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• Biology and Control of Take-all Disease - Information on the fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis, which is a major root-rot pathogen of cereals and grasses.
• Black Stem Rust - Photographs and information on Puccinia graminis which affects wheat, barley and other grasses.
• Brown Rust - Photographs and information on Puccinia tritcina which affects wheat, barley, rye and grasses.
• Cereal Aphids - Aphid biology and information on the different species that affect small grains, sorghum, millet and corn. Includes photographs of insects and their identifying features.
• Chinch Bug Management - The chinch bug is native to North American and can destroy cultivated grass crops, especially sorghum and corn, and occasionally small grains. Information on its life cycle, damage done and management options.
• Diseases of Barley, Rye and Triticale - Information on root and crown, foliar and viral diseases in these crops, the symptoms and controls.
• Grasshoppers: Life Cycle, Damage Assessment and Management Strategy - Information on four species of grasshopper, the damage they do to cereal crops and when action needs to be taken to control them.
• Greenbug - Information on the life cycle of Schizaphis graminum, the damage it causes to cereals and forage grasses, and possible management strategies.
• Minimising Leatherjacket Damage in Organic Cereals - Notes on where damage may occur, anticipating and avoiding it and possible control by non chemical means. [PDF]
• Small Grains Pest Management - Provides general information on insecticides and fungicides and details of the diseases, insects, mites, nematodes and weeds that may attack grain crops.
• Stored Grain Insects, Mites and Molds - Answers common questions about prevention and control of insects that can infest stored grain
• Wheat Bulb Fly and Other Fly Pests of Cereals - Discusses the main fly pests of cereal crops and the measures that can be taken to minimise the problems their larvae cause. [PDF]
• Yellow Rust - This disease of cereals is caused by Puccinia striiformis and different forms affect wheat and barley. Photographs and information.

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