Horticulture insect pests

News

• Thousand cankers disease threatens Missouri walnut trees
  Monday, May 20, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s black walnut trees could be in trouble if thousand cankers disease (TCD) moves in from bordering Tennessee.
  
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• Horse owners should watch for eastern tent caterpillar
  Friday, May 17, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Owners of horses, mules and donkeys should keep their animals away from trees favored by eastern tent caterpillars, say University of Missouri Extension specialists.
  
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• MU Extension fruit care workshop series begins March 1
  Wednesday, February 13, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.– The University of Missouri Extension Center in Boone County is hosting a series of workshops on raising and caring for fruit. The two-hour workshops will be held March 1, March 15 and April 5 in Columbia. The fee is $25 per class. Participants can attend one, two or all three.
• Green stink bug emerging as primary pest
  Friday, January 25, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – The green stink bug may emerge as a primary rather than secondary pest in the coming growing season, said Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri Extension entomologist.
  
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• Japanese beetle scourge hits fields and lawns across Missouri
  Wednesday, July 13, 2011
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – If the leaves of your roses, shrubs or soybeans look like swiss cheese, the culprit could be Japanese beetles.
  
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Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• Integrated Pest Management
• Pesticide Applicator Training
• Plant Diagnostic Clinic
  Identifies and provides management solutions for insects, diseases and weeds.
• Plant Sciences Extension

You may be interested in these external websites:

• Emerald Ash Borer Program
• eXtension Garden, Lawn, and Landscape Pests
• eXtension Gardens, Lawns and Landscapes Resources

Publications

• G7190, Insect Borers of Fruit Trees
• G7250, The Bagworm in Missouri
• G7259, Periodical Cicadas in Missouri
• G7270, Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Colony Feeders
• G7271, Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Web Producers
• G7276, Twig Girdler and Twig Pruner
• MX377, Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
• NCR261, Wilt Disorders of Curcurbits
• PA100, Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp

You may be interested in these related publications:

• EQ500, Protecting Water Quality During Lawn Establishment and Renovation
• G7251, The Mimosa Webworm in Missouri
• G7254, Elm Phloem Necrosis
• G7272, Insect and Mite Galls on Missouri Trees
• G7273, Least-Toxic Control Methods to Manage Indoor Plant Pests
• G7274, Aphids, Scales and Mites on Home Garden and Landscape Plants
• G7275, Managing Whiteflies on Indoor and Outdoor Plants
• G7354, Hackberry Psyllids
• G7356, Elm Leaf Beetle
• G7358, Clover Mites
• G7360, Boxelder Bug
• G7362, Sowbugs, Pillbugs, Millipedes and Centipedes
• G7363, Springtails
• G7364, Scorpions
• G7369, Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
• G7372, Carpet Beetles and Clothes Moths
• G7376, Silverfish and Firebrats
• G7386, Spiders
• G7388, Household Flies
• G7391, Bees and Wasps
• G7392, Ants
• G7400, Mosquitoes
• G7402, Chironomid Midges
• G7422, Wood-Boring Beetles
• G7423, Carpenter Ants
• G7424, Carpenter Bees
• G7501, Selecting a Professional Pest Control Service
• G7555, Submitting Insect and Mite Specimens for Identification
• G7710, Parasitic Worms of Insects
• M89, Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (Category 3) - PDF only
• M93, Agricultural Plant Pest Control (Category 1A)
• M145, Tree and Shrub Pests Around the Home: Symptoms, Signs and Control
• M163, Managing Insect Pests in the Home Vegetable Garden
• MP59, Insect/Mite Identification Form
• MP651, Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide
• MX348, Turf Pests I
• MX349, Tree and Shrub Pests I
• NCR63, Common Tree Fruit Pests
• PS9, Common Vegetable Insects
• PS11, Stinging and Biting Pests
• PS13, Beneficial Insects in Field Crops
• PS23, Pecan Insects and Diseases: An Aid to Identification and Control
• SB738, Poisonous Spiders and Other Venomous Arthropods in Missouri

Courses

• Missouri Beginning Farmers Program