Rapid impact of Impatiens glandulifera control on above‐ and belowground invertebrate communities     

Suzy V. Wood  Norbert Maczey  Amanda F. Currie  Alyssa J. Lowry  Mojgan Rabiey  Carol A. Ellison  Robert W. Jackson  Alan C. Gange 《Weed Research》2021,61(1):35-44

The annual plant Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam) is the most widespread invasive non‐native weed in the British Isles. Manual control is widely used, but is costly and laborious. Recently, biological control using the rust fungus Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae has been trialled. We designed an experiment to assess the impact of these control methods on invertebrate communities in relation to unmanaged and uninvaded habitats, and to determine whether mycorrhizal inoculation aided post‐control recovery of these communities. Sixty invaded and twenty uninvaded field soil blocks were transplanted to the experiment site, where a mycorrhizal inoculum was added to half of all blocks. Biological and mechanical control treatments were applied to twenty invaded blocks independently; the twenty remaining invaded blocks were left intact. Above‐ and belowground invertebrate samples were collected from the blocks at the end of the growing season. Overall, aboveground invertebrate abundance increased with the removal of I. glandulifera, and several groups showed signs of recovery within one growing season. The effect of mechanical control was more variable in belowground invertebrates. Biological control did not affect aboveground invertebrate abundance but resulted in large increases in populations of belowground Collembola. Our experiment demonstrates that mechanical removal of I. glandulifera can cause rapid increases in invertebrate abundance and that its biological control with P. komarovii var. glanduliferae also has the potential to benefit native invertebrate communities.  相似文献   

The integrated control concept and its relevance to current integrated pest management in California fresh market grapes     

Walter J Bentley 《Pest management science》2009,65(12):1298-1304

The foundation of an integrated pest management program involves valid treatment thresholds, accurate and simple monitoring methods, effective natural controls, selective pesticides and trained individuals who can implement the concept. The Integrated Control Concept written by Stern, Smith, van den Bosch and Hagen elucidated each of these points in an alfalfa ecosystem. Alfalfa hay (Medicago sativa L.) has a low per acre value, requires little hand labor and is primarily marketed in the USA. In contrast, fresh market table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) has a high per acre value, requires frequent hand labor operations, suffers unacceptable cosmetic damage and is marketed throughout both the USA and the world. Each of the components of a working IPM program is present in table grape production. Marketing grapes to foreign countries presents special problems with pests considered invasive and where residue tolerances for some selective insecticides are lacking. However, fresh market grape farmers are still able to deal with these special problems and utilize an IPM program that has resulted in a 42% reduction in broad‐spectrum insecticide use from 1995 to 2007. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry  相似文献   

Inhibition of potato sprouting by 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrachloronitrobenzene and methyl ester of a-naphthaleneacetic acid     

J. Howard Ellison 《American Journal of Potato Research》1952,29(8):176-181

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Effect of soil reaction on the performance of certain scab-resistant and susceptible potato varieties     

J. H. Ellison  W. C. Jacob  H. S. Cunningham 《American Journal of Potato Research》1951,28(9):721-727

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Wound healing in the gastrointestinal tract   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

G W Ellison 《Seminars in veterinary medicine and surgery (small animal)》1989,4(4):287-293

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192iridium brachytherapy, using an intracavitary afterload device, for treatment of intranasal neoplasms in dogs.     

J P Thompson  N Ackerman  J R Bellah  B S Beale  G W Ellison 《American journal of veterinary research》1992,53(4):617-622

After surgical removal of a primary intranasal neoplasm, an implant device, designed to deliver 192iridium (192Ir) brachytherapy, was positioned in the nasal cavity of 8 dogs. Ribbons containing 192Ir seeds were placed in the device, using an afterloading technique. Dosimetry, to a dose of 7,000 to 10,000 centiGray (cGy), was calculated to encompass the site previously occupied by the tumor and a 1-cm margin of surrounding normal tissue. The quantity of 192Ir implanted varied between 16.69 and 100.80 mg of radium equivalent. The duration of implantation ranged from 90 to 168 hours. All dogs tolerated the implant well, but had a mucoid nasal discharge after radiotherapy. The implant device allowed rapid application and removal of the radioactive ribbons. Mean (+/- SD) radiation exposure to each radiotherapist during seed loading and unloading was 14.4 (+/- 5.3) and 4.5 (+/- 0.9) mrem, respectively. A uniform dose distribution around the intranasal implant device was achieved; however, dogs that received doses in excess of 9,400 cGy at the dorsolateral surface of the nose and/or hard palate had bone and soft tissue necrosis between 70 and 120 days after treatment. One dog was euthanatized 50 days after treatment because of metastatic disease, and 2 dogs were euthanatized because of local tumor recurrence at 125 and 212 days. Death, considered unrelated to treatment, occurred in 1 dog that was euthanatized 27 days after treatment and in 3 dogs that died 30, 93, and 456 days after treatment. Necropsy was performed on 3 of these dogs and evidence of intranasal neoplasia was not observed. One dog remained disease-free at 587 days after treatment.  相似文献   

Fitch diets in New Zealand: an analytical survey     

Rammell CG  Brooks HV  Bentley GR  Savage GP 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1985,33(12):207-209

Fitch diets from 30 farms were surveyed and analysed for moisture, protein, carbohydrate, fibre, ash, fat and individual fatty acids, fat peroxide value, and infinity-tocopherol. The dietary raw materials most often used were mutton, fish, poultry, beef and cereals. Eight of the 30 breeders added no vitamin or other supplements. Analytical mean (range) values on a wet matter basis were: moisture, 66.3 (49.6-76.8)%; protein, 16.5 (12.4-21.2)%; carbohydrate, 2.5 (<0.1-8.7)%; fibre, 0.4 (0.1-1.0)%; ash, 3.7 (1.2-8.3)%; fat, 10.6 (1.4-26.1)%; peroxide value, 5.7 (0.3-110) m.equiv x /kg fat; infinity-tocopherol, 13 (0.6-103) mg/kg; calculated gross energy value, 7.2 (3.7-13.7) MJ/kg. Protein contributed 42 (20-79)% of the gross energy value; fat, 49 (15-74) %, and carbohydrate, 6 (0-20) %. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA's) comprised 10 (3.6-39) % of the total fatty acids. The ratio of infinity-tocopherol to PUFA was 2.1(0.1-10.5) mg/g. Results of the survey are discussed in the light of nutrient requirements for the fitch.  相似文献   

Factors affecting publication in peer‐reviewed journals of abstracts presented from 2008 to 2012 ACVO meetings     

Ellison Bentley  Megan Koester  Tali Bdolah‐Abram  Nadav Yair  Ron Ofri 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2019,22(2):147-152

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Protozoal infections of the cornea and conjunctiva in dogs associated with chronic ocular surface disease and topical immunosuppression          下载免费PDF全文

Billie Beckwith‐Cohen  David J. Gasper  Ellison Bentley  Howard Gittelman  Angela E. Ellis  Karen F. Snowden  Barbara C. Shock  Michael J. Yabsley  Richard R. Dubielzig 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2016,19(3):206-213

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In vivo susceptibility of Salmonella panama to polymyxin B sulfate and combistrep     

B J Williams  O E Bentley 《Avian diseases》1969,13(2):412-414

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