Integrated Pest Management

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multicolored Asian lady beetles on a house
Ladybugs everywhere: Preventing and managing multicolored Asian lady beetles
As the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler, many species of insects will search for places to spend the winter. Depending on the...
Webinar offering: financial tool to adopt biological control
A research team, led by Dr. Ariana Torres, from Horticulture Economics at Purdue University, is developing an online tool designed to assist farmers...
Why are there so many yellowjackets in the fall? Two yellowjackets feeding on fruit.
Why are there so many yellowjackets in the fall?
Despite the bad name they get, yellowjackets (Vespula spp.) are beneficial insects. The larvae are meat eaters, consuming caterpillars and...
a blue spruce dying from absorbing a lawn-applied weed killer
Pesticide Pitfalls: Common Misuses and What to Do If You've Made a Mistake
You sprayed what? Where? There are a few occasions when it is a good thing people can’t read my facial expressions over the phone. One of those...
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News Releases

Bronwyn Aly and Kacie Athey in high tunnel
High tunnels extend growing season and benefit farming operations
SIMPSON, Ill. - More Illinois specialty crop growers are planting in high tunnels to extend their growing season, increase crop diversity, achieve higher yields, and improve quality. However, high tunnels come with unique challenges, including deciding on the layout and structural design, which...
Youth teams standing at a crop scouting station discussing plants with a researcher.
Illinois crop competition calls for youth scouting teams
URBANA, Ill. — The Illinois Youth Crop Scouting Competition is not just any competition. It is a unique opportunity for agriculture students to showcase skills and knowledge while working on a team competing for a prize...
Aaron Hager standing in soybean field surrounded by the weed waterhemp
Tank-mixing herbicides may not be enough to avoid herbicide resistance
URBANA, Ill. — Eight years ago, University of Illinois and USDA-ARS scientists turned weed control on its head. More and more herbicide resistant weeds were popping up, and the pest plants were getting harder to kill. It was clear farmers could no longer rely on the same chemicals year...
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Videos

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....

How to Prevent and Remove Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard is a high-priority invasive plant that harms native forest ecosystems in Illinois. The key to keeping it from taking over your woodland is early detection and rapid response.

  • Prevent it from getting on your land. Clean shoes and tires when moving between properties...
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