Title: The Importance of Pesticides and Other Pest Management Practices
         in U.S. Cotton Production

RNN Announcement Date: August 30, 1993

NAPIAP has recently completed a cotton commodity assessment.  The report
contains information on cotton pests and their control as well as information
on the use of harvest aid chemicals and plant growth regulators. Data provided
by extension and experiment station scientists from 16 cotton producing states
also includes information about the usage of non-pesticide practices and the
effect on cotton production of withdrawing individual and groups of pesticides.
To obtain copies of the report entitled, "The Importance of Pesticides and Other
Pest Management Practices in U.S. Cotton Production,"
Contact:
         Dr. Ronald Davis
         USDA, ARS
         10300 Baltimore Ave.
         Bldg. 1070, BARC-East
         Beltsville, MD 20705-2350
         Phone:  (301) 504-8846
           FAX:  (301) 504-8063.
 

 
Title:  Alternatives to Methyl Bromide: Assessment of Research Needs
          and Priorities

RNN Announcement Date: December 22, 1993

The USDA has recently published the proceedings from a USDA Workshop on 
alternatives to methyl bromide held from June 29 to July 1, 1993, in 
Arlington, Virginia.  Titled "Alternatives to Methyl Bromide: Assessment of 
Research Needs and Priorities", it contains specific crop and commodity 
recommendations on the alternatives to methyl bromide for postharvest 
commodity treatment, quarantine treatment and soil fumigation.  Suggestions 
are also made concerning research needs and priorities.  If you would like 
a copy of this 85-page, free publication,
Contact: 
         Dr. Kenneth Vick                                             
         USDA-ARS-NPS                                                 
         BARC-West, Bldg. 005, Rm 216
         10300 Baltimore Blvd.
         Beltsville, MD 20705-2350                                    
         Phone (301) 504-5321 
         Fax (301) 504-5467