Pest Management Professional, May 2018
Fig 8 Typical undergrowth on the Harrison Experimental Forest April 2017 underbrush by using a tractor and brush hog for example Opening up the undergrowth can be done by hand but requires more manpower than our eight person staff based in Starkville has available We believe our first cleanup effort was a success see Fig 9 but there is much more clearing that still needs to be done ConClusions The USFS termiticide testing program has served the American public and pest management industry for 80 years providing unbiased candidate termiticide efficacy data for state and federal regulators The testing program has provided performance data for all termiticides currently registered in the United States These reports provide efficacy data of registered termiticides to the pest management industry pesticide manufacturers government regulators and the American consumer By making this data publicly available the USFS enables people to make informed decisions concerning the protection of the wood framing in their homes and outdoor structures from termite damage For the foreseeable future the USFS termiticide testing program will continue to provide information about these products pmp DR SHELTON is the project leader and a research entomologist FYE is a biologist DR TANG is a research forest products technologist and DR MANKOWSKI is a research entomologist all are with the USFS Forest Products Laboratory Durability and Wood Protection Research unit Starkville Miss Contact them at pmpeditor@ northcoastmedia net Fig 9 A single plot lane after clearing debris and vegetation BIRD CONTROL IS EASY And quick And Profitable And recurring Are you Working with a full toolbox mypmp net pest management professional May 2018 75
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