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This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939.  To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.

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Recent developments in phragmites control Recent developments in phragmites control

No abstract available.
Authors
J.H. Steenis, E.B. Chamberlain, R.A. Beck

Effects on fish and wildlife of chemical treatments of large areas Effects on fish and wildlife of chemical treatments of large areas

Summary: The history of field investigations of the effects of DDT on wildlife is reviewed briefly, from the initial studies in 1945 through the more recent studies of the effects of the large-scale programs for spruce-budworm control and gypsy-moth eradication. DDT dosages and procedures that are recommended for protection of wildlife are reviewed. Effects of aldrin, heptachlor, and...
Authors
J.L. George

Observations on the fulvous tree duck in Louisiana Observations on the fulvous tree duck in Louisiana

The Fulvous Tree Duck is a locally common breeding bird of the rice fields of southwestern Louisiana. Observations made in 1955, 1956 and 1957, showed that this species was probably most abundant in the vicinity of Mamou, Evangeline Parish, and Roanoke, Jefferson Davis Parish. Tree ducks arrive in the rice country as the rice is planted in the spring and usually depart following fall...
Authors
B. Meanley, A.G. Meanley

The isolation and identification of Trypanosoma cruzi from raccoons in Maryland The isolation and identification of Trypanosoma cruzi from raccoons in Maryland

Five raccoons trapped at Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland, were found to have trypanosomes in the blood which were morphologically indistinguishable from Trypanosoma cruzi on stained smears. The organism grew well in culture. It developed and reproduced in Triatoma protracta, T. infestans, T. phyllosoma, and Rhodnius prolixus. Experimental infections were produced in raccoons...
Authors
B. C. Walton, P. M. Bauman, L. S. Diamond, Carlton M. Herman

Mass control of insects: The effects on fish and wildlife Mass control of insects: The effects on fish and wildlife

The mass control of insects carried on during the past ten years has made possible the economical suppression and, in a few instances, the near eradication of pest insect populations over widespread areas. These large operations, usually featuring the use of the airplane for applying insecticides quickly and cheaply, have proven to be the means of effectuating control programs which...
Authors
Oliver B. Cope, Paul F. Springer
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