Pests and diseases

News

• Red-banded stink bugs could threaten 2010 soybean crop in Missouri
  Thursday, October 22, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Soybean producers in southeast Missouri likely will face a new threat to yields during the 2010 growing season – the red-banded stink bug.
  
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• Pest alerts tip off producers to damaging insects
  Friday, October 16, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – E-mail alerts on selected insect pests are available from University of Missouri’s Integrated Pest Management program.
• Missouri confirms red imported fire ant mounds in Bootheel
  Wednesday, October 7, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri has its first confirmed report of red imported fire ants, and residents of Missouri’s Bootheel should be on the lookout for fire-ant mounds on their property, said Richard Houseman, University of Missouri entomology professor and state extension entomologist.
  
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Web Sites

Browse these University of Missouri Web sites:

• Agricultural Experiment Station
• Pesticide Applicator Training
• Plant Sciences Extension
• Soil Testing and Plant Diagnostic Services

You may be interested in these external Web sites:

• eXtension Organic Agriculture Resources

Publications

• G9445, Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri
• M171, 2009 Missouri Pest Management Guide: Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybean, Winter Wheat
• MP731, Pesticide Training Manuals: Order Form
• NRAES147, Waterborne Pathogens in Agricultural Watersheds

You may be interested in these related publications:

• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB5, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G6000 - G9999
• G855, Pesticide Laws and Regulations
• G8909, Basics of Bird Flu: Avian Influenza
• G8910, Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Small Flock Owners
• G9425, Controlling Damage Caused by Wildlife
• G9452, Managing Woodchuck Problems in Missouri
• G9453, Managing Raccoon Problems in Missouri
• MP685, Controlling Deer Damage in Missouri
• MX135, Controlling Nuisance: Weasels
• MX136, Controlling Nuisance: Muskrats
• MX137, Controlling Nuisance: Blackbirds in Roosts
• MX138, Controlling Nuisance: Blackbirds in Crops
• MX139, Controlling Nuisance: Blackbirds in Livestock Feedlots
• NCR451, Starling Management in Agriculture