Broadcast treatments
Homeowners buy many different products to control fire ants. New fire ant control products are available each year, and old products may have new names. The products mentioned in this publication were found on the shelves of various farmers' ... [... more]
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ALABAMA PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - VOL 1
Order ONLY copies for (1) main desk, (2) agents who will need this book in their work -- one copy per agent, and (3) Master Gardener Help Desk. Additional copies may be purchased later. The Alabama Pest Management Handbook-Volume 1 contains ... [... more]
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Biology And Management
The Hessian fly is a severe pest of winter wheat in the United States. This publication offers a description of the Hessian fly, its life cycle, the damage it causes as well as tips for managing the pest. In 2008 and coming years, entomologists ... [... more]
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Biological Control of Musk Thistle
Extension Entomologist, Professor, all in Entomology and Plant Pathology; and Extension Weed Scientist, Professor, Agronomy and Soils; all with Auburn University Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, was introduced into the eastern United States in the ... [... more]
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Peanut Pest Management Scout Manual
Extension Pesticide Education Specialist, all in Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University and Scouting is a tool that peanut producers have used since 1975 to make appropriate treatment decisions about pests. Scouting is only one part ... [... more]
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ALABAMA PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - VOL 2
This book offers recommendations for houses, buildings, and grounds; commercial horticultural crops; and homeowner horticultural crops. Compiled by current and former Extension entomologists, plant pathologists, weed scientists, and a pesticide ... [... more]
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The Integrated Pest Management Approach To Crop Production
IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining cultural, biological, chemical, and physical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. IPM relies heavily on current knowledge of pests and their ... [... more]
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IPM Tactics
Homes in a number of Alabama counties often experience millipede "invasions" in the early summer (Figure 1). Homes that have had such an invasion are often 3 to 5 years old with well-kept lawns. In general, millipede incidents appear to [... more]
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Soybean Loopers: Late Season Foliage Feeders on Cotton
The soybean looper is similar in appearance to the cabbage looper, and the two species are often confused. However, cabbage loopers are generally more susceptible to insecticides than soybean loopers. The adult soybean looper is a mottled gray to ... [... more]
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Cockroach Control
There are at least 25 species of cockroaches in Alabama, but only five are serious pests. Cockroaches are also known as palmetto bugs, water bugs, and croton bugs. Most cockroaches are found outdoors. Outdoors, cockroaches are an important source ... [... more]
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European Corn Borers
The European corn borer is a significant pest of field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn. In recent years, however, it has also become a serious pest for other crops, including cotton. In Alabama, damage to cotton is heaviest in the southwestern ... [... more]
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Cereal Leaf Beetles: Pests of Small Grains
Extension Agronomist, Professor, Agronomy and Soils, both at Auburn University; and Research Entomologist, Professor, Entomology, University of Georgia at Griffin The cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus, was introduced from Europe into Michigan ... [... more]
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