GENERAL PEST MANAGEMENT

Articles listed here are relate to more than one IPM program area and are not crop specific.
They may be of interest to homeowners or commercial growers.
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INSECTS

  • Mosquito Management
  • New Tool for Battling Varroa Mite Offered to Beekkeepers
  • Smaller Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetle get acrobat reader (Adobe Acrobat .pdf file)
  • Fireflies - Interesting and Beneficial
  • Diptera as Predators
  • Asian Lady Beetle: Beneficial Nuisance
  • Bees and Wasps
  • Four-Lined Plant Bug
  • Slugs
  • Slugs and Snails
  • Spider Mites

    • NEMATODES

  • Beneficial Nematodes

    • VERTEBRATES                                         

  • Resistance of Woody Ornamental Plants to Deer Damage
  • Animal Damage Control: White Tailed Deer
  • Deer Damage and Control
  • Crows and How to Minimize Their Damage
  • Identification and Control of Mice and Voles
  • Raccoons
  • Woodchucks--Habits and Control

    • OTHER PESTS

  • Sudden Oak Death Syndrome  
  • Black Spots on Houses -- An insect or disease problem?
  • Poison Ivy Fact Sheet  
  • Wanted! The Brown Garden Snail

    • PEST MANAGEMENT METHODS

  • Natural (Biological) Control and Secondary Pests
  • Pest Management - Sound Gardening
  • Horticultural Oils
  • Ignoring Labels on Organic Products Can Cause Problems
  • Insecticidal Soaps
  • Use of Cover Crops and Green Manures to Attract Beneficial Insects

    • MISCELLANEOUS

  • Who Needs Economic Thresholds?
  • Reduced Pesticide and Nutrient Loading in the Quinnipiac River Watershed
  • Container Gardening
  • Integrating the Best of Current Knowledge
  • Look Out for Lyme Disease
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • UConn Research Farm Photos

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