Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science articles from July 2006

Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science archives from July 2006

Invasion of the hemlock woolly adelgid on eastern hemlock in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT -- Light to moderately-heavy hemlock woolly adelgid infestations on eastern hemlocks were discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2002. Mass releases of the biological control agent, Sasajiscymnus tsugae, were made...

A survey of the Trichoptera of the Fort Campbell Military Reservation, Kentucky and Tennessee.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT -- Fort Campbell Military Reservation includes 105,000 acres in Christian and Trigg counties, Kentucky and Montgomery and Stewart counties, Tennessee. The Reservation is located within the Highland Rim Section of the Interior Low...

Trypanosoma cruzi in triatomes from an urban and a domestic setting in middle Tennessee.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT -- The presence of Trypanosoma cruzi in the southern United States continues to be an emerging issue. Clearly wildlife reservoirs exist and on occasion domestic canines have been infected with this protozoan parasite. The risk to human...

Ground water tracing results for springs in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT -- This paper reports the results of eleven new ground water traces conducted to springs in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Three springs are located within the Murfreesboro City limits and three are rurally located in the County. The...

Diversity and relative abundance of preimpoundment freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) populations in the lower Holston River, Tennessee.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT -- A series of freshwater mussel valves was collected from six preimpoundment sites located along the lower Holston River between river mile 36 and 26, Jefferson and Grangier counties, Tennessee. Shell from two sites, the Loy Site and...

Ethnomedicinal flora: therapeutic significance of major food plants in a remote part of the eastern Himalayas.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT -- Ethnomedicinal studies on the commonly used food plants were conducted in one of the most remote areas of the eastern Himalayas bordering Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Tibet. The Himalayan1 mountain complex is rich in medicinal folklore...