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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 34
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Polyphemus moth caterpillars (Antheraea polyphemus) are present from May to October. They produce multiple generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 02
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Achemon sphinx caterpillars (Eumorpha achemon) are present from early summer to fall. They produce one to two generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 37
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Roseslug caterpillars (Endelomyia aethiops) are present in summer. They produce one generation per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 05
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Banded woollybear caterpillars (Pyrrharctia isabella) are present in the spring and from late summer to late fall. They produce one to two generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 40
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Spicebush swallowtail caterpillars (Papilio troilus) are present from May to October. They produce two to three generations per year.
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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 08
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Catalpa sphinx caterpillars (Ceratomia catalpae) are present from early summer to early fall. They produce multiple generations 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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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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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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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 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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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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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 03
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Alfalfa leaves are divided into three leaflets, with the middle leaflet on a distinct stalk. Leaflets are serrated along the outer third to half and are somewhat elongated. Flowers are usually purple, sometimes bluish, rarely white. Fruits are usually curved or twisted.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 06
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Beggar's lice has triangular seedpods covered with dense hairs that cause them to stick to clothing. During the growing season, it can be recognized by its divided leaf and pink flower.