Garden
General Information
Listing of county offices; all will provide pest ID services, gardening tips/handouts, and expert advice.
Diagnose your plant pest problems online with photos and management principles based on IPM, from University of Maryland.
Great handbook on how to control insects, mites, plant diseases, nematodes, and weeds of fruit and nut trees and vegetables using IPM, from Univ.California IPM program.
Basic information sheets for people wanting to manage pests in a least-toxic way within the home environment. Developed by PA Dept. of Ag intern Amanda Lee.
Contains fact sheets & frequently asked questions on gardening.
Insects
6-page publication with descriptions and color photographs of common vegetable pests in Pennsylvania.
Solutions for some specific pests such as aphids, japanese beetles, and grubs.
A collection of insect pest sheets for the home garden with photographs and control recommendations. Download the entire file (1.2 MB PDF- this is a large file!) or the individual pest sheets listed below as PDF files. Produced by PA IPM.
Diseases
Weeds
Online listing of weeds by common name, includes photos & descriptions.
Description of different methods of weed control for vegetable gardeners, from UConn IPM
From UConn IPM
Taken from Science, Environment and Ecology Flash for Educators, # 341 By Bill Einsig, Keystone Outdoors Magazine May 11, 2002
NC State University fact sheet
Using a propane burner to burn/boil weeds, from UConn IPM
Animals
This publication provides basic information for Pennsylvania landowners regarding their rights to control nuisance wildlife.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- October is a good time to purchase trees and shrubs for home landscapes. But be sure you're not laying out a delectable feast for deer, says a wildlife biologist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Extremely dry summer conditions pushed wildlife into yards and gardens a little earlier than usual this fall, warns a horticulturist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, so homeowners should protect young trees and shrubs from deer and rabbits.
From ATTRA
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- What do chainsaws, beavers and voles have in common? They all can damage trees, according to a wildlife biologist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Biology, description of damage and control
By Jim Pease Extension wildlife specialist Iowa State University Extension
Biology, description of damage, control
Biology, damage and control, odor removal
Beneficial Organisms
How to manage pests in the home garden with beneficial insects, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
Attract beneficial insects to your garden, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
A more scientific publication on planting to attract beneficial insects, from ATTRA
Explains why there are fewer honey bees and what you can do to help, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
Soil & Plant Health
Changing the planting location yearly can prevent pest problems, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
How to use companion plants to improve your garden and reduce pests, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
PSU news release
A more scientific explanation of this practice with examples, from ATTRA
How to choose and care for plants when starting a home vegetable garden, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
Tips to help your garden live through a drought, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
Less-toxic Controls
Lists examples and what pests to use them for, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
An alternative to chemicals--how they work and how to use them, a Point of Purchase Fact Sheet from PSU Franklin County Extension
Use of this low toxicity plant oil as an insecticide, from UConn IPM
