Plant + Insect Sciences

CAS SciFinder for Biological Research

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0000

SciFinder for Biological Research

Wed., Nov. 9, 1-2pm Central Time
Tues., Nov. 15, 5-6am Central Time
Tues., Nov. 15, 11am-12noon Central Time
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Register: http://casevents.webex.com

SciFinder Web (Chemical Abstracts) supports interdisciplinary research by covering topics such as drug-target interactions, biomarkers and enzymes, as well as many other topics of interest for the biomedical scientist.

Learn how to:
- Locate literature on your research topics.
- Find target molecules.
- Stay current with "Keep Me Posted" alerts

After you register, you'll receive an e-mail confirmation containing the teleconference phone numbers.

If you can't attend the e-Seminar broadcasts, the presentation will be available for on-demand viewing from the same URL after Nov. 15.

OECD iLibrary = international development e-books + more

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:55:00 +0000

Find international development e-books, research papers, and statistical publications by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in UW-Madison's subscription to OECD iLibrary.

Selected recent titles of interest:

Apples: International Standards
Apricots: International Standards
Asparagus: International Standards
Bioheat, Biopower and Biogas: Developments and Implications for Agriculture
Challenges for Agricultural Research
Citrus Fruits: International Standards
Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation
Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the United States
Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices
OECD Agriculture Statistics
Peaches and Nectarines: International Standards
Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms
Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture
Test No. 227: Terrestrial Plant Test: Vegetative Vigour Test - OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems

Preserving biodiversity: Seed saving and Seed banks

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:09:00 +0000

Who preserves and controls crop biodiversity?

How and why do they do it?

* Agriculture, biodiversity and markets : livelihoods and agroecology in comparative perspective

* Agrobiodiversity conservation and economic development

* Agrobiodiversity hotspots : access and benefit sharing

* Banishing the biopirates : a new approach to protecting traditional knowledge

* Biodiversity in agricultural production systems

* Biopiracy of biodiversity : global exchange as enclosure

* Confronting biopiracy : Challenges, cases and international debates

* Conserving plant genetic diversity in protected areas : population management of crop wild relatives

* Crop wild relative conservation and use

* Economics of managing crop diversity on-farm : Case studies from the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative

* Food security, biological diversity and intellectual property rights

* Future control of food : a guide to international negotiations and rules on intellectual property, biodiversity and food security

* Garden seed inventory : an inventory of seed catalogs listing all non-hybrid vegetable seeds available in the United States and Canada

* Gardening with heirloom seeds : tried-and-true flowers, fruits, and vegetables for a new generation

* Gardens of destiny [film]

* Gene flow between crops and their wild relatives

* Genetic resources, traditional knowledge and the law : solutions for access and benefit sharing

* Governing agrobiodiversity : plant genetics and developing countries

* Heirloom tomato : from garden to table : recipes, portraits, and history of the world’s most beautiful fruit

* Heirloom vegetable gardening : a master gardener’s guide to planting, growing, seed saving, and cultural history

* Orchard invisible : a natural history of seeds

* Patenting lives : life patents, culture and development

* Plant conservation genetics

* Saving seeds : the economics of conserving crop genetic resources ex situ in the future harvest centres of the CGIAR

* Seed conservation : turning science into practice

* Seed diversity in the drylands : women and farming in South India

* Seed hunter [film]

* Seed to seed : seed saving and growing techniques for vegetable gardeners

* Seed trade in rural markets : implications for crop diversity and agricultural development

* Seeds, sex and civilization : how the hidden life of plants has shaped our world

* Sowing autonomy : gender and seed politics in semi-arid India

* State-farmer partnerships for seed diversity in Mali

* Vegetable seed production

* Viking in the wheat field : a scientist’s struggle to preserve the world’s harvest

Bio-contamination & Bio-remediation

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:03:00 +0000

Toxic contamination of soil, water, air, plants, animals and humans is on my mind lately, as a result of Japan's earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant crisis.

One path to detoxification is "bioremediation" - the application of biological processes to sequester or break down contaminants, either on- or off-site.

Books & E-books:

Biochemical mechanisms of detoxification in higher plants: basis of phytoremediation
Biodegradation and bioremediation
Bioremediation: a critical review
Bioremediation: applied microbial solutions for real-world environmental cleanup
Bioremediation of contaminated soils
Biotransformations: bioremediation technology for health and environmental protection
Ecology of industrial pollution
Environmental biotreatment: technologies for air, water, soil, and waste
Fungi in bioremediation
Mycoremediation: fungal bioremediation
Natural and enhanced remediation systems
Natural processes and systems for hazardous waste treatment
Phytoremediation: transformation and control of contaminants
Produce contamination problem: causes and solutions
Remediation of contaminated environments
War and nature: the environmental consequences of war in a globalized world

Conference Proceedings:

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management 2009
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management 2007
Mutational analysis of root characters in food plants: proceedings of a final research coordination meeting, organized by the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture and held in Antalya, Turkey 11-15 October 2004
Scientific basis for nuclear waste management XXVI: symposium held December 2-5, 2002, Boston
Agricultural aspects of nuclear and/or radiological emergency situations; OECD/NEA Workshop, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, 12-14 June 1995
Relative effectiveness of agricultural countermeasure techniques, REACT : proceedings of a workshop organised by the Commission of the European Communities DG XII-D-3 Radiation Protection Research, DG XI-A-I Radiation Protection, Brussels, 1-4 October 1991

Technical Reports & Government Documents:

Arrangements for preparedness for a nuclear or radiological emergency: safety guide
Bioremediation of munitions contaminated soil: annual report
Citizen’s guide to bioremediation
Classification of soil systems on the basis of transfer factors of radionuclides from soil to reference plants
Comparison of the models and assumptions used in the DandD 1.0, RESRAD 5.61, and RESRAD-Build 1.50 computer codes with respect to the residential farmer and industrial occupant scenarios provided in NUREG/CR-5512
Environmental consequences of the Chernobyl accident and their remediation: twenty years of experience
Management of waste from the use of radioactive material in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education: safety guide
Nuclear waste: DOE’s environmental management initiatives report is incomplete
Preparedness and response for a nuclear or radiological emergency : safety requirements
Probabilistic accident consequence uncertainty analysis: food chain uncertainty assessment
Soil-to-plant concentration ratios for assessing food-chain pathways in biosphere models
Technical basis for assessing uranium bioremediation performance
Use of bioremediation at Superfund sites
Use of plants for the removal of toxic metals from contaminated soils

