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This integrated pest management (IPM) chapter from the Extension Gardener Handbook familiarizes readers with a systematic approach to managing insect and animal garden pests in an environmentally responsible manner.
This insects chapter from the Extension Gardener Handbook will teach readers to identify insects, understand the value of insects in the garden, and recognize damage caused by insects. Guidance on minimizing insect damage is available in the integrated pest management chapter.
This article describes and defines the different types of insects that sting and are also often mistaken for honey bees.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of ground pearls and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This publication provides straightforward answers to questions commonly posed by home gardeners about beneficial insects.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of white grubs and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This diagnostic chapter of the Extension Gardener handbook outlines a 10-step guide to diagnosing plant problems. It also helps gardeners recognize which plant symptoms are normal and which can be problematic, and how to determine if the problem is biotic or abiotic.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the earthworm and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This Entomology Insect Note describes darkwinged fungus gnats, an insect pest of some field crops, shrubs, and houseplants.
This publication covers insect control in a variety of crops, as well as household pests.
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of aphid pests of ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowers.
This Entomology Insect Note describes brown soft scale, a common insect pest on trees, shrubs and indoor plants.
Brown marmorated stink bug description, life history, damage, and control.
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of Japanese beetle adults, which feed on many species of ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowers.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the chinch bug and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
Oriental fruit moth description, life history, damage, and control.
This Insect Note describes the biology and management of greenstriped mapleworm, a caterpillar pest of maple trees.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the cutworm and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This appendix from the Extension Gardener Handbook includes tables to help gardeners identify common problems and management strategies for fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
This PDIC factsheet describes the biology and management of the white peach scales, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the annual bluegrass weevil and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of fall armyworms and addresses how to control them as an insect.
This publications contains detailed drawings and descriptions to aid in identifying pests and insects of shrubs. It summarizes recommended practices for eliminating those pests or insects.
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of the cyclamen and broad mites, insect pests of many flowering shrubs and plants.
This Entomology Insect Note describes flower thrips, insect pests of grasses and flowering plants.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the cicada killer wasp and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the scoliid wasp and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the yellowjacket and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet describes the biology and management of the San Jose scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, a destructive pest of apple, cherry, peach, pear, prune, and other tree fruits.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of bees and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of fire ants and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the sugarcane beetle and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
A foundation of IPM in urban landscapes is to put the right plant in the right place. This reduces plant stress and thus the long term costs of pest management. Impervious surface cover is linked to red maple condition and scale insect infestations. This publication describes impervious surface thresholds to use when selecting sites for planting red maples in urban landscapes.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the clover mite and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the mole cricket and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the millipedes and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the Japanese beetle and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the hunting billbug and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the twolined spittlebug and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This Forest*A*Syst publication was written as a personal, confidential learning tool to help achieve your goals for forest ownership. First, answer the self-assessment questions to determine where you interests lie, and then continue reading to learn practical ways of pursuing these interests. The text focuses on water quality and aesthetic improvements that originate from reasoned forest management To gather more information, review the sources of information in the Getting Help section and tap these sources to learn even more. Also, don't forget to follow the directions for developing a management plan tailored to your dreams for your forest.
This factsheet describes the biology of the pigeon tremex insect, Tremex columba, and provides residential management recommendations.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of crayfish and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of springtails and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This factsheet describes the biology of annual or dogday cicadas. Because these cicadas are of little consequence to the health of landscape trees, pesticides for their control aren't warranted.
This educational resource for children aged 13-15 explains how to keep detailed records of butterfly observations and recommends which plants would be most beneficial to local butterflies.
Insidious plant bug description, life history, and predation.
Impervious surface cover increases tree stress and reduces tree condition. We developed an impervious surface threshold to help tree care professionals select planting sites where red maples will thrive. In this publication we describe how to estimate impervious surface cover, on site, with the Pace to Plant technique.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the sod webworm and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This publication explains how and where to send specimens for disease, insect and weed identification.
This factsheet describes the biology of the camellia scale, Lepidosaphes camelliae, and provides residential management recommendations.
This publication, chapter 12 of the 2025 Cotton Information handbook, discusses insect management practices for cotton production.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of the rhodesgrass mealybug and addresses how to control it as an insect in turf.
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of the brown marmorated stink bug, insect pests of trees and shrubs as well as homes.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of hornets and addresses how to control them as an insect in turf.
This factsheet describes the biology of the tuliptree scale insect, oumeyella liriodendri, a pest of magnolia and tulip trees.
This factsheet describes the biology of the minute cypress scale Insect, Carulaspis minima, and provides residential management recommendations.
