Resources
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| Three-Lined Potato Beetle [fact sheet] Three-lined potato beetles are found on plants in the family Solanaceae, including potato, tomato and relatives. They are uncommon on potato, rare on…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Hornworms on Tomatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet] We have two species of hornworms that feed on tomato foliage (occasionally the fruit) in New Hampshire. The most common by far is the tobacco…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Yard & Garden | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
| Raspberry Cane Maggot [fact sheet] Pegomya rubivora (Coquillett)
Sometimes I get reports of “raspberry cane borer” injury in early June. It doesn’t seem right, because raspberry…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet | |
| Blueberry Stem Borer [fact sheet] Oberea myops Haldeman
Blueberry stem borer is a beetle also known as the rhododendron stem borer and the azalea stem borer. It is in the family…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Identifying Choke Cherry: A Source of X Disease [fact sheet] Choke cherry identification is important for peach and sweet cherry growers. This is because choke cherry (Prunus virginiana L.) is important in…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Using Traps to Monitor Blueberry Fruit Fly in New Hampshire [fact sheet] Blueberry fruit fly, Rhagoletis mendax Curran is a native insect that looks almost identical to apple maggot, except that it attacks blueberries,…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet | |
| Worker Protection Standards [Online Recertification Course] Worker Protection Standards
The Worker Protection Standard's purpose is to reduce the risk of illness and injury from pesticide exposure to…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Pesticide Storage and Disposal [Online Recertification Course] Pesticide Storage and Disposal
The characteristics of pesticides require proper storage and, if needed, proper disposal of unused or waste…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Pesticide Hazards and First Aid [Online Recertification Course] Pesticide Hazards and First Aid
This course will review the effects pesticides can have on your health, introduce and explain the signal words …
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) [Online Recertification Course] Image courtesy of UNH Extension - Photographer: Jill Ketchen
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Personal protection equipment, commonly…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Labels and Labeling [Online Recertification Course] Labels and Labeling
Pesticide product labeling is the main method of communication between a pesticide manufacturer and pesticide users. The…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Backpack Sprayer 2 [Online Recertification Course] Online Recertification Course - Backpack Sprayer 2
Backpack sprayers are inexpensive, lightweight, easy to use, and perfectly suited to small jobs…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Backpack Sprayer 1 [Online Recertification Course] On-line Recertification Course - Backpack Sprayer 1
Backpack sprayers are inexpensive, lightweight, easy to use, and perfectly suited to small…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecological approach to pest control that combines several different techniques to maintain pests below…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Kitchen Pests [fact sheet] Our kitchens contain an array of stored food items that serve as welcoming habitats for many insect pests, commonly referred to as “pantry” or “…
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Agriculture & Gardens, Insect Identification Services, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Managing Squash Vine Borer Problems in New Hampshire [fact sheet] Dr. Alan T. Eaton, Extension Specialist, Entomology and George Hamilton, Extension Field Specialist, Food & Agriculture
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Multicolored Asian Ladybug [fact sheet] Description
In 1994 a new ladybug appeared in New Hampshire. Known to scientists as Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), this insect is now common in all…
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Agriculture & Gardens | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Raspberry Crown Borer [fact sheet] Adult raspberry crown borers are striking black and yellow moths, 10 to 15mm (3/8 to 5/8 inch) long. In some individuals, the yellow is quite bright…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Think Before You Buy a Pesticide [fact sheet] Read the label before you buy!
Make certain a pesticide you are considering buying is labeled for your intended purpose. That means the pest that…
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
| Yellow Rattle In June of 2012 and 2013, Alan Eaton, Ross MacKeil, Elizabeth Puris, Daimon Meeh, Steven Turaj and Carl Majewski made a preliminary survey of New…
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Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Agriculture & Gardens |