Bee populations collapsing worldwide

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:20:00 +0000

"Four previously abundant species of bumblebee are close to disappearing in the United States"

~ Reuters news story about the research article "Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees"

Colony Collapse Disorder + Bee pathology

Asian apiculture: proceedings of the First International Conference on the Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites (1993)
Disappearing disease: a comparison of seven different stocks of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) (1984)
Fruitless fall: the collapse of the honey bee and the coming agricultural crisis (2008)
Hearing to review the status of pollinator health including colony collapse disorder: hearing before the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives (2009)
Honey bees: colony collapse disorder and pollinator role in ecosystems (2009)
Morphology, evolution, and host associations of bee-associated mites of the family Chaetodactylidae (Acari:Astigmata): with a monographic revision of North American taxa (2008)
Nosema disease: its control in honey bee colonies (1978)
"Pesticides and Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder" in The IPM Practitioner (September/October 2008)
"Pesticides indicted in bee deaths" in The best American science writing (2010)
Review colony collapse disorder in honey bee colonies across the United States: hearing before the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives (2007)
USDA: CCD Action Plan (2007)
USDA: CCD Questions and Answers (2008)
A World without bees (2009)

Bees + Beekeeping

La Africanización de colonias manejadas de Apis mellifera L. en el Perú (2009)
Asian honey bees: biology, conservation, and human interactions (2006)
Bee (2006)
Bee pollination in agricultural ecosystems (2008)
Bees in America: how the honey bee shaped a nation (2006)
The Bees of the world (2007)
Bees, wasps, and ants: the indispensable role of Hymenoptera in gardens (2010)
Bumblebees: behaviour, ecology, and conservation (2010)
The Buzz about bees: biology of a superorganism (2008)
Honeybee democracy (2010)
The incomparable honeybee & the economics of pollination (2009)
Natural beekeeping: organic approaches to modern apiculture (2007)
Plan bee: everything you ever wanted to know about the hardest-working creatures on the planet (2009)
The Quest for the perfect hive: a history of innovation in bee culture (2010)
A Short history of the honey bee: humans, flowers, and bees in the eternal chase for honey (2009)

Also of interest...

Animal architects: building and the evolution of intelligence (2007)
Bee-inspired protocol engineering: from nature to networks (2009)
Cognitive ecology II (2009)
Debugging the link between social theory and social insects (2008)
Ecology of social evolution (2008)
Food exploitation by social insects: ecological, behavioral, and theoretical approaches (2009)
Genome mapping and genomics in arthropods (2008)
Insect hydrocarbons: biology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology (2010)
Organization of insect societies: from genome to sociocomplexity (2009)
The Philosophy of animal minds (2009)
The Smartest animals on the planet (2009)
The Superorganism: the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies (2009)

Rooftops come alive

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:07:00 +0000

[Image source: TonyTheTiger, Wikimedia, Creative Commons]

"Living roofs" are sprouting up around the country, along with businesses providing associated products and services.

Books:

* Green roof systems : a guide to the planning, design, and construction of landscapes over structure

* Green roofs in sustainable landscape design

* Planting green roofs and living wall s

* Green roof : a case study

* Green roof plants : a resource and planting guide

* Ken Smith, landscape architect : urban projects [includes: The Museum of Modern Art, roof garden]

* Green roofs : ecological design and construction

* Groundswell : constructing the contemporary landscape [includes: The Museum of Modern Art roof garden, New York]

* Sky gardens : rooftops, balconies, and terraces

* Guideline for the planning, execution and upkeep of green-roof sites : roof-greening guidelines

* Roof gardens : history, design, and construction

* Eco-pioneers : practical visionaries solving today’s environmental problems [includes: Urban rooftop agriculture] > online e-book

* World of environmental design [includes: v.4 Roof gardens]

* Apartment farmer : the hassle-free way to grow vegetables indoors, on balconies, patios, roofs, and in small yards

* Patios, terraces, decks, and roof gardens

* Town and roof gardens

* Sod house

Conference proceedings:

* Low impact development : new and continuing applications : 2nd National Low Impact Development Conference, March 12-14, 2007, Wilmington, NC [includes: Using Green Roofs and Other BMPs to Reduce the Need for Stormwater Retention Capacity Requirements -- Selecting the Proper Components for a Green Roof Growing Media -- Evaluating a Spreadsheet Model to Predict Green Roof Stormwater Management -- Selecting a Green Roof Media to Minimize Pollutant Loadings in Roof Runoff]

* Low impact development for urban ecosystem and habitat protection : International Low Impact Development Conference, November 16-19, 2008, Seattle, WA [includes: A Laboratory Comparison of Green-Roof Runoff Water Quality -- A Study of Green Roof Hydrologic Performance in the Cascadia Region -- Early-Life Roof Runoff Quality: Green vs. Traditional Roofs -- Flow Monitoring of Three Ecoroofs in Portland, Oregon -- The Stormwater Control Potential of Green Roofs in Seattle -- Green Envelopes: Contribution of Green Roofs, Green Facades and Green Streets to Reducing Stormwater Runoff, CO2 Emissions and Energy Demand in Cities -- A Deterministic Lumped Dynamic Green Roof Model -- Quantifying Evapotranspiration Rates for New Zealand Green Roofs -- Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Ecoroofs]

* World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009 : great rivers : May 17-21, 2009, Kansas City, MO [includes: Monitoring the Hydrologic Effects of an Extensive Green Roof -- Rainwater Harvesting for Non-Potable Use in Gardens: A Comparison of Runoff Water Quality from Green vs. Traditional Roofs -- The Lawrence Technological University Greenroof Performance Evaluation Project -- McCormick Place West Hall Conference Center Stormwater Reclamation Tunnel and "Green Roof" Helps Advance Chicago’s Clean Water Agenda]

* GeoCongress 2008 : geosustainability and geohazard mitigation : March 9-12, 2008, New Orleans, LA [includes: Design of an Instrumented Model Green Roof Experiment]

* World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 : Ahupuaʻa : May 12-16, 2008, Honolulu, HI [includes: Green Roofs : A BMP for Urban Stormwater Quality? -- A Water Quality Assessment of Two Green Roof Stormwater Treatment Systems]

