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Websites devoted to Purple Loosestrife excellent background, a description of community involvement program , K-12 teaching materials, called the "PURPLE PAGES" is Michican State University's http://www.msue.msu.edu/seagrant/pp/ the Minnesota Department of Natural Services link, http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecological_services/exotics/plprog.html outlines the problem, and has some dramatic before and after bio-control photos To find the Minnesota beetle rearing guide and link to monitoring form , check the site http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG7080.html one of the most comprehensive web-sites is http://www.ducks.ca/purple The site includes a section of abstracts of many of the technical papers listed on scientific references page. www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/ans/plpage.htm is the portion of the VT Department of Environmental Conservation website devoted to purple loosestrife and the state's bio-control program, and contains annual bio-control report and a slide show intended for young folks. Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in N. America, Resource
Center of Cornell Univsersity site is http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/weedfeeders/galerucella.html
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