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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 27
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Io moth caterpillars (Automeris io) are present from July to October. They produce two generations per year.
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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 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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Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency
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Learn how to store and purify water safely for emergencies, including boiling, bleach treatment, and proper container use.
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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 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 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 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 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 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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Writing Columns
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Before writing a column, think about purpose, audience, content and structure. Visit our website today to learn more about writing columns.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 52
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Switch grass exhibits an upright, bunchy growth form. The leaves twist in a corkscrew-like pattern from the base to the tip of the blade.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 20
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Goat’s rue, a member of the bean family, is readily identified by its striking flower, which consists of a cream-colored upper petal above two bright pink lower petals. Leaves are alternate, compound and usually hairy, with a pointed, hairlike tip.