* World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007 : restoring our natural habitat : May 15-19, 2007, Tampa, FL [includes: Selecting a Green Roof Medium for Water Quality Benefits -- An Assessment of Green Roof Stormwater Treatment Systems for Stormwater Volume Reduction]

* Geosynthetics research and development in progress : Geo-Frontiers 2005 Congress, January 24-26, 2005, Austin, TX [includes: State of the Green Roof Industry in the United States]

* Managing watersheds for human and natural impacts : engineering, ecological, and economic challenges : Watershed 2005, July 19-22, 2005, Williamsburg, VA [includes: Green Roof Hydrologic and Water Quality Performance from Two Field Sites in North Carolina]

* World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2003 : June 23-26, 2003, Philadelphia, PA [includes: Stormwater Detention and Retention Abilities of Green Roofs -- A North Carolina Field Study to Evaluate Greenroof Runoff Quantity, Runoff Quality, and Plant Growth]

Government documents:

* Green roofs for stormwater runoff control

* Green roofs

* Vegetated roof cover : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Videos:

* Design e² : the economies of being environmentally conscious ["The third program, The green machine, follows Mayor Richard M. Daley as he strives to make Chicago "the greenest city in America" with numerous LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified buildings, a solar-powered public transportation system, and many green roofs, including one on Chicago’s City Hall."]

Golf courses go greener

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:10:00 +0000

Turfgrass managers have taken up the mantle of sustainability. Over the past decade, a number of golf courses around the country have even started to "go organic"!

Some of the alternatives to synthetic pesticides proposed by one golf course site include:

1. Beneficial insects
2. Beneficial nematodes
3. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)
4. Compost
5. Corn gluten
6. Fish emulsion
7. Garlic oil/juice
8. Horticultural oils (vegetable-based instead of petrochemical based)
9. Kelp/seaweed extracts
10. Lemon & vinegar formulations
11. Lime
12. Beneficial microbes and microbial derivatives
13. Milky spore
14. Neem
15. 100% "organic" fertilizers
16. Pheromone lures
17. Pyrethrin/pyrethrum
18. Rock dust minerals
19. Biopesticides
20. Products on the national list of approved substances established under the Organic Foods Product Act of 1990
21. Products approved as organic by duly accredited certifying organizations such as the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) and the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)

And some of the proposed prohibited substances include:

1. All synthetic chemical pesticides
2. Arsenic
3. Biosolids derived from sewage sludge or industrial waste (i.e. Milorganite)
4. Genetically modified products, ingredients, or seeds (endophytically enhanced seed and improved grass seed cultivars produced through conventional breeding programs are not GM and therefore are permitted.)
5. Piperonyl butoxide and other synthetic ingredients
6. Pyrethroids
7. Tobacco
8. Pesticides dispensed by automatic misting systems

For further reading:

* Sustainable golf courses: a guide to environmental stewardship

* Ecological golf course management

* "Pesticide Exposure from Residential and Recreational Turf" and "Lawn and Turf: Management and Environmental Issues of Turfgrass Pesticides" in Hayes’ handbook of pesticide toxicology

* Alternative turfgrasses for more environmentally sustainable golf course management: velvet bentgrass putting greens and fine fescue/colonial bentgrass fairways

* Turfgrass chemicals and pesticides: a practitioner’s guide

* Turf problem solver: case studies and solutions for environmental, cultural, and pest problems

* Proceedings of the IInd International Conference on Turfgrass Science and Management for Sports Fields: Beijing, China June 24-29, 2007

* Golf course irrigation: environmental design and management practices

* Water quality and quantity issues for turfgrasses in urban landscapes

* Managing wetlands on golf courses

* USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online (TERO)

9/29-10/3: Wisconsin Book Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:39:00 +0000

This year's WI Book Festival theme is "Beliefs." Events of particular interest to plant and insect researchers:

A Legacy of Conservation
Wednesday, September 29 | 3:30-6 PM
Venue: Wisconsin Union Theater/Memorial Union
Please join us for a special program to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and to explore Wisconsin's historic and continuing legacy of conservation leadership and innovation. Featured speakers will include Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan of the USDA, USDA NRCS Chief Dave White, and Neil Maher, Rutgers University historian and author of Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement.

The Beast Within, & Becoming Animal
Wednesday, September 29 | 5:30-6:30 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Are humans merely animals or are we something more? Our beliefs about where we stand in the chain of creation shape both our sense of identity and our actions. The Beast Within, by Joyce Salisbury, examines the moment in the West when our confident assertion of our superiority gave way to our awareness of the bestial lurking within our humanity. Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology by David Abram draws readers ever deeper into their animal senses, showing that from the awakened perspective of the human animal, awareness is not an exclusive possession of our species but a lucid quality of the biosphere itself-- a quality in which we, along with the oaks and the spiders, steadily participate.

Season of Water and Ice, & Jerry Apps
Wednesday, September 29 | 5:30-6:30 PM
Venue: Quivey's Grove
Sometime after turning fifty, Donald Lystra wrote and published his first novel: Season of Water and Ice, a poignant coming-of-age tale set in 1950s rural northern Michigan. The accolades haven’t stopped, and his work has received Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology. Lystra joins Jerry Apps in a special location, Quivey’s Grove, chosen because the barn appears in Apps’ Barns of Wisconsin. Apps will also present a selection of his books, including Cranberry Red and The Travels of Increase Joseph, which chronicle the joys and challenges of farm life with his trademark blend of gentle humor, drama and storytelling.

Moral Ground: Why It's Wrong to Wreck the World
Thursday, September 30 | 7:30-9 PM
Venue: Promenade Hall/Overture
This townhall-style meeting led by Moral Ground editors Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael P. Nelson gathers people for an evening of music, readings by contributing authors Curt Meine and Gary Nabhan, and a guided audience discussion about our obligations to justice and compassion.

The Poisoner's Handbook
Friday, October 1 | 5:30-6:30 PM
Venue: Wisconsin Studio/Overture
Long before "CSI" became common parlance, two intrepid scientists defined the art of crime scene investigation and elevated forensic chemistry into a formidable science, establishing a legacy for future generations. UW professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In A Poisoner's Handbook Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.

Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Over-heats
Friday, October 1 | 8-9 PM
Venue: Madison Public Library-Main Branch
Dwindling resources. Massive population shifts. Natural disasters. Epidemics. Drought. Rising sea levels. Plummeting agricultural yields. Crashing economies. These are some of the expected consequences of climate change in the decades ahead, and any of them could tip the world towards conflict. In Climate Wars, geopolitical analyst Gwynne Dyer gives us a terrifying glimpse of the not-so-distant future, when climate change will force the world's powers into a desperate struggle for advantage and even survival.

Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions
Saturday, October 2 | 10-11:30 AM
Venue: Promenade Hall/Overture
As a climate scientist and a Christian, committed to truth in both science and faith, Katharine Hayhoe balances passion with civility to present a compelling case for why addressing climate change is a part of what it means to be a Christian today. Co-written with her husband, pastor Andrew Farley, A Climate for Change untangles the complex science and tackles many long-held misconceptions about global warming.

Atoms and Eden, & God and Nature
Saturday, October 2 | 3-4:30 PM
Venue: Promenade Hall/Overture
The relationship between science and religion is a subject that has grown increasingly visible-- and controversial-- in the world today. In Atoms and Eden, Peabody Award-winning journalist Steve Paulson (of To the Best of Our Knowledge) presents twenty interviews with some of the most prominent scientists, religious figures, and intellectuals of the day. Ronald Numbers, historian of science and medicine at the UW-Madison, also addresses the complicated relationship between science and religion. Author of The Creationists, a history of the modern revival of creationism, and co-editor of the collection God and Nature, Numbers tangles with many questions relating to faith, fact, and fiction.

A Short History of Wisconsin, & Bill Lueders
Sunday, October 3 | 12-1:30 PM
Venue: Wisconsin Studio/Overture
With A Short History of Wisconsin, Erika Janik packs several centuries of Wisconsin's remarkable past into two hundred lively pages, recounting the landscapes, people, and traditions that have made this state the multi-faceted place it is today. Bill Lueders' newest release showcases twenty years of in-depth stories, from a retrospective on The Progressive's H-bomb case to a profile on Tommy Thompson, plus columns about events in Madison and the state.

Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting, & Across America by Bicycle
Sunday, October 3 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins is a narrative of nature outings across the state of Wisconsin. A mother and son explore parallels in the world of people and nature. These explorations of natural history, flora and fauna, and parenting themes demonstrate that the mythic thread that winds through everything can still be found, even in a world of wounds. Ride along with Alice Honeywell and Bobbi Montgomery as they embrace retirement with gusto and live their dream. Pedaling Across America By Bicycle they test and deepen their friendship, defy aches and pains, experience the varied beauties of their country, and discover the challenges and satisfaction of a scaled-down lifestyle. Join this dynamic duo as they face scorching sun, driving rain, buffeting winds, equipment failures, killer hills, wild fires, and even a plague of grasshoppers.

[Adapted from WI Book Festival website]

Bedbugs: infestations on the rise

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:17:00 +0000

You may have heard that blood-sucking bedbugs are spreading throughout the country and world, years after they were thought to have been largely eradicated in the United States.

Bedbugs are insects in the Cimicidae family.
Unfortunately, the 'common bedbug' Cimex lectularius now shows resistance to multiple types of pesticides. Luckily, however, they have not been found to act as human disease vectors.

Online:

* Bed Bugs in Wisconsin [2008 UW Extension publication]

* Insect resistance management: biology, economics, and prediction

* Encyclopedia of insects

* How to control bed bugs [1976 USDA publication]

* Results of experiments with miscellaneous substances against bedbugs, cockroaches, clothes moths, and carpet beetles [1918 USDA publication]

* Bedbug [1916 USDA publication]

* Treatise on the Cimex lectularius; or, bed bug [1793]

Journals:

* Journal of Economic Entomology

* Journal of Medical Entomology

* Medical and Veterinary Entomology

In the libraries:

* Global pesticide resistance in arthropods

* Dark banquet: blood and the curious lives of blood-feeding creatures

* Battling resistance to antibiotics and pesticides: an economic approach

* Colour atlas of medical entomology

* Evolution explosion: how humans cause rapid evolutionary change

* Medical insects and arachnids

* Biochemical sites of insecticide action and resistance

* Plague of the Philistines, and other medical-historical essays

* Insecticide resistance: from mechanisms to management

* Monograph of Cimicidae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

* Morphology and functional anatomy of the male and female reproductive systems of Cimex lectularius Linn.

* Get rid of bedbugs for a clean house [1967 USDA publication]

* Bed bugs: how to control them [1953 USDA publication]

* Bedbug: its habits and life history and methods of control [1944 US Public Health Office publication]

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Precision agriculture

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:00 +0000

Journals:

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Precision Agriculture

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Highly-cited Articles:

Wang, N., Zhang, N.Q., Wang, M.H. (2006). Wireless sensors in agriculture and food industry: Recent development and future perspective. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 50(1): 1-14.

McBratney, A.,Whelan, B., Ancev, T., Bouma, J. (2005). Future directions of precision agriculture. Precision Agriculture, 6(1): 7-23.

Bongiovanni, R. Lowenberg-DeBoer, J. (2004). Precision agriculture and sustainability. Precision Agriculture, 5(4): 359-387.

Pinter, P.J., Hatfield, J.L., Schepers, J.S., Barnes, E.M., Moran, M.S., Daughtry, C.S.T., Upchurch, D.R. (2003). Remote sensing for crop management. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 69(6): 647-664.

Haboudane, D., Miller, J.R., Tremblay, N., Zarco-Tejada, P.J., Dextraze, L. (2002). Integrated narrow-band vegetation indices for prediction of crop chlorophyll content for application to precision agriculture. Remote Sensing of Environment, 81(2-3): 416-426.

Cassman, K.G. (1999). Ecological intensification of cereal production systems: Yield potential, soil quality, and precision agriculture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96(11): 5952-5959.

Pierce, F.J., Nowak, P. (1999). Aspects of precision agriculture. Advances in Agronomy, 65: 1-85.

