House Committee on Fire Ants in Texas, Select - 67th R.S. (1981)
| Committee: | House Fire Ants in Texas, Select | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Legislature : report of the / Select Committee on Fire Ants, Texas House of Representatives, Sixty-seventh Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Exotic species | Fire ants | Pesticides | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.67 f514 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View report [41 pages File size: 1,691 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Determine the exact extent of infestation. | |
| 2. | Determine at which direction and rate the fire ants are moving. | |
| 3. | Make an assessment of overall damages and injuries. | |
| 4. | Study the procedures necessary to report damages and injuries. | |
| 5. | Monitor federal legislation on pesticide controls and its impact on the fire ant problem. | |
| 6. | Determine whether legislative action is necessary and warranted. | |
| 7. | Examine the procedures which other states have followed in combating this problem. | |
| 8. | Coordinate similar activities and programs with the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Stations, and the House Committee on Agriculture. | |
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