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Bagworm caterpillar bag hanging from a branch.

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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Smalleyed sphinx caterpillars.

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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Cabbage looper caterpillar.

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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Stalk borer caterpillar.

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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Clearwinged sphinx caterpillar.

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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Tobacco hornworm caterpillar.

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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Cover art for publication IPM1019

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden

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Caterpillars are some of the most easily observed insects in backyards and gardens. Learn to identify them so you will know what type of butterflies or moths they will turn into.

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Eastern tent caterpillars.

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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Variegated cutworm caterpillar.

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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European pine sawfly caterpillars.

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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Walnut caterpillars in red phase.

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.

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Gray furcula caterpillar.

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.

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Yellow woollybear caterpillar.

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.

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Hackberry emperor caterpillar.

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.

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Cover art for publication G4570

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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Cover art for publication IPM1038

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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Publication cover.

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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Cover art for publication M199

Missouri Farm Labor Guide

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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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Cover art for publication G2119

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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Cover art for publication DM463

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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Illinois bundleflower.

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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Palmately lobed leaves of Geranium carolinianum.

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.

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Lambsquarters.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 29

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Lambsquarters is rather nondescript and typically grows 2-6 feet tall. Leaves are triangular or kite-shaped, and their surfaces often have a powdery white appearance.

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Milkpea.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 32

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Milkpea is a herbaceous legume with a hairy surface on the top of its trilobed leaf. Stems are also hairy. Seedpods are about 2-1/2 inches long.

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Osage orange fruit and leaf.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 35

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Osage orange grows as a medium-sized tree up to 50 feet tall. It has yellow-green fleshy fruits with a knobby surface that resembles a brain. Its alternate, simple leaves taper to a long, pointed tip.

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