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Introduction

1. Kenyan horticultural industry faced new pests being Liriomyza huidobrensis (leaf miners) hurting the economic importance. The paper outlines the farmers' awareness of the pests and diffuculties facing and controlling them.

          a. Questionnaire survey showed that snow pea farmers in kenya rely on pesticides for control of suck insects. (Weinberger and Lumpkin, 2007, Ekesi, 2010)

          b. Snow pea farmers signed contracts with exporters abd whose production practices with GlobalGAP to contraol them using more stratergies.

          c. The findings imply that pest status of Liriomyza leafminers is liely to increase and snow pea production will decrease in central areas of Kenya.

This all can be prevented if they use a intergrated leafminer management strategy and farmers are educated on methods of identifying them in their early stages of attack and use of appropriate chemicals and methods. Although, this is leading to the effect on business.

2. A new threat of invasion with pests are affecting the fresh produce export business. Slowly they are affecting the vegetable production and fresh produce export businesses due to the amount of pests around Kenya.

          a. Three species are attacking a variety of crops of commercial value including snow peas. (HDCA, 2009)

          b. The study is then focused on the small scale farmenrs growing snow peas for export at the market where they have devolped control strategies against leafminer pests however, must be in compliancewith the pesticide that as restrictions from GlobalGAP.

         c. The present study examines the current level of Liriomyza leafminers awareness and control strategies being employed by Kenyan snow pea farmers against the pests.

The objectives of this study is to analyze farmers awareness about Liriomyza leafminer infesations and assess their current status at the farm level to analyze leafminer control stratgies used by snow peas farmers and examine factors affecting the choice of control statergie in snow peas production systems.

Leaf miners are made by a number of species of insects in which the larval stage eats the tissue of the plant. Leaf miners can be made by several different insects. Most leaf miner burrows or tunnels are referred to as serpentine mines, consisting of thin, winding, whitish trails, or as blotch mines which are broad and whitish or brownish in color. These mines may cause heavy infestations, causing the leaves and the entire plant to turn brown by late spring. They feed on the leaf tissue between the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf. Elm leaf miners are a pest that feed on the tissues in between the outer layers of elm leaves causing them to turn brown and the leaf to decay. Just because on leaf on the plant is affected does not mean that the whole plant is affected. Although, overtime this does change due to the amount of insects feeding on the leaves.

Leaf miners are made by a number of species of insects in which the larval stage eats the tissue of the plant. Leaf miners can be made by several different insects. Most leaf miner burrows or tunnels are referred to as serpentine mines, consisting of thin, winding, whitish trails, or as blotch mines which are broad and whitish or brownish in color. These mines may cause heavy infestations, causing the leaves and the entire plant to turn brown by late spring. They feed on the leaf tissue between the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf. Elm leaf miners are a pest that feed on the tissues in between the outer layers of elm leaves causing them to turn brown and the leaf to decay. Just because on leaf on the plant is affected does not mean that the whole plant is affected. Although, overtime this does change due to the amount of insects feeding on the leaves.

I feel as if an Alaskan Malamute should be saved if there were a virus going on that is killing all dog breeds. I choose this breed because affectionate, devoted, dignified, loyal, playfiul and friendly. It features a powerful, sturdy body built for stamina ans strength. These dogs are sensitive and need open space. They are high energy dogs and therefore require vigiorous exercise. They love definitely a cooler climate. I would pick this dog because I feel I would an intelligent and loving companionfor life. These dogs haave a good adaptability they also posess tremedous strength, energy, endurance, and independance. Since alaskan malamutes look like wolves so it might scare an intruder off and they will protect you to any defense. Malamutes are very healthy dogs. They are also patient with children and love attention. They are quieter than most dogs but they tend to howl.

Today I had a great day. I woke up at 8am. I brushed my teeth and took a shower.  I started my morning off with some delicious Indian chai. After an hour I has eggs and some bread. After I finished eating I worked on my project for my writing class. I wrote some of this during that time. Then, I talked to my parents in India. We had an hour-long conversation. My dad said that he was proud of my progress in school. It made me really happy to hear that come out of my father’s mouth. When a parent expresses how proud they are of you it makes you feel very happy. After I had a long talk with y father I noticed I was running behind on getting ready for class so the first thing I did was to email my professor letting him know that I will be late. I got ready quickly after and took the bus at 12:49pm and came to class. Besides being late for class I had a great day. After class, I went home and relaxed. I watched tv and ate dinner and went for a walk out while listening to music and then spoke to parents. They said “goodnight Riya” and that’s where my day ended and I went to bed. Tomorrow I have to go to this research biology fair. It is going to be a long day but i can through it hopefully. I feel it will be fun to look at researches and meet post-docs and all. Actually I am excited for this event.

