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San Jose Scale: Insect Pest of Fruit Trees
MF3553
Information on the biology and damage associated with this major insect pest of fruit trees in the Midwest. Includes management strategies for reducing damage. 2-page, color.Published Date: Jan 2021
Resistance Management of Arthropod Pests in Greenhouse Production Systems
MF3564
Information to help greenhouse producers understand pesticide resistance with guidance on the use of rotation programs, pesticide mixtures and biopesticides to prevent arthropod pest populations from developing resistance. 8-page, color.Published Date: Jun 2021
Aphid Management in Greenhouse Production Systems
MF3442
Biology, damage, and management of aphids. Includes in-depth information about aphid-plant interactions and insecticide resistance. 8-page, color.Published Date: Mar 2019
Pesticide Mixtures: Understanding Their Use in Horticultural Production Systems
MF3045
Tank mixing combines two or more pesticides into a single spray solution. Mixing two pesticides may kill more insects and mites. Pesticide mixtures may be more effective on certain types and developmental stages of arthropod pests. 4 p.Published Date: Apr 2012
Pesticide Metabolites
MF3070
For some pesticides, the active ingredient must be converted by the insect, mite, or plant into a lethal substance. These substances, metabolites, are the product of chemical reactions that occur naturally in cells during metabolism. Insecticides and miticides that work via metabolites are known as pro-insecticides or pro-acaricides. 2 p.Published Date: Sep 2012
Insect Growth Regulators for Use in Greenhouses
MF3094
This publication discusses insect growth regulators for use in greenhouse production systems, including their classifications and side effects. 2 pages, color.Published Date: Apr 2013
Broad Mite and Cyclamen Mite: Management in Greenhouses and Nurseries
MF2938
Broad and cyclamen mites feed on plants in more than 60 plant families, including houseplants, flowers, strawberries, and vegetables. Publication describes methods to control these pests. 4-page, color.Published Date: Nov 2010
Bulb Mites: Management in Greenhouses and Nurseries
MF2939
Bulb mites feed on plants in the lily family, such as amaryllis, crocus, freesia, gladiolus, hyacinth, lily, narcissus, and tulip. Bulb mites are secondary pests of decaying plant matter caused by fungus gnat (Bradysia spp.) larvae or soilborne fungal pathogens. 2-page, color.Published Date: Nov 2010
Fungus Gnat: Management in Greenhouses and Nurseries
MF2937
Fungus gnats, Bradysia spp.,are major insect pests in greenhouses and nurseries. The larva is located within growing medium. They are a problem under moist conditions during propagation, when plant cuttings or plugs are initiating root systems. 4-page, color.Published Date: Sep 2010
Ornamental Pest Control, 3A: Pesticide Application Training
S11
Maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowers not included in 3C. Publication describes control methods for insects, mites, plant diseases, weeds, moles, rodents, and other mammals in trees, shrubs, flowers, houseplants. Includes equipment and safety facts. 74 pages, color.Revision Date: Apr 2015
Boxelder and Red-Shouldered Bugs: Home and Horticultural Pests
MF2580
Describes developmental stages, seasonal life history and control of boxelder and red-shouldered bugs, two pests that are a nuisance to homeowners. 4-page, color.Revision Date: Jan 2016
Borers: Management and Prevention: Home and Horticultural Pests
MF2736
Anti-borer insecticides are best suited for proactive rather than reactive use. Insecticides can be sprayed directly onto tree trunks and larger limbs. 2-page, 2-color.Published Date: Nov 2006
Oak Leaf Itch Mite
MF2806
The oak leaf itch mite, Pyemotes herfsi, is a tiny mite that can cause itchy, painful bites in humans. Tips for identification, prevention, and treatment of bites that occur during occasional outbreaks in the Midwest. 2 page, color.Revision Date: Sep 2019
Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus
by Ludek Zurek
MF2571
The female mosquito feeds on blood of an infected bird. Horses and people are infected by a bite from an infected mosquito. Less than 1 percent of people infected develop severe illness. Most mosquito bites do not lead to WNV infection. WNV cannot be transmitted from person-to-person or animal-to-person. 8 p.Revision Date: Aug 2012
Ticks in Kansas
by Ludek Zurek Patricia Payne Michael W. Dryden
MF2653
Controlling ticks is important not only because they are nuisance parasites of humans and animals, but because they are vectors of bacterial and protozoal microbial pathogens. 4-page, b/w.Published Date: Jun 2004
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