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The attendance
of theme parks and zoos is a worldwide experience that millions of people
seek every year. There may be an altruistic meaning behind the development
of many facilities such as zoos and animal themed parks....
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There are approximately 3000 species of mosquito in the world, about 200 in theUnited States and about 60 species are found where I work in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Many of these mosquito species are not only annoying biters of humans or animals but are also disease vectors.
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This article
makes recommendations based upon a successful German cockroach control
program implemented by the author in a commercial animal housing facility.
Using an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach the situation has been
brought under control and the roach population is being maintained at
acceptable levels.
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The control
of spider mites (Tetranychidae) on Musoid plants is challenging in any
large collection of ornamental plants. The colonization of Musoid plants
by spider mites normally begins on the oldest or senescent leaves.
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When an
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is evaluated, the use of beneficial
insects and disease-resistant plants are usually acknowledged as the main
tools of such a program. Cultivation
methods, such as controlled watering, pruning, and mulching, are not covered
very well in texts about IPM (Yepsen 1985, Horn 1988, Olkowski et al 1991).
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Much
has been written about Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and how its implementation
in agriculture and horticulture has reduced pesticide use. Releasing beneficial
insects, alternating toxic chemicals with more benign ones to reduce insect
immunity, and other elaborate programs are being utilized by commercial
operations.
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