Agriculture & Gardens

Carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.), along with termites, are the most troublesome structural pest in New Hampshire. Four species live in the state, thre...

The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) is an important defoliating insect of hardwoods in New Hampshire. A native of Europe and Asia, the spongy moth was ...

The boxelder bug, Boisea trivittata, feeds primarily on pistillate (female) and seed bearing boxelder trees by sucking sap from leaves, tender twigs, ...

Introduction<br /> <br /> Wood ash has a long history of use in New England. Our Yankee ancestors used wood ash to make lye for soaps, to clean glas...

    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...

Dutch elm disease is caused by two closely related fungi, Ophiostoma ulmi or O. novo-ulmi. The fungi are spread from tree to tree by elm bark beetles ...

A number of sawfly species are important defoliating pests of ornamental trees in New Hampshire. The damage is done by the larvae which are caterpilla...

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...

The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) and the Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) feed on fruit, shade, and woodland trees. They are of lit...

In appearance, scales in general show little resemblance to typical insects. They are well protected by the waxy, almost impermeable shell they live u...