![Stalk borer caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p42-stalk-borer.jpg?itok=5m_MUDLX)
![Stalk borer caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p42-stalk-borer.jpg?itok=5m_MUDLX)
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.
![Eastern tent caterpillars.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p13-eastern-tent-caterpillar.jpg?itok=WeDCUAg_)
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.
![Tobacco hornworm caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p45-tobacco-hornworm.jpg?itok=AryyGYRw)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 45
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Tobacco hornworm caterpillars (Manduca sexta), left, and tomato hornworm caterpillars (Manduca quinquemaculata), below, are present from June through September. They produce two or more generations per year.
![Variegated cutworm caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p48-variegated-cutworm.jpg?itok=xZqiEQOH)
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.
![European pine sawfly caterpillars.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p16-european-pine-sawfly.jpg?itok=eBwfgw4Z)
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.
![Walnut caterpillars in red phase.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p51-walnut.jpg?itok=Ol_5vAat)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 51
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Red phase and black phase walnut caterpillars (Datana integerrima) are present from early May to September. They produce one to two generations per year.
![Gray furcula caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p19-gray-furcula.jpg?itok=B29z_J3V)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 19
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Gray furcula caterpillars (Furcula cinerea) are present from spring to fall. They produce two generations per year.
![Yellow woollybear caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p54-yellow-woollybear.jpg?itok=JcKAU8LX)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 54
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Yellow woollybear caterpillars (Spilosoma virginica) are present from spring to fall. They produce two to three generations per year.
![Hackberry emperor caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p22-hackberry-emperor.jpg?itok=LJe7A6fs)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 22
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Hackberry emperor caterpillars (Asterocampa celtis) are present from early summer to fall. They produce two generations per year.
![Imperial moth caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p25-imperial-moth.jpg?itok=aKx-LZvj)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 25
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Imperial moth caterpillars (Eacles imperialis) are present from June to August. They produce two generations per year. Common host plants include oaks, sweetgum, maple, hickory, sassafras, elm and sycamore.
![Linden looper caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p28-linden-looper.jpg?itok=7F1tWM6D)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 28
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Linden looper caterpillars (Erannis tiliaria) are present from late spring to summer. They produce one generation per year.
![Pale tussock moth caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p31-pale-tussock-moth.jpg?itok=ApIFccAJ)
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 31
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Pale tussock moth caterpillars (Halysidota tessellaris) are present from early summer to fall. They produce two generations per year.
![Cover art for publication G4570](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/g04570cvr.jpg?itok=92A-mFlc)
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.
![Publication cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/g02017cvr.jpg?itok=9i2TOLb8)
Pelvic Measurements and Calving Difficulty
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Although researchers agree that birth weight is the most important measurable trait affecting calving difficulty, there is evidence that the size and shape of the pelvis also affect a heifer’s ability to calve.
![Cover art for publication G2119](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/g02119cvr.png?itok=3qs_nsou)
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.
![Cover art for publication M199](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/m00199cvr_6_1.jpg?itok=F2lEFzot)
Missouri Farm Labor Guide
Revised
Learn good human resource practices related to employee recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training and termination that your farm or agribusiness can use.
![Cover art for publication IPM1038](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/ipm1038cvr.jpg?itok=FD1ibjBu)
Enlist Label Compliance: How to Determine Hydrologic Soil Groups
New
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.
![Cover art for publication DM463](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/dm0463cvr.jpg?itok=DO_uzSKb)
![Lespdeza.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p30-lespdeza.jpg?itok=-OcoiI2y)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 30
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Annual lespedeza and Korean lespedeza exhibit many similarities in growth form, occurring as semierect herbaceous plants with three-lobed leaves and reddish-purple to white flowers. Lower leaves are spreading while upper leaves stand erect.
![Oak tree.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p33-oak.jpg?itok=p0jrBub4)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 33
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Oaks are long-lived trees that produce a seasonally important food for dozens of wildlife species. Their distinctive leaves and bark are identifying features.
![Cover art for publication CM201](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/cm0201cvr.jpg?itok=1mSmRgJa)
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.
![Panic grass.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p36-panicgrass.jpg?itok=oh1thX8m)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 36
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More than three dozen species of panic grass are commonly found across the Midwest. Seeds are football-shaped and borne on a sprawling, panicle-shaped seed head. The leaves of panic grasses resemble flags along the stem.
![American plum tree with fruit.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p04-american-plum.jpg?itok=5bqVidKX)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 04
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American plum can grow as a small tree up to 20 feet high but more commonly occurs in colonies or thickets by sending up root suckers and shoots.
![Pigweed.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p39-pigweed.jpg?itok=JDEdHtlN)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 39
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Pigweed leaves are alternate and simple. Small green or tan flowers produce small, round, shiny black seeds. The roots are red when pulled. Depending on the species, pigweed may grow 1 to 8 feet tall.
![Bidens flower.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p07-bidens.jpg?itok=dhMRKrWC)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 07
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Bidens is most often found in moist areas. It has yellow flowers that are 1 to 1.5 inches.