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.

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 caterpillars (Spilosoma virginica) are present from spring to fall. They produce two to three generations per year.

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Hackberry emperor caterpillars (Asterocampa celtis) are present from early summer to fall. They produce two generations per year.

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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Linden looper caterpillars (Erannis tiliaria) are present from late spring to summer. They produce one generation per year.

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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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Polyphemus moth caterpillars (Antheraea polyphemus) are present from May to October. They produce multiple generations per year.

Disease-Resistant Apple Cultivars

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Michele Warmund
Fruit State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences

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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Roseslug caterpillars (Endelomyia aethiops) are present in summer. They produce one generation per year.

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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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Spicebush swallowtail caterpillars (Papilio troilus) are present from May to October. They produce two to three generations per year.

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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Stinging rose caterpillars (Parasa indetermina) are present in summer and fall. They produce one to two generations per year.

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 11

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Crinkled flannel moths caterpillars (Lagoa crispata) are present in summer and fall. They produce two generations per year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Decision-Making Techniques for Community Groups

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Reviewed by Sarah Hultine Massengale
Community Economic Development

Johanna Reed Adams, Charles M. St. Clair and William E. Robertson
Department of Community Development

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 10

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Broomsedge is a native warm-season grass that is often confused with little bluestem, but broomsedge stems are the more flattened and more densely leafed. Also, broomsedge in the fall/winter is typically yellowish tan, while little bluestem has a bronzy color.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 42

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Possum haw grows mostly as a shrub but sometimes as a tree up to 30 feet tall. The twigs are slender with short, spurlike lateral twigs. The white flowers bloom in mid-spring either singularly or in clusters. Fruits are orange to red and globe-shaped.

Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri - Page 3

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Meadow voles and prairie voles spend most of their lives above ground, living in and feeding on grasses and seeds. They may travel as far as 1/4 mile in search of food and cover. Their typical habitat includes lightly grazed pastures, old fields and grassy areas, lawns and gardens.

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