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Alternatives to Thermal Treatment of Grass Seed
Joe McCaffreyProf. Entomology
Dept. Plant, Soil, & Entomogical Sci.University of IdahoMoscow, ID 83844-2339
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Alternatives to Thermal Treatment of Grass Seed
•Research funding was not in place.
•Travel funding from Department of Plant, Soil, & Entomological Sci.
•This facilitated sampling before and after treatments.
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Alternatives to Thermal Treatment of Grass Seed
•Impacts on above and below ground insects and mites
•Important to soil building and nutrient processes
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Alternatives to Thermal Treatment of Grass Seed
• Anxiety:– Soil insect and mite
populations may be negatively affected by nonthermal treatments, especially for those involved with nutrient cycling.
• Alternatively, it’s good or it doesn’t matter.
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Alternatives to Burning
• Sampling organisms involved with litter decomposition and nutrient cycling:– Pitfall Traps – Core samples
Springtails: some feed on the decomposing litter. Small creatures <5 mm.
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Alternatives to Thermal Treatment of Grass Seed
Pitfall Trap Sampling
Cup partially filled with preservative buried flush to the ground
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Impacts of soil inhabiting Arthropods on nutrient cycling.
Core Samples: about 4” diam.
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Core samples with Tullgren funnel:
Screen
funnel
Vial with alcohol
Core sample
Heat from light bulb
Organisms are sorted, identified, and counted.
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Alternatives to Burning
– Core samples
– Pitfall samples •In each case the number of organisms can be large.
•Sorting and identification takes a lot of time, even for an experienced person.
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Microfauna and Macrofaunal Samples
PitfallSamples
IDStatus
Core samples
ID Status
Mosman, Dave Oct. 14, 2002 Done Oct. 28, 2002 Done
Nov. 11, 2002 Nov. 11, 2002 x
May 05, 2003 May 05, 2003 Done
Jun. 20, 2003 Jun. 20, 2003
Aug. 04, 2003 Aug. 04, 2003
Sep. 04, 2003 Sep. 04, 2003
Oct. 08, 2003 Oct. 08, 2003
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Alternatives to Burning
– Core samples
– Pitfall TrapsFunctional groups:
1. Herbivore
2. Detritivores
3. Fungivores
4. Predators
5. Parasitoids
6. Non-trophics
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Alternatives to BurningHypotheses - Nonthermal treatments:
• Populations of organisms that aid litter decomposition will increase.
• Any and all changes will vary across cultivars and production environments.
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Mosman Pitfalls Oct. 2002
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150.00200.00
250.00300.00
350.00400.00
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PREDATORS
PARASITES
DETRITIVORES
HERBIVORES
FUNGIVORES
NOT - TROPHIC
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Ramsey Pitfalls Oct. 2002
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Full Load Burn Bale & Burn Bale, Mow,Harrow
Bale,Mow,Har-Syst.
Treatment
Predators
Parasites
Detritivores
Herbivores
Fungivores
Not-trophic
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Alternatives to BurningHypotheses - Nonthermal treatments:
Any and all changes will vary across cultivars and production environments.
Yes, only in part, but hey, it’s a start.
Am I right?
Let’s look!
Joe’s brain in action.
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Alternatives to Burning
•Insect and mite numbers are of limited value without more information.
•Insect and mites representing each functional group will be correlated to biological and physical properties relating to:
1.litter decomposition
2.nutrient cycling
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Alternatives to Thermal Treatment of Grass Seed
Russ Biggam
Anne Radavich
Miranda Bates
Brad Harmon
Jodi Johnson-Maynard
Karl Umiker
I appreciate the help of the following people:
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Questions?