MSU Extension Integrated Pest Management

Organizations

• Enviroweather - Weather data for making IPM and other management decisions
• North Central IPM Center
• Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) - Learn about and report invasive species.
• Michigan State University Extension - The search at this site includes a wide variety of IPM information in crop, landscape, garden and natural areas. 
• AgBioResearch - Our partner in MSU research.
• North Central Region IR-4 - Their goal is to supply critical pest management tools for growers of specialty crops including fruits, vegetables, nuts and ornamentals.

Diagnosing problems

• MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics

Educational articles with crop and pest news can be read at MSU Extension News. Read Erin Lizotte’s summary of IPM resources from MSU.

Publications

View a Full List of Pest Management Publications

Pocket-sized IPM scouting guides

Some of these publications can be purchased in print or viewed online. Print versions are no longer available for some of these publications.

• An IPM Pocket Guide for Scouting Chestnuts by Erin Lizotte and Dennis Fulbright (Publication E3362).
• Hop scouting pocket guide for the U.S. Upper Midwest and Northwest, and Eastern Canada by Erin Lizotte, Erin Hodgson, and Melanie Filotas (Publication E3348).
• A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Herbaceous Perennials by Jan Byrne and Raymond Cloyd (Publication E2981).
• An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Christmas Trees by Steven Grower and Robert Richardson (Publication E2975).
• A Mobile Guide for Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes by Steven Grower and Robert Richardson (E2982).
• An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Field Crops by Wesley Everman, Christy Sprague, Steven Grower and Robert Richardson (Publication E3081).
• Identifying Natural Enemies in Crops and Landscapes by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma (Publication E2949).
• A Mobile Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries by Timothy Miles, Rufus Isaacs, Joy Landis, Mallory Marienfeld, and Bill Cline (Publication E2928).
• A Mobile Guide for Grape IPM Scouting in the North Central and Eastern U.S. by Timothy Miles, Rufus Isaacs, Joy Landis, and Mallory Marienfeld (Publication E2889).
• A Pocket IPM Scouting Guide for Woody Landscape Plants by Diane Brown (Publication E2839).
• A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits by Dave Epstein, Larry Gut, Alan Jones and Kimberly Maxson-Stein (Publication E2840).

Weed management including cover crops

• Integrated Weed Management: One Year’s Seeding by Karen Renner and Christy Sprague (Publication E2931).
• Oilseed Radish: A New Cover Crop for Michigan by Mathieu Ngouajio and Dale Mutch (publication E2907).
• Cover Crop Choices for Michigan Vegetables by Sieg Snapp and Dale Mutch (publication E2896).
• Flaming as a Method of Weed Control in Organic Farming Systems by Dale Mutch and Simon Thalmann (publication E3038).

Farm ecology and pest management

• Michigan Field Crop Pest Ecology & Management by Michel Cavigelli and Dale Mutch (publication E2704). 

For the home

• What’s Bugging You? How to deal with insects around your home by Tom Ellis and Joy Landis (publication E2649).