Books, Proceedings, Theses, Documents:

"Spatial variable importance assessment for yield prediction in precision agriculture" in Advances in intelligent data analysis IX: 9th international symposium, Tucson, AZ, May 19-21, 2010

Decision support systems for C management across the U.S. Corn Belt using NASA remote sensing data products ... annual report (2009)

Systems and technologies for sustainable site-specific soil and crop management ... annual report (2009)

Geomorphometry: concepts, software, applications (2009)

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Application of Precision Agriculture for Fruits and Vegetables: Orlando, Florida, USA January 6-9, 2008

Handbook of agricultural geophysics (2008)

Tillage x rotation interaction and precision farming analysis (2008)

Use of in-field sensors to evaluate temporal and spatial patterns of hydrologically active areas in agricultural fields

Handbook of precision agriculture: principles and applications (2006)

Precision agriculture (2006)

European Conference on Precision Agriculture (5th : 2005 : Uppsala, Sweden)

Trial journal subscriptions at UW-Madison

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:16:00 +0000

The following trial subscriptions aren't guaranteed to last...

But the more you use them, the more likely it is that they'll stick around!

Analytical Methods - a new monthly peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry, communicating research on the advancement of analytical techniques for use by the wider scientific community.

Example article: Clarke, D.B. (2010). Glucosinolates, structures and analysis in food, Anal. Methods, 2(4): 310-325.

Integrative Biology - publishes research that contributes to a quantitative understanding of how component properties at one level in the dimensional scale (nano to macro) determine biosystem behavior at a higher level of complexity. New journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Example article: Kämpf, M.M. and Weber, W. (2010). Synthetic biology in the analysis and engineering of signaling processes, Integr. Biol., 2(1): 12-24.

Journal of Systematics and Evolution - this plant-focused journal covers descriptions of new taxa, monographic revision, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and genome evolution, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary ecology, population biology, conservation biology, biogeography, paleobiology, evolutionary theories, and related subjects. Formerly titled Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica.

Example article: Ning, S.Z., Chen, Q.J., Yuan, Z.W., Zhang, L.Q., Yan, Z.H., Zheng, Y.L., and Liu, D.C. (2009). Characterization of WAP2 gene in Aegilops tauschii and comparison with homoeologous loci in wheat, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 47(6): 543-551.

Metallomics - a new frontier in the investigation of trace elements in biology; expected to develop as an interdisciplinary science complementary to genomics and proteomics. This new journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry covers research fields related to metals and biometals in biological, environmental, and clinical systems.

Example article: Ogra, Y., Okubo, E., and Takahira, M. (2010). Distinct uptake of tellurate from selenate in a selenium accumulator, Indian mustard (Brassica juncea), Metallomics, 2(5): 328-333.

Nanoscale - a collaborative venture between the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) in Beijing, China.

Example article: Sun, D., Yang, J., and Wang, X. (2010). Bacterial cellulose/TiO₂ hybrid nanofibers prepared by the surface hydrolysis method with molecular precision, Nanoscale, 2(2): 287-292.

Statistical Analysis and Data Mining - addresses data analysis, including data mining algorithms, statistical approaches, and practical applications. Topics include problems involving massive and complex datasets, solutions utilizing innovative algorithms and/or novel statistical approaches, and the objective evaluation of analyses and solutions.

Example article: Doddareddy, M.R., van Westen, G.J.P., van der Horst, E., Peironcely, J.E., Corthals, F., Ijzerman, A.P., Emmerich, M., Jenkins, J.L., and Bender, A. (2009). Chemogenomics: Looking at biology through the lens of chemistry. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2(3): 149-160.

Insects and Biofuels

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:11:00 +0000

Researchers are studying the interactions of insects, plants, fungi & microbes for clues to maximizing the production and efficiency of biofuels...

Special issue of Insect Science (June 2010): "Exploring and integrating cellulolytic systems of insects to advance biofuel technology"

UW Libraries Research Guide - Bioenergy: Plants and Microbes

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

More resources:

Journal of Economic Entomology

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Journal of Insect Physiology

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Biomass & Bioenergy

Bioresource Technology

Bioenergy Research

Global Change Biology Bioenergy

2009 Plant & insect science journal impact factors released

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:41:00 +0000

Thomson Reuters has just published the 2009 Journal Citation Reports (JCR), available by online subscription to UW-Madison library users. These metrics, including the "impact factor," can be used to compare journal performance. JCR compares 9,100+ peer-reviewed journals from 2,200 publishers in 78 countries.

New features:

1,055+ journals with their first published impact factor
Updated 5-year impact factors and Eigenfactor metrics
"Rank in category" for each journal's subject area, along with a box plot of impact factor distribution for all journals in that category
Journal "self-citations" and analysis of their effect on impact factor

Top Agronomy journals by impact factor:

Top Entomology journals by impact factor:

Top Horticulture journals by impact factor:

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Postharvest Biology and Technology
Molecular Breeding
Tree Genetics and Genomes
European Journal of Plant Pathology (print only 1994-96, 2004-05)
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
Euphytica
Scientia Horticulturae
American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (print only)
Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Top Plant Sciences journals by impact factor:

Top Soil Science journals by impact factor:

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Soil & Tillage Research
Journal of Soils and Sediments (no subscription)
Plant and Soil
Geoderma
Pedobiologia
Soil Science Society of America Journal
European Journal of Soil Science
Applied Soil Ecology
Soil Use and Management

Top Multidisciplinary Agriculture journals by impact factor:

Updated: Crop Protection Compendium

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:37:00 +0000

UW-Madison Libraries subscribe to the Crop Protection Compendium database from CABI, which is now available on their new interface in beta.

