{"id":1383,"date":"2011-11-17T11:39:13","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T16:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1383"},"modified":"2024-04-09T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:20:12","slug":"pest-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/pest-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Pest Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1449 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM1.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Beetle; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM1.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM1-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM1-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM1-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM1-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Disease Cycles\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/pest-control\/disease-cycles\/\">Disease Cycles<\/a> <em>(password protected; Maine Master Gardeners, please see your MGV contact for the password)<\/em>, by Mary McKellar, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Entomology\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/pest-control\/entomology\/\">Entomology<\/a> <em>(password protected; Maine Master Gardeners, please see your MGV contact for the password)<\/em>, by Jeffrey Hahn, Professor and Assistant Extension Entomologist, University of Minnesota; edited by Clay Kirby, University of Maine\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.umass.edu\/home-lawn-garden\/fact-sheets\/insect-management-in-home-vegetable-garden\">Insect Management for the Home Vegetable Garden<\/a>,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">note: Biological controls listed in this publication are not all approved for use in the state of Maine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Plant Pathology\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/pest-control\/plant-pathology\/\">Plant Pathology<\/a> <em>(password protected; Maine Master Gardeners, please see your MGV contact for the password), <\/em>by Michelle Grabowski, Regional Extension Educator, University of Minnesota; edited by Bruce Watt, University of Maine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension and State Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/\">Insect &amp; Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/public\/master_gardeners.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Board of Pesticides Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/\">Pest Identification and Management for Maine Homeowners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2753e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing Diseases in the Home Garden<\/a>, Bulletin #2753<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/\">Insect fact sheets<\/a> &#8212; Including Mosquito Management and Tick Pest Management<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/\">Plant disease fact sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/integrated_pest_management\/documents\/GettingStartedwithIPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Started with IPM (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/integrated_pest_management\/documents\/WoodlandIntegratedPestManagement9-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodland IPM (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/LHH83Vq3Azc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defending Against Spotted Wing Drosophila<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/aEUfoW1Yrz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Tj9WShQ1nRU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identifying Late Blight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/oA8Ixj-B_hk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing Late Blight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weed Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pubs.ext.vt.edu\/426\/426-364\/426-364.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weeds in the Home Vegetable Garden (PDF)<\/a>, Virginia Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pubs.ext.vt.edu\/HORT\/Hort-286\/hort-286.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weeds Management in Small Fruit Crops<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pubs.ext.vt.edu\/HORT\/Hort-286\/hort-286.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a>), Virginia Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weedid.missouri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missouri Weed ID<\/a>, University of Missouri Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/java\/invasiveOne?pubID=NEAST\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weeds of the Northeast<\/a>, USDA NRCS Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/njaes.rutgers.edu\/weeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rutgers Weed Gallery<\/a>, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umass.edu\/landscape\/weed-herbarium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UMASS Weed Herbarium<\/a>, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/yardscaping\/problems\/ipm-yardsaver.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Yardscaping IPM Page<\/a> &#8212; For Information on Integrated Pest Management<\/li>\n<li>Fighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/mobilizing-to-fight-the-emerald-ash-borer\/\">Emerald Ash Borer<\/a> in Maine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/firstdetector.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Detector Training<\/a> &#8212; Information and Links<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cmg.extension.colostate.edu\/Gardennotes\/313.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Insect Orders (PDF)<\/a>, Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener Program<\/li>\n<li>Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/programs\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Animal and Plant Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/public\/obsolete_pesticide_collection.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obsolete Pesticide Disposal information<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Insect and Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/plant-disease-images\/\">Plant Disease Images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/photo-gallery\/\">Home and Garden IPM Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content Disease Cycles (password protected; 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