Today I had a great day. I woke up at 8am. I brushed my teeth and took a shower.  I started my morning off with some delicious Indian chai. After an hour I has eggs and some bread. After I finished eating I worked on my project for my writing class. I wrote some of this during that time. Then, I talked to my parents in India. We had an hour-long conversation. My dad said that he was proud of my progress in school. It made me really happy to hear that come out of my father’s mouth. When a parent expresses how proud they are of you it makes you feel very happy. After I had a long talk with y father I noticed I was running behind on getting ready for class so the first thing I did was to email my professor letting him know that I will be late. I got ready quickly after and took the bus at 12:49pm and came to class. Besides being late for class I had a great day. After class, I went home and relaxed. I watched tv and ate dinner and went for a walk out while listening to music and then spoke to parents. They said “goodnight Riya” and that’s where my day ended and I went to bed. Tomorrow I have to go to this research biology fair.

I have moved here to study at Umass Amherst. It has almost been a month but I haven’t found a job yet. I have applied to so many places but for some reason I am not getting a response. I have been very lucky when it comes to looking for a job but now I am struggling. I do feel it is because half of the summer as gone by and everyone is all set. Although, I have applied to so many places hopefully at least one person responds. It would be great to get a job as soon as possible because I have lots of bills because I am living alone. I hate when my bank balance goes down. I mean I don’t mind spending the money if I was earning at the same time. I need to find a job asap. I can’t live like this I like to be busy and have no time. But since the last month I am fed up of having so much time that I can’t function. Thankfully I am taking a class otherwise I would go crazy.

I have moved here to study at Umass Amherst. It has almost been a month but I haven’t found a job yet. I have applied to so many places but for some reason I am not getting a response. I have been very lucky when it comes to looking for a job but now I am struggling. I do feel it is because half of the summer as gone by and everyone is all set. Although, I have applied to so many places hopefully at least one person responds. It would be great to get a job as soon as possible because I have lots of bills because I am living alone. I hate when my bank balance goes down. I mean I don’t mind spending the money if I was earning at the same time. I need to find a job asap. I can’t live like this I like to be busy and have no time. But since the last month I am fed up of having so much time that I can’t function. Thankfully I am taking a class otherwise I would go crazy.

My chosen journal is blood cells, molecules and diseases. It not only talks about blood cells but covers the molecular basis of hematologic and the studies of the disease itself. In order to write the manuscript, you need to include the keywords and all figures with tables and ensure that all has been cited. Another thing to consider is to make sure that the manuscript has been spell checked and grammar checked. Before you begin you need to make sure you have the ethics in publishing and declaration of in interest. You also need to have it peer reviewed and the article structure incudes- Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Appendices. Title page is also required where you need to put the title and author names and affiliations and corresponding author. Research data is good also.

We had orientation on Monday. It was alright but I was kind of nervous. I paid attention to every detail that the student leaders whether it was academically or any resources that they provided to us. The speeches were very interesting. The police officer had some good pointers and I feel very safe on campus because of that speech by the officer. I would be spending a lot of time on campus studying and doing homework and all so that speech made me feel proud of the college I’m coming to. The next part of the orientation was doing a tour which was very nice. I really enjoyed that. I was very lost on how I would get from one place to another so that was very helpful. The library is full of so many options. It was great to learn about it. In fact, I might go and check out all my options. Then, we had lunch at the franklin dining hall which was really good. Big fan of their Mexican food. I have eaten at Hampshire and Berkshire but honestly my favorite one as one of now is Hampshire dining hall. After, we went to sign up for classes. I signed for my classes but I didn’t like the part where we had to wait because we were a big group mainly because some classes that I wanted to take were full. I had students helping me which I was iffy about but then I felt comfortable knowing she was the same major as me.