This online multi-media resource can be searched by keyword, or browsed by animals (arachnids, molluscs, nematodes, birds, mammals), bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, plants, protozoa, unknown aetiology, and viruses. It includes:

* 2,800+ detailed data sheets on crops, crop pests, diseases, weeds, invasive plants, natural enemies, pesticides and biopesticides

* Information on an additional 27,000 species, including distribution maps

* 8,000+ pictures to allow for easy identification and teaching

* 200,000 article records from the CAB Abstracts database (updated weekly), including 6,500 full-text journal and conference articles

* 9,000+ term interactive glossary

FFA beyond high school

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:49:00 +0000

Did you know that FFA (Future Farmers of America) doesn't have to end after high school? The National FFA Organization offers many programs and scholarships as well as activities at national convention and connections to future employers for internships and full-time positions. You might also be interested in volunteering or mentoring for your local chapter. Until June 30, alumni over the age of 18 who sign up for the "FFA Beyond High School" e-newsletter will be entered into a drawing for an iPad. The e-newsletter will provide information about scholarships, internships, Collegiate FFA and alumni opportunities. Go to http://www.ffa.org/beyondhighschool to sign up for the e-newsletter. [Source: National FFA Organization]

You may also be interested in:

* FFA new horizons (1952-2009)

* Handbook on agricultural education in public schools (2008)

* Focus, news, agricultural education (Wisconsin Assn. of FFA, 1988-1999)

* 100 years of agricultural education: FFA in Wisconsin (1994)

* Wisconsin FFA alumni handbook (1985)

* Future Farmers of America and career education (1978)

* The FFA and you; your guide to learning (1962)

* Official manual for Future Farmers of America (1951)

* Future Farmers of America in action (1945)

* Fun and work for future farmers, FFA: a collection of games, programs, and community activities with practical ideas and suggestions for social and recreational programs for rural boys’ organizations (1934)

* The Dunn County future farmer (1930)

Plant Management Network: journals and more

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:09:00 +0000

UW-Madison is a partner of the Plant Management Network, managed by the American Phytopathological Society, American Society of Agronomy, and Crop Science Society of America. Students, staff and faculty have full access to the site, including:

• Plant Health Progress - peer-reviewed journal focusing on plant protection; covers plant disease, entomology, and nematology of crops and ornamentals.

• Crop Management - peer-reviewed journal covering crop management practices, crop nutrients, and production agriculture; focuses on maximizing crop yield and value.

• Forage and Grazinglands - peer-reviewed journal covering animal nutrition and rangeland management.

• Applied Turfgrass Science - peer-reviewed journal covering the many aspects of turfgrass management.

• Plant Disease Management Reports - More than 5,000 searchable efficacy reports on various means of pest control, such as fungicides, nematicides, and biological controls. PDMR’s purpose is to help users determine the most effective chemicals and nonchemical pest management agents and to ensure maximum effectiveness/minimum use in terms of application. Reports cover various crops, ornamentals, turf and forage.

• Arthropod Management Tests - Efficacy reports of insecticides and other means of insect control. Helps users determine the most effective chemicals and brands in managing insects and also to ensure maximum effectiveness/minimum use in terms of application rates. Reports cover crops, ornamentals, turf and forage.

• Symposium/Meeting Proceedings - A collection of proceedings on topics related to agriculture and horticulture.

• Focus on Soybean - An online portal for growers, crop consultants, and researchers seeking information on producing healthy, high-yielding soybean crops. Features webcasts from noted extension agents on soybean crop production, protection, and management.

• Focus on Potato - An online portal for growers, crop consultants, and researchers seeking information on producing healthy, high-yielding potato crops. Features webcasts from noted extension agents on potato crop production, protection, and management.

• Focus on Ag Practitioners - A one-stop portal of agricultural resources for certified crop advisers, independent consultants, and other ag practitioners.

• PMN Image Collections - A collection of more than 4,000 plant disease and agricultural images for disease identification, class illustrations, and presentations.

New soybean pest: Trochanter mealybug

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:36:00 +0000

Infestations of the trochanter mealybug (Pseudococcus sorghiellus, in the Order Hemiptera, Suborder Homoptera, Superfamily Coccoidea and Family Pseudococcidae), an unarmored scale insect, were first identified in Midwestern soybean crops in 2008. They can be found on the roots of soybeans that appear to be suffering from potassium deficiency (yellowing of the leaves).

See also...

* USDA NIFA grant - "Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases"

* Wisconsin Pest Bulletin (v.54 n.1, 4/23/2010)

Related books & documents at UW-Madison:

* A systematic catalogue of the mealybugs of the world (Insecta, Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) : with data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology, and economic importance

* Systematic analysis of the mealybugs in the Pseudococcus maritimus complex (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)

* Handbook of soybean insect pests

* Pest management in soybean

* Soybean pest management in Wisconsin

* Pest management in Wisconsin field crops : a guide to managing weeds, insects, and diseases in corn, soybeans, forages, and small grains

* Some aspects of the biology and ecology of Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and a survey of arthropods on soybeans in south central Wisconsin

* Sulfhydryl-dependent inducible phytoalexins in juvenile soybeans predict insect resistance in fully developed plants

* Low-cost technology for controlling soybean insect pests in Indonesia

* Appraisal of insect-resistant soybeans, in Economic, environmental, and social benefits of resistance in field crops

* Two-spotted spider mite management in soybean and corn

* A nucleopolyhedrovirus for control of velvetbean caterpillar in Brazilian soybeans, in Biological control : a global perspective : case studies from around the world

* Biology and management of the soybean cyst nematode

* Soybean resistance to stem-mining agromyzid beanflies (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

* American Soybean Association diagnostic guide

* Sampling methods in soybean entomology

Related research articles:

* Biswas, J., Ghosh, A.B.. (2000). Biology of the mealybug, Planococcus minor (Maskell) on various host plants. Environment and Ecology, 18(4): 929-932.

* Thippaiah, M.; Kumar, N.G. (1999). Dysmicoccus sp. (Pseudococcidae: Homoptera): a pest of soybean in Karnataka. Insect Environment, 5(2): 70.

* Jadhav, R.G.; Madane, N.P.; Kathamale, D.K. (1996). Record of soybean as a new host in India for citrus mealybug. Insect Environment, 2(3): 90.

* Kadiata, B.D.; Mulongoy, K.; Ntonifor, N.N. (1992). A severe mealybug infestation on some tree legumes. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports, 10: 70-72.

* Srivastava, O.S. (1972). Soybean, a new host record of mealy bug, Nipaecoccus vastator (Mask.) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 34(3): 351-352.

"Communities Take Root" contest

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0000

"Communities Take Root" Contest

Edy's Fruit Bars and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation are sponsoring a contest among communities across the country vying for your vote in order to win their own orchard!

You can vote one time each day until August 31st. 5 winners will be announced on the first of each month, from May 1st - Sept 1st.

Six Wisconsin locations are among those competing for your vote, and one of them is currently in 5th place nationwide - the brand new Bock Community Forest and Garden in Middleton, WI.

