Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Introduction<br /> <br /> Integrated Pest Management (IPM) arose as an alternative to the conventional techniques growers were using to handle pest ...

    These maps are the results of 27 years of surveying by Dr. Alan Eaton for Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis). Black legged ticks occur in all t...

There are two families of ticks, the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks). Those of importance to hikers, campers, and pet owners are in t...

Corn earworm, Fall armyworm, and European corn borer caterpillars can all infest the ears of sweet corn. The most reliable way to identify them is to ...

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

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...