Enterprise Projects: Experiential Learning in Applied Entomology

During 1924, when jobs for college students were difficult to find in San Luis Obispo, Calif., a group of entrepreneurial students at the California Polytechnic School negotiated an $80 bank loan from a local lender to raise chickens. Parents and college faculty cosigned the loan, and thus was born the Agricultural Enterprise Program

Fiscal Year 2004 - 2005 Call for Proposals Guidelines: California State University Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) - Cal Poly Campus

The ARI provides public funds that are annually matched at least one-to-one with industry and/or agency resources to fund high impact applied agricultural and natural resources research, development, and technology transfer, as well as related public and industry education and outreach. Its projects and programs improve the economic efficiency, productivity, profitability, and sustainability of California agriculture and its allied industries. ARI programs lead to consumer sensitive and environmentally sound food and agriculture systems and foster public confidence in food safety and agricultural research and production systems. Through a system of university-industry partnerships, the ARI focuses on finding immediate and practical solutions for high-priority challenges in the following research areas: Agricultural business Biodiversity Biotechnology Food safety, nutrition, processing, & new product development Natural resources Production & cultural practices Public policy Water & irrigation technology Additional information can be obtained from the ARI web site at http://ari.calpoly.edu

Metabolic Heat: A New Way of Looking at How Controlled Atmospheres Kill Insects

The use of calorimetry as a tool to understand the effects of controlled atmospheres (CA) on insects is briefly reviewed. A variety of data are presented to illustrate the various types of information that calorimetry can make available to researchers. The use of a calorimeter connected to a mass spectrometer to determine the occurrence of anaerobic respiration is described and reported. We conclude that calorimetry is a useful tool to simplify the experimental options when developing new insecticidal CA treatments. It can also be used for development of other treatments such as fumigants