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Subject listing for: Arthropods


parent: Biocontrol, Suppressiveness

Canberra Organic Growers Society: Gardening Techniques

Description:
This list of brief downloadable publications from the 1990's contains introductory information for people interested in organic farming or gardening. Examples include planting guides (based on Canberra, Australia's climate), and articles on companion plantings, beneficial insects, and green manures.

Accessible from:
http://www.cogs.asn.au/techniques.html

Fort Hays University soil ecology links page

Description:
The Fort Hays University (USA) soil ecology links page has lists of links categorized by main classes of organisms and is especially strong in soil macrofauna, from centipedes to ants to slugs

Accessible from:
http://www.fhsu.edu/agriculture/soilsecologywebsites.htm

Gaugler Laboratory on Entomopathogenic Nematodes

Description:
This Research Group page from Rutgers University (USA) has photos, a description of biocontrol using nematodes, and links to other nematode biocontrol sites.

Accessible from:
http://nematodes.rutgers.edu/

Insect Parasitic Nematodes

Description:
This page from Ohio State University (USA) has resources on nematode biology, a photo gallery, and an excellent listing of retail suppliers of nematode biocontrol organisms.

Accessible from:
http://www2.oardc.ohio-state.edu/nematodes/

Morphology and Taxonomy of Entomopathogenic nematodes

Description:
This short page has information and photos on how to identify several genera of insect-infecting nematodes, as well as lists of species and links to other sites on biocontrol of insects with nematodes.

Accessible from:
http://kbn.ifas.ufl.edu/kbnstein.htm

Nematodes as biological control agents of insects

Description:
This site from the University of Nebraska (USA) has sections on specific genera of nematodes for biocontrol, as well as a bibliography and links section to other sites on biocontrol.

Accessible from:
http://nematode.unl.edu/wormepns.htm

Sampling Protocols for Microarthropods

Description:
An overview of sampling protocols for terrestiral microarthropods in the prairie ecozone, including methods for soil sampling, behavioral extraction, and washing techniques.

Accessible from:
http://www.eman-rese.ca/eman/reports/publications/sage/sage10.htm

Servicios Integrales en Areas Rurales

Description:
Este sitio presenta información sobre la avispa parasitiode de pupa de mosca, Pachis, que se usa para el control biologico de las plagas de moscas.

Accessible from:
http://www.galeon.com/siar/

Soil biology movies

Description:
To see soil biology in action, visit Tom Loynachan's Soil Biology Movies page, with 16 QuickTime movies covering soil life from actinomycetes to mites.

Accessible from:
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/~loynachan/mov/


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