Agriculture & Gardens

We recommend control sprays and treatment intervals based on the number of pest moths collected in pheromone traps. Because large changes in pest dens...

1. Sanitation!<br /> <br /> • Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor ...

Most farms will eventually have a construction project to add new facilities or improve existing ones. Depending upon the skill of the owner and scope...

What are bed bugs?<br /> <br /> Bed bugs have tormented people throughout human history. They are now increasingly becoming a problem within residen...

The New Hampshire IPM Newsletter has been published by Alan Eaton, UNH Extension Entomologist, who retired in December. (For NH IPM Newsletter posts f...

Corn Earworm Traps<br /> <br /> When<br /> <br /> Begin monitoring for corn earworm in late June or early July. You want to have the trap up and r...

 

We have two species of borers that attack trunks or branches of peach trees in New Hampshire. The most destructive (and larger of the two) is the peac...

Two species of small rodents regularly damage orchard trees and blueberries in New Hampshire. Orchardists frequently call them mice, but they are vole...

Although there are plenty of references on insect pests, there are relatively few references that feature beneficial insects. I wrote this publication...