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Publication Areas:


Home, Lawn & Garden Insects & Pests   Pest Management in Child-serving Facilities
Plant Diseases   Turfgrass Insects
Field Crop Insects, Pests & Diseases   Fire Ants
Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Insects, Pests & Diseases   Livestock Pests
Ornamental Insects, Pests & Diseases   Pesticide Safety & Regulations
Household Insects & Pests   Beekeeping

 

Home, Lawn and Garden Insects & Pests
  Vegetable Pests: Pickleworm (W206)
  Vegetable Pests: Melon Aphid (W207)
  Vegetable Pests: Colorado Potato Beetle (W208)
  Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual
  Identifying the Flathead Appletree Borer (Chrysobothris femorata) and Other Buprestid Beetle Species in Tennessee (SP503-I)
  The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Threat to Hemlock in Tennessee (SP503-G)
  Fungus Gnats (SP341-C)
  Periodical Cicada (SP341-F)
  Insect Defoliators of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs (SP609)
  You Can Control Garden Insects (PB595) — Cost: $6.00 purchase download
  Common Ticks of Tennessee and Their Control (PB726)
  The Japanese Beetle and Its Control (PB946)
  Insects and Related Pests of House Plants (PB1157)
  Sod Webworms on Turfgrass (SP290-L)
  Lawn Insects (PB1158)
  The Brown Recluse Spider (PB1191)
  The Black Widow Spider (PB1193)
  Managing Pests Around the Home (PB1303)
  Subterranean Termite Control (PB1344)
  Chemical and Nonchemical Management of Fleas (PB1596)
  Carpenter Ants: Those Big Ants in Your Kitchen and Bathroom (PB1599)
  Disease and Insect Control in Home Fruit Plantings (PB1622)
  Suggested Guidelines for Managing Pests in Tennessee's Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management (PB1603)
  Decision Making Handbook for Insect & Mite Pests of Ornamental Plants (PB1623)
  Managing Nuisance Animals and Associated Damage Around the Home (PB1624)
  Managing Structure-Invading Ants (PB1629)
  European Hornets Tapping at Your Window at Night? (SP290-A)
  Dogwood Borer, Infestation, Damage and Control (SP290-C)
  Two-Spotted Spider Mites (SP290-D)
  Azalea Lace Bug (SP290-E)
  Maple Leaf Pouch Galls (SP290-F)
  Greenstriped Mapleworm (SP290-Y)
  Maple Petiole Borer (SP290-M)
  Pine Bark Adelgid (SP290-O)
  White Pine Aphid (SP290-P)
  Boxwood Leafminer (SP290-Q)
  Whiteflies in Ornamentals (SP290-R)
  Holly Leafminers (SP290-T)
  Euonymus Scale (SP290-W)
  Grasshoppers (SP290-X)
  Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (SP290-U)
  Commercial Sources of Predators, Parasitoids and Pathogens (SP290-Z)
  Corn Earworm on Sweet Corn (SP341-G)
  Boxelder and Red Shoulder Bugs (SP341-H)
  Nemotode Control in the Home Garden (SP341-L)
  Yellowjacket Wasps in Tennessee (SP341-M)
  The Eastern Tent Caterpillar and Its Control (SP341-N)
  Silverfish and Firebrats (SP341-O)
  Mud Daubers and Cicada Killers (SP341-T)
  The Bagworm and Its Control (SP341-U)
  Western Corn Rootworm (SP341-Y)
  Mexican Bean Beetle (SP341-Z)
  Identifying Problems of Garden Flowers (SP370-K)
  A Two Step Process: Managing Fire Ants Around Homes and in Neighborhoods (SP419)
  The Southern Pine Beetle (SP482)
  Squash Vine Borer (SP503-A)
  Mosquito Control Around Homes (SP503-B)
  Lady Beetles Infesting Homes (SP503-C)
  An Introduction to Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes (SP503-D)

