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Optimizing your boom sprayer's distribution pattern is a key part of controlling pests on fruit and vegetable crops, or in the landscape. This…

Proper calibration of the low-pressure boom sprayer is necessary to ensure uniform and economical application, free of overdoses and skips. This fact…

Proper calibration boom sprayer equipment can help ensure spray applications are effective, efficient, and economical. This fact sheet describes the…

Optimizing your air blast sprayerʼs distribution pattern is a key part of controlling pests on fruit and vegetable crops. This fact sheet outlines…

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Integrated Pest Management, commonly referred to as "IPM", is a pest management approach that focuses…

Pesticide Calculations - Structural Applicators This course was developed primarily for professional pesticide applicators working in Structural…

Pesticide Calculations - Turf Applicators This course was developed primarily for professional pesticide applicators working in Turf, but can be…

Pesticide Calculations - Right of Way Applicators This course was developed primarily for professional pesticide applicators working in Right of…

These webinars were recorded in the summer of 2020 and are available for viewing here.  You can not receive pesticide recertification credit for …

The spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) and the fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) are native pests to the deciduous forest, shade, and…

The blueberry fruit fly (a.k.a. blueberry maggot or Rhagoletis mendax) can be a serious pest of blueberry in New Hampshire. It causes damage to…

The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a North American native found throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It attacks all plants of the cabbage…

The striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittatum, is one of the most devastating pests of cucurbits (cucumbers, summer and winter squashes, all types…

The cabbage maggot, Delia radicum, is one of the most destructive early season pests of crucifers and certain root crops in New Hampshire. It can…

Cutworms are the larval form of dozens of different species of small brown or tan, banded moths. Depending on the species, cutworms damage plants in…

Though damage from the raspberry cane borer (Oberea perspicillata) is often seen, the insect itself is rarely recognized as a pest. It usually causes…

The strawberry weevil (Anthonomus signatus) is also known as the “strawberry clipper”. It is native to North America, occurring from Texas to New…

The Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, is a devastating pest of ornamentals and the major vector for tomato spotted wilt virus. This…

The European red mite (Panonychus ulmi) is a European native that was first discovered in the U.S. in 1911. Since then, this non-insect has become…

Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is found to some extent almost every year in New Hampshire and other major apple and pear…