The "BASIC" newsletter

Basic program components | 1
Handling mite pressure | 2
Why soil sample? | 3
Integrated pest management and basic | 4
Green laceings:are these upaid workers in your cotton | 5
Why is Biological Control Important? | 6
Bigeyed bugs: can you find these bugs in your cotton? | 7
Petiole analysis – an important tool in cotton | 8
Hedgerows and Herbaceous Strips | 9
By Gail Langellotto, Post-doctoral Associate, UC Davis
A new look at an old pest: what makes lygus hungry for cotton squares? | 10
By Andrew G. Zink and Jay A. Rosenheim
Department of Entomology, University of California at Davis
Why try basic? | 11
Suggested types of beneficial insect refuges | 12
Habitat: What and How to Plant| 13
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas | 13
What is Farmscaoing | 14
By Rex Dufour
Appropriate Technology for Rual Areas
Spider mite control biologically | 15
By Ramana G. Colfer, Jay A Rosenheim, and Larry D. Godfrey
Assessing the lygus debate | 16
By Stefan Long, Dietrick Institute
Alfalfa interplanted with cotton: how does it work? | 17
Using trichogramma in cotton ipm programs | 18
Now its Time to Plant Annual Habitat | 19
Weed workshop looks at alternatives | 20
Whole systems thinking on the farm | 21
The mighty minute pirate bug | 22

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