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From page 1... ... 5 Need Better Data Pest Experts Say INTRODUCTION MANY requests have been made in recent years for the development of documentablc data on losses caused by agricultural pests and wildlife and for activity in research to develop means of controlling soil-borne plant pathogens. These requests came to the Agricultural Board from members of the Agricultural Research Institute and from other groups. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... Why We Need Loss Data? Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... These estimates are based on expert opinion and fragmentary data. They are subject to adjustment for effect of volume limitation through damage incurred on price with respect to weed, plant disease, and rodent loss estimates. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... Our effective plant and animal quarantine services prevent losses to our crops and livestock from many exotic pests and diseases. Most plant materials can be admitted with adequate treatment and quarantine procedures, but access to the world's livestock breeding stocks is prevented by our need to protect our domestic stock from foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, and other exotic diseases. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... resistance has developed, or in the increasing number of cases in which use of effective insecticides results in a residue problem. I'm not going to say anything more about the residue problem. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... because accurate market data is not as available to us as it is to the automotive industry, and most other industries. In addition, the forces of Mother Nature -- which cause unpredictable developments in weather conditions and insect infestations -- are tremendous factors in determining the volume of any one pesticide sales season. Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... good for wildlife. But, we need to know how much good we do -- both for forests and wildlife. Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... In brder to accomplish in two days all the work that had to be done, the 61 guests at the Conference on Agricultural Pests were divided into their respective subcommittees. Except for occasional breaks the six subcommittees worked continuously bringing to a close more than seven years of hard effort. Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... A Resolution to Develop a Program of Research On Losses Caused by Agricultural Pests TNSECTS, nematodes, plant diseases, weeds, and wildlife compete with •L man for the fruits of America's farms, forests, and ranges. The damage caused by these competitors and the cost of preventing or reducing losses are important in the economy of agriculture and the country as a whole. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... The Committee considered approaches to the problem of developing research on the use of aerial photographic surveys. The advice and suggestions of Dr. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... ment not merely on surmise, but on actual experience during a period of nearly four years when I was conducting the NAS -- NRC sponsored project on detecting cereal crop diseases from aerial photographs. I received cooperation from many agencies then that would have been most reluctant to cooperate with any private individual, or even with the University or the Federal Government. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... within such a unit: (a) pest experts, such as are embodied in your Committee on Agricultural Pests as it is presently constituted; (b) Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS Dutton, W Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... Campbell, F Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... SUBCOMMITTEE ON INSECTS Harris, H Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEMATODES Taylor, A Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... LeClerg, E Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... Lara, Frank Hitchner, Lea S Lee, Oliver C Read the entire page →

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... 5 Need Better Data Pest Experts Say INTRODUCTION MANY requests have been made in recent years for the development of documentablc data on losses caused by agricultural pests and wildlife and for activity in research to develop means of controlling soil-borne plant pathogens. These requests came to the Agricultural Board from members of the Agricultural Research Institute and from other groups.