Integrated Pest Management

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Teens demonstrate pesticide knowledge at Youth Crop Scouting Competition
The University of Illinois recently hosted the Youth Crop Scouting...
Fire blight is a rapidly spreading bacteria disease often characterized by rapidly dying shoots that turn black or brown and bend into a shepherds crook shape.
Fire blight
In Illinois, we are very fortunate to have the ability to grow multiple tree fruit crops in our climate. However, we do have quite a few insect...
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Be on the lookout for squash bugs!
The squash bug is the main pest of pumpkins in Illinois. Squash bugs overwinter as adults and move into pumpkin...
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How far have we come in our plum curculio study?
Research update from Karuna Kafle, master's student working in the Specialty Crops...
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Tiny aphid insects crawling along plant leaves and stems.
Managing pests in the garden
URBANA, Ill. — Warm weather has arrived, and plants are starting to green up and bloom. That also means weeds, insects, and diseases are starting to become active too. As the saying goes, the only things guaranteed in life are death and taxes, and for gardeners, pests are also included in the...
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Videos

Hand-Pulling Honeysuckle

When people think of honeysuckle control many will reach for the saw or herbicide. But young honeysuckle has a very shallow root system that makes it easy to pull up by hand. In this video horticulture educator Chris Enroth with Illinois Extension demonstrates the ease of hand removal of young...

How to Identify and Monitor for Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard is a high-priority invasive plant that harms native forest ecosystems in Illinois. The first step to removing it is finding it. - Own a forest? Always keep an eye out for garlic mustard along creeks, forest edges, and trails. Identification: Garlic mustard grows over two years....

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