Statistics journals: High impact factors

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:59:00 +0000

Statistics journals - ranked by 2008 Impact Factor

Econometrica (UW-Madison subscriptions: online 1933-2007, print 1933-2009)
Biostatistics (online 2000-present)
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, Statistical Methodology (online 1948-present, print 1946-2005)
Annals of Applied Statistics (online 2007-present)
Journal of the American Statistical Association (online 1922-present)
Annals of Statistics (online 1973-present)
Statistical Methods in Medical Research (online 1997-present)
Statistical Science (online 1986-present)
Statistics in Medicine (online 1996-present, print 1982-2006)
Biometrics (online 1947-present)

[Source: Thomson Reuters ScienceWatch]

NEW! Online full run of Entomological Society of America journals

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:21:00 +0000

The University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries now offer access to four journals of the Entomological Society of America online, from the first issue to the present:

Annals of the Entomological Society of America (1908+)
Environmental Entomology (1972+)
Journal of Economic Entomology (1908+)
Journal of Medical Entomology (1964+)

The database interface for these journals is now Ingenta Connect. Other full text UW Library journal subscriptions available on this platform include:

Acta Agriculturae A
Annals of Botany
Botanische Jahrbücher
Food and Foodways
Food, Culture and Society: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Forest Science
Forestry
Journal of Bryology
Journal of Experimental Botany
Journal of Forestry
Journal of Heredity
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
Plant and Cell Physiology
SourceOECD Agriculture and Food
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry
Systematic Botany
Taxon
Western Journal of Applied Forestry

NEW "Go Big Read" book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:59:00 +0000

UW-Madison's 2010-2011 choice for the "Go Big Read" common book program:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Amazon Best Books of the Month, February 2010: From a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. And from that same life, and those cells, Rebecca Skloot has fashioned in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks a fascinating and moving story of medicine and family, of how life is sustained in laboratories and in memory. Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five in Baltimore, a poor African American migrant from the tobacco farms of Virginia, who died from a cruelly aggressive cancer at the age of 30 in 1951. A sample of her cancerous tissue, taken without her knowledge or consent, as was the custom then, turned out to provide one of the holy grails of mid-century biology: human cells that could survive--even thrive--in the lab. Known as HeLa cells, their stunning potency gave scientists a building block for countless breakthroughs, beginning with the cure for polio. Meanwhile, Henrietta's family continued to live in poverty and frequently poor health, and their discovery decades later of her unknowing contribution--and her cells' strange survival--left them full of pride, anger, and suspicion. For a decade, Skloot doggedly but compassionately gathered the threads of these stories, slowly gaining the trust of the family while helping them learn the truth about Henrietta, and with their aid she tells a rich and haunting story that asks the questions, Who owns our bodies? And who carries our memories? --Tom Nissley

Related books:

UW-Madison dissertations & theses:

5/18-22: Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Seattle, WA

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0000

The 42nd annual meeting of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) will be held in Seattle, May 18-22, 2010. The meeting, "Are You Being Served? The Art and Science of Providing Service in a Plant Library,” will be hosted by the Elisabeth C. Miller Library at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens.

A pre-conference workshop focusing on disaster preparedness will launch this annual meeting. During the week, several local Seattle speakers with interesting plant science library connections will share their perspectives. In addition, members’ papers and panels will explore a variety of library topics and projects.

Study tours throughout the meeting will explore the resources of the Seattle area with site visits to the Central Branch of The Seattle Public Library (designed by Rem Koolhaas), University of Washington Libraries, Washington Park Arboretum, Bloedel Reserve, Center for Urban Horticulture and Union Bay Natural Area. The conference will close on a high note with dinner at the top of the Columbia Center; Seattle’s tallest building. Join us at this remarkable meeting! For more information, please visit http://cbhl2010-seattle.wikispaces.com

The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries is the leading professional organization in the field of botanical and horticultural information services. It recognizes the critical importance of collecting, preserving, and making accessible the accumulated knowledge about plants for present and future generations. For more information about CBHL, visit its web site at http://www.cbhl.net.

[Text source: CBHL]

Grant for gardens on public land

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:51:00 +0000

Grant: "Growing Community: The Library Food Garden"

Available to Ohio libraries

The State Library of Ohio has announced the availability of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds for a special grant program entitled "Growing Community: the Library Food Garden."

This special grant program was developed in recognition of the 2010 National Library Week theme, "Communities Thrive @ Your Library," and the water theme of the 2010 Summer Reading Program. Growing Community encourages libraries to partner with other community entities to establish food gardens on library or school property, or other public land, during the 2010 growing season. In order to be funded projects must demonstrate community partnerships as well as include library-based activities in the areas of "Health and nutrition," "Sustainability and ecology" and/or "Hunger/poverty issues."

Funds may be used to purchase seeds and plants, gardening tools and supplies, copies of materials and titles on gardening in various formats, marketing and promotion of the program, and speaker fees and other costs associated with program activities. All types of Ohio libraries are eligible for this grant program which has a federal request limit of $7,500. A local cash match of 25% of the total project cost is required. Electronic proposals are due at the State Library midnight on March 1, 2010. Approved proposals will run from May 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010. For RFP, see http://oh.webjunction.org/ohlstagrowcomm

Gardens designed to produce vegetables, fruit, nuts, and/or herbs provide a living lesson in the origins of our food. They promote appreciation for the agricultural heritage of Ohio. They give communities the opportunity to thrive by literally feeding community members. Through direct involvement in the work of the garden, and through educational programming and books and other media, food gardens engage residents of all ages and of different abilities in learning about plant life, gardening practices, life cycles, ecology, nutrition, hunger, and more.

[Text source: Press release, State Library of Ohio, 1/14/2010]

[Photo source: © UW-Madison University Communications]

Entomology journals ranked by impact

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:27:00 +0000

Top-ranking entomology journals

The ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR) "impact factor" is calculated by dividing the number of citations to articles published in a journal over a certain period by the total number of articles published in that journal during the same period.

Only journals included in the "entomology" category of Journal Citation Reports were ranked. UW-Madison library subscriptions are included (in parentheses). For articles not available online, UW faculty, staff and students can request a PDF via Library Express.

