Reading Assignments for 11/16 - 11/18

This week you have a smorgasboard of reading choices. Make your choices and email them to me before class on Tuesday.

Tuesday, Nov. 16 - Physical Controls

Choose two of the following:

• TNC's Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
  
  • Chapter 1 (Manual and Mechanical Techniques) (.pdf)
  
  
• Plant Management in Florida Waters (Choose either Physical or Mechanical - If you are choosing after 6pm on Monday night, Physical is no longer available! Email me if you have a conflict.)
• Physical Control
• Mechanical Control

• NIMPIS: Control options - Rapid Response Toolbox
  
• Physical Control (read whole page, click "More Information" for at least three techniques)


• CONTROL OF ZEBRA MUSSELS IN RESIDENTIAL WATER SYSTEMS

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Thursday, Nov. 18 - Chemical Controls

Pick one from Group A and one from Group B:

Group A

• TNC's Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
  
  • Chapter 6 (Herbicide Properties) (.pdf) + One section from Chapter 7 (The Herbicides)
  
  
• NIMPIS: Control options - Rapid Response Toolbox
• Chemical Control (read whole page, click "More Information" for at least three techniques)

Group B

• Zebra Mussel Chemical Control Guide (.pdf, read Section 1, then pick 1 chemical each from Sections 2, 3, and 4 [3 chemicals total])

• Asian Longhorned Beetle Insecticides + one of the following:
• Insect Control: Horticultural Oils (.pdf)
  
• an article from your research project approved in advance by me (article must be specifically about chemical control or have a "meaty" section)