In New York, minor-party candidates win elections all the time – because they’re also major-party candidates

Minor parties have a reputation for futility in the United States, but electoral rules in certain parts of the country enable them to survive, thrive, and influence elections. Benjamin Kantack argues that fusion laws, which allow multiple parties to nominate the same candidate, give minor parties in New York the ability to affect the outcomes of close U.S. House of Representatives races

What happened?: Pennsylvania returned to the Democrats in 2020, but it may not stay that way.

As it was key to Trump’s presidential election victory in 2016, winning Pennsylvania in 2020 helped secure the White House for Joe Biden in 2020. Ben Kantack writes that there are reasons for optimism for both Republicans and Democrats facing elections in the Keystone State in 2022 and 2024. On one hand, Biden may have re-established the Democrats’ “Blue Wall” in 2020. On the other, Biden’s slim electoral margin in Pennsylvania may not survive another candidate without his small-town connection to the state, or an increasingly left-leaning Democratic Party

Worm Parasites of Insects

Gordid or “horsehair” worms are slender and very long (8 to 16 inches in length). They vary in color from almost white to light tan to dark brown. Larvae of this parasite feed inside many insects including June beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches, cabbage worms, and probably many other insects

Corn Rootworm Control in South Dakota -- 1964

Guide to corn rootworm control in South Dakota discusses the life cycle of the corn rootworm, larval damage, pollination affected by adult beetles, control measures for larval populations, control of resistant larval populations, methods of applying chemicals, adult beetle control, and safety precautions

Locations of Maximum Numbers of the Wheat Curl Mite, Aceria tulipae (K.) (Eriophyidae) on the Winter Wheat Plant during Spring Growth

Coincident with investigations on chemical control of wheat curl mite, Aceria tulipae (K.), a vector of wheat-streak mosaic, it was necessary that the area of heaviest and most uniform populations on the wheat plant be determined for mite counts. Both greenhouse screening trials and field application tests of miticides are being conducted currently. Since little is known concerning this mite, certain biological observations are recorded below for the information of other workers

The Biology and Ecology of Trogoderma glabrum (Herbst) in Stored Grains

These investigations were undertaken to determine the distribution and importance of Trogoderma glabrum (Herbst) in stored grain in Nebraska, the ecological factors favoring population increase in stored wheat, corn, and sorghum, and the role T. glabrum might play in disseminating internally the Aspergillus molds commonly encountered in stored grain