Biology, Injury, and Control of the European Needle-bending Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Scotch Pine in Michigan

Contarinia baeri is univoltine in Michigan. Adults emerge in spring, and females deposit eggs in small clusters in the sheaths of new-growth pine needles. Larvae hatch shortly thereafter and there are three larval instars. Larval feeding causes the needles to at first droop, discolor, and eventually drop, reducing the quality of Christmas trees and occasionally killing shoots. Larvae overwinter on the ground in cocoons, and pupate in spring. Adults were suppressed (\u3e 75% control) with formulations of Pydrin® (fenvalerate) and Tempo® (cyfluthrin) applied within a week after adult emergence

Comprehensive Plasma Instrumentation (CPU) for the Geotail spacecraft

Geotail was launched on 24 July 1992 as the first new spacecraft of the International Solar Terrestrial Physics Program (ISTP). A primary objective of the Geotail mission is the acquisition of particles and fields measurements in the tail region of the magnetosphere. Some of the specific scientific objectives of the Geotail mission are; (1) assessment of the relative importance of solar-wind and ionospheric sources to the plasmas of the magnetotail, (2) a search for plasmoids and flux ropes, (3) direct observation of the effects of plasma acceleration and heating in the current sheet, and (4) measurements of currents and convective flows carried by magnetotail plasmas. The Comprehensive Plasma Instrumentation (CPI) aboard the Geotail spacecraft provides observations of the charged particles that comprise the plasma populations of the magnetosphere and the solar wind. In many cases the physical processes that contribute to the flow of energy and mass through the Solar-Terrestrial plasma system can be understood only through a detailed examination and analysis of the distribution of the particle velocities in the ambient plasmas. The CPI provides detailed measurements of these distributions. It employs three plasma analyzers: (1) the Hot Plasma analyzer (CPI-HP) for hot electrons and ions found in the plasma sheet and the inner magnetosphere; (2) a Solar Wind analyzer (CPI-SW) for cool plasmas with high bulk speeds such as those found in the solar wind and magnetosheath; and (3) an Ion Composition analyzer (CPI-IC) for identification of ion species such as H(+), He(+), He(++), and O(+). Along with measurements from other fields and particles instrumentation on Geotail, the CPI measurements provide a fundamental experimental base for investigations of solar-terrestrial plasmas and fields

Analysis of plasma measurements for the Geotail mission

The first phase of the Geotail mission, an exploration of the distant magnetotail, was successfully concluded in October 1994. Geotail is currently engaged in a survey of plasmas at distances from Earth approximately 10 to 30 R(sub E). Throughout the mission the Comprehensive Plasma Instrumentation has functioned well with successful return of data. The analysis of the CPI measurements has resulted in a series of publications, and research efforts are ongoing. Research topics include interaction of the magnetotail with the fields and plasmas of the solar wind, steady-state magnetic reconnection in the distant magnetotail at a neutral line bounded by a pair of slow-mode magnetohydrodynamic shocks, development and evolution of plasmoids in magnetotail and magnetospheric substorms, and cold ion beams coexisting as distinct components in the presence of hot plasma-sheet plasmas

Analysis of plasma measurements for the Geotail mission

The CPI plasma measurements from the Geotail spacecraft are currently used by a number of scientists in support of varied research projects. Measurements from the CPI hot plasma analyzer have been processed to compute one-minute averages of plasma densities, temperatures, and velocities for the period 1 Oct. 1992 - 31 July 1993. These parameters are used in a preliminary survey of the magnetotail for distances from earth of 10 to 210 earth radii. The cold plasmas within the magnetotail drift towards the midplane and are thought to be a principal source for the hot plasma sheet. A remarkable result from Geotail is the observation of cold ion beams coexisting as distinct components in the presence of hot plasma-sheet plasmas. The development and evolution of plasmoids is a topic of considerable interest in studies of the magnetotail and magnetospheric substorms. A number of possible plasmoids have been identified in the Geotail data set based upon reversals of the Z component of the magnetic field as observed with the MGF instrumentation. An intensive study of the electron and ion velocity distributions and the plasma parameters for several of these events reveals unexpected features. Collaborative work with several Geotail instrument teams and other researchers is also ongoing

An examination of marine animals for the presence of carbon-bound phosphorus

Thirty-one marine animals from nine different phyla were analyzed for the presence of carbon-bound phosphorus…

The Love Nest / music by Louis A. Hirch; words by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel

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Nuclear Physics Neutrino PreTown Meeting: Summary and Recommendations

In preparation for the nuclear physics Long Range Plan exercise, a group of 104 neutrino physicists met in Seattle September 21-23 to discuss both the present state of the field and the new opportunities of the next decade. This report summarizes the conclusions of that meeting and presents its recommendations. Further information is available at the workshop's web site. This report will be further reviewed at the upcoming Oakland Town Meeting.Comment: Latex, 31 pages. This version has been updated to include final Comments from the working group

The Love Nest

[Verse 1]Many builders there have beenSince the world beganPalace cottage, mansion, Inn,They have built for manSome were small, and some were tallLong or wide or low.But the best one of them allJack built long ago\u27Twas built in bygone daysYet millions sing its praise. [Chorus]Just a love nestCozy and warmLike a dove restDown on a farmA veranda with some sort of clinging vineThen a kitchen where some rambler roses twineThen a small roomtea set of blueBest of all roomDream room for twoBetter than a palace with a gilded dome,Is a love nestYou can call home. [Verse 2]Building houses still goes onNow as well as thenAncient Jack and Jill are gone,Yet return againEver come the question oldShall we build for pride,Or shall brick and mortar hold Warmth and love inside?The answer you may knowJack solved it long ago. [Chorus