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MONTROSE (Susquehanna cent records from Pennsylvania
Co.) —Do you have a bug that and several other areas of the
you were wondering how to get northeastern U.S. suggest that in
rid of, or just wondering what terstate commerce has been a fac
kind it is? tor in extending the insect’s
Penn State Cooperative Exten- range,
sion of Susquehanna County in The western conifer seed bug’s
Montrose can identify insects consumption of Douglas fir seeds
ranging froni household, vege- and seeds 0 f various other species
table, and turf to fniits and oth- of pine results in a substantial
ers related to public health. You i oss see( j crop Thus, its direct
wiU get a description, of Me his- economic impac F t is a reduction in
toiy, damage and control to help the Ut a £ d viability of conif .
you best deal with the issue or JL, cr *
just to satisfy your curiosity. _ .. p ‘ . ... . , .
With the onset of winter, some this insect does
of you may have noticed the not lte or stm B> causes con
presence of the western conifer cem among occupants of homes,
seedbug in your homes. The offices, and laboratories when it
western conifer seedbug was first comes indoors. Complaints from
discovered in the western U.S. residents increase as the insect
It feeds mainly on the seeds
and developing cones of several
species of conifers and their re
spective hybrids. This bug has
been expanding its range east
ward and was first detected in
Pennsylvania in July 1992.
Its range extends across the
northern U.S. into Canada. Re
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becomes more active and con
spicuous on days in the fall and
spring when the temperature is
above freezing. In several areas in
the northeastern U.S., this insect
has created great alarm when
large numbers of adults suddenly
invade houses looking for over
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Gelbvieh Unveils Feedyard Merit EPD
WESTMINSTER, Colo. To As with other EPDs, the Feed
assist its membership and com- yard Merit EPD may be used to
mercial cattle producers with sire estimate how future progeny of
selection decisions, the American one animal will compare to prog-
Gelbvieh Association (AGA) has eny of another animal within the
unveiled its Feedyard Merit EPD. same breed. In this particular
This new EPD consolidates case, the performance measured
traditional weaning weight and is the dollar value associated with
yearling weight EPDs and pro- differences in feedyard perform
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ecutive Director.
The Feedyard Merit EPD is
expressed as a dollar value per
head, depicting the ability of a
parent to produce progeny that
will excel in important feedyard
performance traits, such as aver
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