ◽

Reagan N Cauble ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Time ◽

Research Center ◽

State University ◽

University Of Arkansas ◽

Oklahoma State University ◽

Point Scale ◽

Calf Performance ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Temperament has been reported to impact calf performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between maternity disposition and calf temperament at weaning to finishing performance. Maternal disposition at calving and calf chute behavior at weaning data were collected from the University of Arkansas between August 2017 and May 2018. Calves were finished at Oklahoma State University Willard Sparks Research Center between October 2018 and August 2019. Cow behavior was observed at calving and received a disposition score (CDS) that used a 5-point scale where a score of 1 was highly aggressive, and a 5 was apathetic. At weaning, calf weight (WW) and chute behavior (CS) was recorded. Chute behavior at weaning used a 5-point scale; a score of 1 was indicative of a calm exit, and a 5 was aggressive when exiting the chute. Data were analyzed using the GLIMMIX procedure of SAS. Significance was declared at P ≤ 0.05. Calves with CS of 2 at weaning had greater BW both on arrival to feed yard (P < 0.01) and at harvest (P = 0.01) than calves with a CS of 3. Calves from cows with CDS of 3 had greater feedlot arrival weights (P = 0.01) and ADG (P = 0.01) than calves from cows with CDS of 4. This study indicates that cattle with nervous chute behavior (CS = 3) had potentially detrimental effects on performance and can impact overall life-time productivity.

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