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Plant Diseases
  Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual
  Disease Control in the Home Vegetable Garden (PB1215)
  Disease and Insect Control in Home Fruit Plantings (PB1622)
  Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (SP277-C)
  Root Rots and Seedling Disease of Beans and Peas (SP277-O)
  Bacterial Spot of Peach (SP277-I)
  Cedar-Apple Rust (SP277-A)
  Phomopsis Blight in Juniper (SP277-B)
  Entomosporium Leaf Spot of Photinia (SP277-D)
  Azalea Leaf and Flower Gall (SP277-F)
  Brown Rot of Stone Fruits (SP277-H)
  Black Rot of Grape (SP277-J)
  Disease Resistance in Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Home Gardens (SP277-K)
  Fire Blight (SP277-R)
  Foliar Diseases of Tomato (SP277-W)
  Black Knot of Plum and Cherry (SP277-X)
  Blossom-end Rot (SP277-Y)
  Tomato Wilt Problems (SP370-C)
  Identifying Problems of Garden Flowers (SP370-K)
  Strawberry Diseases in Tennessee (W018)

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Field Crop Insects, Pests & Diseases
General Information
  Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual
  2009 Insect Control Recommendations for Field Crops: Cotton, Soybeans, Field Corn, Sorghum, Wheat and Pasture (PB1768)
  Common Beneficial Arthropods Found in Field Crops (W127)
  Grasshoppers (SP290-X)
  The Cereal Leaf Beetle in Tennessee (SP341-R)
  Squash Vine Borer (SP503-A)
  Using Single-Strand Fencing to Manage Deer Damage (SP598)
Alfalfa
  Controlling the Alfalfa Weevil in Tennessee (PB1033)
Corn
  European Corn Borer (W195)
  Southwestern Corn Borer (W196)
  Cutworms in Field Corn (SP290-J)
  Corn Earworm on Sweet Corn (SP341-G)
  Common Stalk Borer in Field Corn (SP341-K)
  Western Corn Rootworm (SP341-Y)
  Sugarcane Beetle in Field Corn (SP 341-Q)
  Control of Voles in No-Till Corn (PB1600)
Cotton
  Mid-South Multi-State Evaluation of Treatment Thresholds for Tarnished Plant Bug in Pre-Flowering Cotton (W221)
  Whiteflies (W023)
  Boll Weevil (W024)
  Tarnished Plant Bug (W025)
  Thrips (W026)
  Stink Bugs (W027)
  Cotton Aphid (W028)
  Beet Armyworm (W029)
  Bollworm (W030)
  Tobacco Budworm (W031)
  Cutworms (W032)
  Fall Armyworm (W033)
  Loopers (W034)
  Spider Mites (W035)
  Scouting Insects in Cotton (W128)
  Cotton Bt (W129)
Farm-stored Grain
  Protect Farm-Stored Grain (SP341-A)
  Insects in Farm-Stored Grain — 2008 Prevention and Control  (PB1395)
Grain Sorghum
  The Chinch Bug in Grain Sorghum (SP341-E)
  The Greenbug in Grain Sorghum (SP290-N)
  Sorghum Webworm in Grain Sorghum (SP341-B)
Soybean
  Dectes Stem Borer (W197)
  Green Cloverworm (W198)
  Loopers (W199)
  Stink Bugs (W200)
  Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper (W201)
  Thrips (W202)
  Control of Vole Damage in No-till Soybeans (PB1667)
Tobacco
  2009 Tobacco Pest Control (SP91)
  Black Root Rot of Tobacco (SP277-S)
  Black Shank of Tobacco (SP277-Q)

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Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Insects, Pests & Diseases
  2008 Commercial Vegetable Disease Control Guide (W141)
  Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual
  The Grape Root Borer in Tennessee (W171)
  Strawberry Diseases in Tennessee (W018)
  Corn Earworm on Sweet Corn (SP341-G)
  Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (SP277-C)
  Brown Rot of Stone Fruits (SP277-H)
  Cedar-Apple Rust (SP277-A)
  Grasshoppers (SP290-X)
  Tomato Wilt Problems (SP370-C)
  Foliar Diseases of Tomato (SP277-W)
  Blossom-end Rot (SP277-Y)
  Western Corn Rootworm (SP341-Y)
  Squash Vine Borer (SP503-A)
  An Introduction to Integrated Pest Management of Landscapes (SP503-D)
  The Eastern Tent Caterpillar and Its Control (SP341-N)

