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      <title>Soil Fertility And Plant Growth In Soils From Pine Forests And Plantations: Effect Of Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis Invicta (Buren)</title>
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      <title>Argentine Ant Habitat</title>
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      <title>Bug Biz: Twospotted Spider Mites in Strawberries</title>
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      <title>Landscape Weed Control Basics &amp; Herbicides</title>
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      <title>Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers are on the Move</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:52:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Scouting and Biological Control of Two-spotted Spider Mite</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In recent years, IPM programs are becoming more attractive to ornamental growers. Scouting is a key component of any IPM and helps you to (1) detect when pests are first present, (2) make proper control decisions and (3) monitor whether your control practices are effective. Here are some tips on how to scout and practice IPM for the control of one of the top greenhouse pests - twospotted spider mite. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>The Pest Ants of Louisiana:  A Guide to Their Identification, Biology and Control</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Factors that influence pesticide performance include water quality, coverage, agitation, mixing, watering practices, water temperature, rotation, application time, pesticide incompatibility, residual activity and surfactant use. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This 2013 guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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