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Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Instructor Resource Kit

New $260

This Instructor Resource Kit provides easy storage and all the instructional materials needed throughout a course based on Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, Third Edition. The IRK allows instructors to store and transport all instructional materials to any teaching location.

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FR36490 publication cover.

Fire and Emergency Services Orientation and Terminology, Sixth Edition Manual

New $69 to $78

This manual acquaints new firefighters with the history, traditions, terminology, organization, and operation of the fire and emergency services. It also contains an extensive fire and emergency services glossary and typical job and operation descriptions that should provide insight into the inner workings of the fire service.

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Publication cover.

Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Farm Shops

New

Don Day
Extension Associate
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Amanda Marney
Extension Associate
Department of Biological Engineering

Joseph Kendrick
Extension Associate
Department of Biological Engineering

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Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Curriculum

New $180

This curriculum covers the material in the Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, Third Edition. The curriculum design is based on current research that provides for the most effective instructional design for adult training classrooms. All the tools an instructor needs to deliver a course with successful outcomes for today’s students are provided in this comprehensive package.

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Insect/Mite Identification Form

Reviewed

Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

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Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, Eighth Edition Manual

New $70 to $77

This manual is a primary training text for Level I Rescuers, presenting the knowledge and skills for fire service search and technical rescue for Level I Rescuers to safely and effectively conduct Operations-level rescues as defined in NFPA 1006. It also supports the corresponding chapters of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2014 Edition).

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Osage copperhead.

Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 2

Revised

Copperheads are the most abundant venomous snake found in Missouri. The two subspecies are found in Missouri are the Osage copperhead, found in the northern two-thirds of the state, and the southern copperhead, found in the southern third of the state.

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Western cottonmouth.

Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 5

Revised

The western cottonmouth is confined to swamps and wetlands in the southeastern part of the state and to the rocky streams and river sloughs in the southern Ozarks. This heavy-bodied snake is dangerously venomous and, contrary to popular belief, can bite underwater.

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Home Fruit Production: Strawberry Cultivars and Their Culture

Revised

Which strawberry cultivar should you plant? Learn the qualities of popular varieties; how to select, plant and care for them; and what pests and diseases to look out for in this University of Missouri Extension guide.

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Massasaugara rattlesnake.

Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 3

Revised

The massasauga rattlesnake is found in the northern half of the state. Although this species has very toxic venom, there are few records of human deaths caused by this small rattlesnake. Massasaugas have become rare in Missouri.

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Western pygmy rattlesnake.

Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 6

Revised

The western pygmy rattlesnake often is called the ground rattler. Its range is restricted to the southern counties bordering Arkansas and the eastern Missouri Ozarks. Although no human deaths are known to have been caused by this species, a bite victim should seek immediate attention.

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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners

Revised

Few animals are more disliked or misunderstood than snakes. Visit our site for our Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners resource.

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Timber rattlesnake.

Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 4

Revised

The timber rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in Missouri and is found throughout the state. The bite of the timber rattlesnake is dangerous and can be fatal to humans.

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Basic Elements of a Timber Sale Contract

New

H.E. "Hank" Stelzer
Forestry State Specialist
School of Natural Resources.

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Fall armyworm.

Turfgrass Insects, Page 4

Revised

These surface-feeding insects can cause turfgrass damage: fall armyworms, bermudagrass mites, chinch bugs, cutworms, greenbug aphids, mealybugs and sod webworms.

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Table of IRAC codes, chemical classes and modes of action for insecticides.

Turfgrass Insects, Page 7

Revised

These tables contain information describing active ingredients, products and target insects of insecticides currently labeled for turfgrass insect control. Insecticide labels are subject to change.

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Care of Flowering Potted Plants

Reviewed

David H. Trinklein
Horticulture State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences

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Weed and Brush Control for Forages, Pastures and Noncropland

New $31.00

Annual broadleaf and grass weeds can become a serious problem in pastures and forages. Learn about forage crop, soil and weed problems in Missouri. See color photos of weeds at different stages and select herbicides with the help of tables in this manual.

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Preventing and Controlling Damage Caused by Cottontail Rabbits

Reviewed

Robert A. Pierce II
Fish and Wildlife State Specialist
School of Natural Resources

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Turfgrass Insects

Revised

Only a small number of insects may, at some time, become a potential problem in turfgrass. Turfgrass insects can be somewhat cyclical and very dependent on a number of factors. Weather, suitable food sources, desirable habitat and predators all play a part in the population size of particular insect species.

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Japanese beetles.

Turfgrass Insects, Page 2

Revised

Annual white grub species that can cause turfgrass damage: May/June beetles, masked chafers, black turfgrass ataenius, green June beetles, and Japanese beetles.

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Chigger.

Turfgrass Insects, Page 5

Revised

Insects that can be nuisance pests in turfgrass: ants, centipedes, millipedes, chiggers, cicadas (periodical), cicada killers (digger wasps), crickets, earwigs, fleas, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, pillbugs and sowbugs, spiders (grass), spittlebugs, ticks and yellowjackets.

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Home Fruit Production: Grape Training Systems

Revised

Pruning is one of the most neglected practices in home plantings of grapes. Visit our site for our Home Fruit Production: Grape Training Systems guide.

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Cranefly.

Turfgrass Insects, Page 3

Revised

Billbugs, crane flies and mole crickets are subsurface-feeding insects that can cause turfgrass damage.

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Insectide banner.

Turfgrass Insects, Page 6

Revised

Insecticide use should be the last resort in managing insect pests, but may be necessary even with a careful integrated pest management plan in place.

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