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Ornamental Insects, Pests & Diseases
  Insect and Plant Disease Control Manual
  Identifying the Flathead Appletree Borer (Chrysobothris femorata) and Other Buprestid Beetle Species in Tennessee (SP503-I)
  Insect and Mite Management in Greenhouses (PB1594)
  Beech Scale, A Potential Threat in the Landscape (SP503-H)
  The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Threat to Hemlock in Tennessee (SP503-G)
  Commercial Insect and Mite Control for Trees, Shrubs and Flowers (PB1589) — Cost: $8.00 purchase download
  Fire Blight (PB277-R)
  Decision Making Handbook for Insect & Mite Pests of Ornamental Plants (PB1623)
  Cedar-Apple Rust (SP277-A)
  Phomopsis Blight in Juniper (SP277-B)
  Entomosporium Leaf Spot of Photinia (SP277-D)
  Azalea Leaf and Flower Gall (SP277-F)
  Black Knot of Plum and Cherry (SP277-X)
  Dogwood Borer, Infestation, Damage and Control (SP290-C)
  Two-Spotted Spider Mites (SP290-D)
  Azalea Lace Bug (SP290-E)
  Maple Leaf Pouch Galls (SP290-F)
  Maple Petiole Borer (SP290-M)
  Pine Bark Adelgid (SP290-O)
  White Pine Aphid (SP290-P)
  Boxwood Leafminer (SP290-Q)
  Whiteflies in Ornamentals (SP290-R)
  Mealybugs on Ornamentals (SP290-S)
  Holly Leafminers (SP290-T)
  Euonymus Scale (SP290-W)
  Grasshoppers (SP290-X)
  Greenstriped Mapleworm (SP290-Y)
  Commercial Sources of Predators, Parasitoids and Pathogens (SP290-Z)
  The Bagworm and Its Control (SP341-U)
  Eastern Tent Caterpillar and It's Control (SP341-N)
  Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (SP370-A)
  Powdery Mildew of Ornamentals (SP370-B)
  Identifying Problems of Garden Flowers (SP370-K)
  Fungus Gnats (SP341-C)

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Household Insects and Pests
  Fungus Gnats (SP341-C)
  Bed Bugs: Making a Comeback in Tennessee, Too! (PB1763)
  Lady Beetles Infesting Homes (SP503-C)
  Control Cockroaches in the Home (PB1024)
  Carpenter Ants: Those Big Ants in Your Kitchen and Bathroom (PB1599)
  Managing Pests Around the Home (PB1303)
  Managing Nuisance Animals and Associated Damage Around the Home (PB1624)
  Insects and Related Pests of House Plants (PB1157)
  Chemical and Nonchemical Management of Fleas (PB1596)
  Managing Structure-Invading Ants (PB1629)
  Clothes Moths (SP341-J)
  Carpet Beetles (SP341-I)
  Silverfish and Firebrats (SP341-O)
  Head Lice (341-S)

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Pest Management in Child-serving Facilities
  Managing Pests in Childcare Facilities (PB1764)
  Getting Started with IPM (Integrated Pest Management) in Child-serving Facilities (SP674)
  Suggested Guidelines for Managing Pests in Tennessee's Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management (PB1603)

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Turfgrass Insects
  Lawn Insects (PB1158)
  Commercial Turfgrass Insect Control (PB1342)
  Sod Webworms on Turfgrass (SP290-L)

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Fire Ants
  Managing Fire Ants in Urban Areas (PB1739)
  Imported Fire Ants in Tennessee Web Site
  The Two-Step Method: Managing Fire Ants Around Homes and In Neighborhoods (SP419)

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Livestock Pests
  Horse Pest Management (PB1478)
  Imported Fire Ants in Tennessee Web Site
  The Two-Step Method: Managing Fire Ants Around Homes and In Neighborhoods (SP419)

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Pesticide Safety & Regulations
  Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Online: Users Guide for Pesticide Applicators (W187)
  Safe Pesticide Practices ( PB654)
  Suggested Guidelines for Managing Pests in Tennessee's Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management (PB1603)
  Commercial Applicator Pesticide Recertification (SP363D)
  Licensing of Commercial Applicators (SP363E)
  Certification of Commercial Applicators (SP363F)
   

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Beekeeping
  Beekeeping in Tennessee (PB1745) — Cost: $10.00 purchase download
  Preparing for Honey Bee Emergencies in Tennessee (PB1522)
  Small Hive Beetle: A New Pest of Honey Bees (SP594)
  Tracheal Mites in Tennessee: Parasites of the Honey Bee (SP409-A)
  Using Terramycin for the Prevention of American Foulbrood (SP596)

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