New Guide Offers Insights on How to Manage the Forest Tent Caterpillar
Extension agents across much of the United States often get questions from homeowners and forest managers about the forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria), and their concerns are understandable. The native […]
How Salt, a Coffee Filter, and a Microscope Could Aid in Managing Spotted-Wing Drosophila
By Andrew Porterfield The red-eyed, spotted fly first appeared in the United States in strawberry, raspberry, and blackberry crops in Santa Cruz County, California, in 2008. Then the Southeast Asian […]
In Fending Off Mosquitoes, Spatial Repellents With Pyrethroids Show Potential
By Leslie Mertz Step 1: Complain about how bad the mosquitoes are this year. Step 2: Purchase a can of bug spray to keep mosquitoes away. Step 3: Use it […]
Mow Before You Spray, and Other Tips for Protecting Pollinators in Grassy Landscapes
With the right combination of methods, landscape managers can strike an effective balance between pest management and protecting pollinators in turfgrass settings. A new, open-access guide in the Journal of […]
Common Corn Pest Presents Major Challenge to Bt Crops
By Andrew Porterfield The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a major corn pest in South America, known to devour corn crops from Argentina to the Southeastern United States. Farmers have […]
Texas Leafcutting Ant: A Southern Pest That Could Move North
By Josh Lancette While the term “leafcutting ants” might bring to mind colorful shots in nature documentaries of highways of ants carrying green leaves through tropical forests, the reality of […]
Could Catnip or Chrysanthemum Bring Cows Relief From Biting Flies?
By Meredith Swett Walker We generally don’t associate cows with pleasant aromas, but in the future you may catch a whiff of mint, lemongrass, or chrysanthemum when visiting a barn […]
Bed Bugs: Proactive IPM Strategies Critical in Multi-Unit Housing
Amid the persistent threat of bed bug infestations in multi-unit housing, the best advice for property owners, managers, and tenants looking to avoid the pests is the same advice that […]
Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle: New Guide Offers Pest Management Tips for Organic Growers
In recent years, the demand for organic foods by the consuming public has exploded. Organic food sales surpassed $35 billion in the United States in 2014, up from an estimated […]
A New Guide for Understanding Insect Vectors of Plant Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa
In many areas across the southern United States and California, one bacteria species complex is responsible for a long list of plant diseases: Pierce’s disease of grape, citrus variegated chlorosis, […]
Get to Know the Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper, a (Maybe) Serious Crop Pest
In fields of alfalfa, soybean, and peanut in the southern United States, a small, green, teardrop-shaped insect is a common sight. But despite its observed propensity for gouging scars in […]
Stink Bugs: New IPM Guide for Midwestern Corn, Soybean Growers
Farmers in the midwestern United States have been battling increasing infestations from a variety of stink bug species in recent years, and now they have a new free resource for […]
Study Finds Many Bt Corn Growers Aren’t Planting Refuge Crops
By Josh Lancette A new study from North Carolina found that corn growers in the state are not planting as much refuge crop as needed, potentially leading to increased insect […]
Unwanted Webs: Integrated Pest Management for Fall Webworms
By Meredith Swett Walker In late summer and fall, extension agents and pest control professionals across North America get a version of this call: “It looks like a gang of […]
Alfalfa Weevil: New Integrated Pest Management Guide Available
For alfalfa growers throughout the United States—and particularly in the western states—the alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica) is a major concern, as damage from infestations lead to decreased yield and quality. […]
Free Online Resource for Soybean Growers to Manage Kudzu Bugs
By Josh Lancette There’s a relatively new pest of soybean in town. Its name? Megacopta cribraria, but most folks call it the kudzu bug. If left unchecked, the bug has […]