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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 30
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Orangedog caterpillars (Papilio cresphontes) are present from July to October. They produce two generations per year. They are considered a pest to citrus trees.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 33
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Pickleworm caterpillars (Diaphania nitidalis) are present from summer to fall. They produce two to three generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 36
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Red-spotted purple caterpillars (Limenitis arthemis) are present from early summer to fall. They produce two generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 04
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Bagworm caterpillars (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) are present from early June to August. They produce one generation per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 39
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Smalleyed sphinx caterpillars (Paonias myops) are present from May through September. They produce multiple generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 07
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Cabbage looper caterpillars (Trichoplusia ni) are present from late spring to fall. They produce two to three generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 42
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Stalk borer caterpillars (Papaipema nebris) are present from May to August. They produce one generation per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 10
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Clearwinged sphinx caterpillars (Hemaris diffinis) are present from April to September. They produce two generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 45
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Learn to identify and manage tobacco and tomato hornworms in your garden with tips on appearance, feeding habits, and control methods.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 13
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Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) are present from early spring to June. They produce one generation per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 48
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Variegated cutworm caterpillars (Peridroma saucia) are present from late spring to early summer. They produce two to four generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 16
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European pine sawfly caterpillars (Neodiprion sertifer) are present in spring and summer. They produce one generation per year.
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Reducing Losses When Feeding Hay to Beef Cattle
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Feeding hay to cattle is expensive, mostly due to waste. Learn good management practices to minimize the losses that occur due to poor storage methods, improper feeding methods, or both.
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Pelvic Measurements and Calving Difficulty
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Learn how pelvic measurements can help estimate calf birth weight and reduce calving difficulty in beef cattle.
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Enlist Label Compliance: How to Determine Hydrologic Soil Groups
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Learn how to use the USDA Web Soil Survey interactive map to determine your field's hydrologic soil group for the soil series on which you plan to apply an Enlist herbicide.
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Liver Flukes in Missouri: Distribution, Impact on Cattle, Control and Treatment
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Cattle operations should evaluate their risk for is Fascioloides magna, also known as the deer fluke or the giant liver fluke. Learn about its distribution in Missouri, its life cycle, treatment and more in this guide.
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Decision-Making Techniques for Community Groups
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Explore four decision-making techniques to help community groups identify and prioritize projects effectively.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 23
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Hairy lespedeza leaflets occur in threes. This perennial plant earns its name from its stem and oblong leaflets, both of which are covered with hairs.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 55
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Trailing lespedezas are small, native lespedezas with trailing stems that can readily form thick mats over bare areas if left undisturbed. The small flowers range from purple to white and can produce a large quantity of seeds.
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Clear Writing
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Get your point across clearly in writing with these 10 principles of clear writing. Also, learn how to test the clearness of your writing and keep it simple.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 26
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Illinois bundleflower can be identified in summer by the doubly compound, fernlike leaves and white spherical flower heads. By fall, the stems become tough and woody, and the seedpods are distinctive, bearing a ball-shaped cluster of pods, each containing several flat, brown seeds.
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Managing for White-tailed Deer in Missouri: Establishing a Wildlife Management Cooperative
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Establishing a wildlife management cooperative enables landowners to collaboratively enhance white-tailed deer habitats and improve hunting opportunities.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 58
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Leaves of Geranium species are deeply cleft and palmately lobed. Seeds are located within the sharply pointed “crane’s bill” formed by the tubelike style of the flower.