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![Pickleworm caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p33-pickleworm.jpg?itok=fESfRmFp)
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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Twig Girdler and Twig Pruner
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Twig Girdler and Twig Pruner are long-horned beetle species that attack numerous types of valuable trees. Visit our website to learn more.
![Red-spotted purple caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p36-red-spotted-purple.jpg?itok=Bp7P6gzS)
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.
![Cover art for publication G7360](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/g07360cvr.jpg?itok=IeGtOEqH)
Boxelder Bug
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Home Fruit Production: Peach and Nectarine Culture
Revised
Peach and nectarine trees require considerable care, so cultivars must be carefully selected. Get tips for growing these fruits — including how many trees to plant, how to train and prune them, and how much to water them — in this guide.
![Bagworm caterpillar bag hanging from a branch.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p04-bagworm_0.jpg?itok=wewh1obl)
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.
![Smalleyed sphinx caterpillars.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p39-smalleyed-sphinx.jpg?itok=ImqUPVoP)
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.
![Cabbage looper caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p07-cabbage-looper.jpg?itok=LZVRCHXU)
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.
![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.
![Clearwinged sphinx caterpillar.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/ipm1019cvr-p10-clearwinged-sphinx.jpg?itok=WW3p-KuZ)
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.
![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.
![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.
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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.
![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.
![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.
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Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri - Page 2
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Pine voles spend most of their lives under the ground in burrow systems. They can be found in forested areas but also inhabit fields next to woodlands. They feed on plant roots, flower bulbs, and the growing tissue (cambium) of tree roots.
![Croton.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p12-croton.jpg?itok=bXIe2W6_)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 12
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Croton produces abundant seeds and is a common summer weed in pastures and other disturbed areas. A dense covering of white hairs gives croton flowers a fuzzy white appearance.
![Publication cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/g09445cvr.jpg?itok=fFx_q2Rv)
Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri
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Three species of voles occur in the state: the pine or woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum), the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) and the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogatser). Voles are small, weighing 1 to 2 ounces as adults.
![Cover art for publication G9485](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/g09485cvr.jpg?itok=yG-_0CB-)
Techniques for Aging Live Deer
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The ability to age live deer is a beneficial skill for all deer hunters and managers. Visit our site to learn Techniques for Aging Live Deer.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 44
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Roundhead lespedeza has reddish-brown, rounded seed heads. Leaflets are elongated and occur in sets of three. In summer, the underside of the leaf is silvery. Mature plants commonly attain a height of 3 feet and may grow as tall as 6 feet.
![Common elderberry.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p15-elderberry.jpg?itok=PMiD7gS_)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 15
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Common elderberry is a shrub that grows to 8 feet tall and forms dense colonies from root sprouts. The tops are multibranched, bearing opposite, pinnately compound leaves 4 to 12 inches long. Lance-shaped leaflets are 2 to 6 inches long, 1 to 2 inches wide and sharply toothed.
![Sideoats grama.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p47-sideoatsgrama.jpg?itok=fTtACZoO)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 47
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Sideoats grama has fine leaves and widely spaced fine hairs along the leaf edge, especially near the collar. Most sideoats plants are 18-24 inches tall at maturity. It has a unique, oatlike seed that droops slightly off one side of the stalk.