#1
2008: Annual Review of Entomology (1956+ online, 1956-2007 in print)
2004-2008: Annual Review of Entomology

1981-2008: Annual Review of Entomology

#2
2008: Advances in Insect Physiology (1963+ in print)
2004-2008: Advances in Insect Physiology
1981-2008: Advances in Insect Physiology

#3
2008: Insect Molecular Biology (1997+ online, 1992-2005 in print)
2004-2008: Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
1981-2008: Insect Biochemistry [became "Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology"]

#4
2008: Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1971+ online, 1971-2005 in print)
2004-2008: Insect Molecular Biology
1981-2008: Pesticides Monitoring Journal (1967-1981 in print)

#5
2008: Journal of Insect Physiology (1995+ online, 1957-2001 in print)
2004-2008: Journal of Insect Physiology
1981-2008: Ecological Entomology

#6
2008: Pest Management Science (1996+ online, 1970-2003 in print)
2004-2008: Medical & Veterinary Entomology (1997+ online, 1989-2005 in print)
1981-2008: Journal of Insect Physiology

#7
2008: Journal of Medical Entomology (2000+ online, 1964+ in print)
2004-2008: Systematic Entomology (1997+ online, 1976-2005 in print)
1981-2008: Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

#8
2008: Biocontrol (1956-2000 in print)
2004-2008: Journal of Medical Entomology

1981-2008: Pesticide Biochemistry & Physiology (1971+ online, 1971-2002 in print)

#9
2008: Ecological Entomology (1997+ online, 1976-2005 in print)
2004-2008: Ecological Entomology
1981-2008: Insect Molecular Biology

#10
2008: Journal of Insect Conservation (1999-2004 in print)
2004-2008: Arthropod Structure & Development (1995+ online, 1971-1997 in print)
1981-2008: Physiological Entomology (1997+ online, 1976-2002 in print)

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[Source: Thomson Reuters, ScienceWatch.com]

Even more new e-books!

noreply@blogger.com (Amanda Werhane) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:50:00 +0000

100's more e-books now available to UW-Madison faculty, staff and students on the Wiley Interscience platform!

Titles include:

Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, v.76
Annual Plant Reviews, v.38 - Fruit Development and Seed Dispersal

Barley for Food and Health: Science, Technology, and Products
Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists - A Practical Approach

Basic Statistics: A Primer for the Biomedical Sciences, 4th ed.

Bayesian Analysis of Gene Expression Data

Behavioural Ecology of Insect Parasitoids - From Theoretical Approaches to Field Applications

Biocatalysis and Bioenergy

Biofuels

Biogas from Waste and Renewable Resources

Bioinformatics - From Genomes to Therapies

Bioinformatics Algorithms: Techniques and Applications
Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, 2nd ed.

Bioinformatics for Geneticists - A Bioinformatics Primer for the Analysis of Genetic Data 2e

Biomass Recalcitrance

Biometrics: Theory, Methods, and Applications

Biomolecular Networks: Methods and Applications in Systems Biology

Biophysico-Chemical Processes of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soil Environments

Biotech Funding Trends

Breeding Major Food Staples

Catalysis for Sustainable Energy Production

Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development

Cellular and Biomolecular Recognition

Characterization of Lignocellulosic Materials

Color Atlas of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables

Compendium of Transgenic Crop Plants (10 volumes)

Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics

Computational Toxicology: Risk Assessment for Pharmaceutical and Environmental Chemicals

Contemporary Bayesian and Frequentist Statistical Research Methods for Natural Resource Scientists

Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology

Disease Control in Crops - Biological and Enviromentally Friendly Approaches

Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants: Relationship to Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Third Edition

Environmental Engineering, Sixth Edition: Water, Wastewater, Soil and Groundwater Treatment and Remediation

Environmental Engineering, Sixth Edition: Prevention and Response to Water-, Food-, Soil-, and Air-Borne Disease and Illness

Environmental Regulatory Calculations Handbook

Environmentally Conscious Alternative Energy Production

The Ethics of Genetic Commerce

Excel for Scientists and Engineers: Numerical Methods

Flow Cytometry with Plant Cells - Analysis of Genes, Chromosomes and Genomes

Food Biodeterioration and Preservation

Food Labeling Compliance Review

Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice

Fundamentals of Environmental Sampling and Analysis

Grid Computing for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Handbook of Organic and Fair Trade Food Marketing

The Handbook of Plant Functional Genomics

Handbook of Statistical Genetics, 3rd ed.

History of Food, 2nd ed.

Horticultural Reviews, v.34

Induced Resistance for Plant Defence - A Sustainable Approach to Crop Protection

Insect Biodiversity - Science and Society

Intracellular Signalling in Plants

Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass

Knowledge Discovery in Bioinformatics: Techniques, Methods, and Applications

Light and Plant Development - Annual Plant Reviews v.30

Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape

Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals

Microbial Fuel Cells

Microbiologically Safe Foods

Modern Crop Protection Compounds

Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance

Molecular Nutrition and Genomics

The Moss Physcomitrella patens

Mushrooms as Functional Foods

Nanobiotechnology II - More Concepts and Applications

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts

The Nanoscience and Technology of Renewable Biomaterials

New Frontiers in Ultrasensitive Bioanalysis: Nanobiotechnology, Single Molecule Detection, and Single Cell Analysis
Next Generation Genome Sequencing

Nondestructive Testing of Food Quality

Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools

Pesticide Chemistry - Crop Protection, Public Health, Environmental Safety

Photosynthetic Protein Complexes - A Structural Approach

Plant-Bacteria Interactions

Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications

Plant Breeding Reviews, v.30
Plant Cell Separation and Adhesion - Annual Plant Reviews v.25

Plant Desiccation Tolerance

Plant Mitochondria

Plant Proteomics: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications

Plant Solute Transport

Plant Systems Biology

Plant Tropisms

A Practical Guide to Scientific Data Analysis

Probes and Tags to Study Biomolecular Function

Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management, 2nd edition

Proteomics of Microbial Pathogens

Pseudomonas

Regulation of Transcription in Plants - Annual Plant Reviews, v.29

RNA and DNA Editing: Molecular Mechanisms and Their Integration into Biological Systems

Root Development

Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination

Senescence Processes in Plants

Statistical Data Analysis Explained - Applied Environmental Statistics with R

Statistical Methods in Practice - for Scientists and Technologists

Trace Elements: Nutritional Benefits, Environmental Contamination, and Health Implications

Tropical Forest Community Ecology

Wheat Antioxidants

World Food: Production and Use