Resources

Fertilizing Home Lawns to Protect Water Quality

Published on April 2, 2012
The first step in developing a fertilizer program for your lawn is to identify the objectives for the lawn area on your property. Homeowners demand a wide range of functions from their lawns. A guide to fertilizing home lawns to protect water quality.
Turfgrass Pest Management: Training Manual For Comm Applicators - Category 3A

Published on April 2, 2012
This manual provides the information readers need to become Michigan certified commercial applicators in Category 3A, Turfgrass Pests. It's also useful to homeowners and others.
Integrated Pest Management Resources

Published on March 21, 2012
Michigan State University's Integrated Pest Management Resources provides industry specific seasonal update, weather resources and scouting resource.
MSU Diagnostics Lab

Published on March 15, 2012
Michigan State University Diagnostic Services specializes in plant pathology, entomology, nematology and weed science work as a team to diagnose plant health and pest-related problems.
Designed Experiments: New Approaches to Studying Urban Ecosystems

Published on January 17, 2005
Although ecologists want to conduct research in urban systems, cultural constraints, spatial complexity, and institutional agendas limit the establishment of ecological experiments. Recent approaches using household landscaping have begun to tackle t...
A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting of Woody Landscape Plants

Published on November 11, 2002
A Pocket IPM Scouting Guide for Woody Landscape Plants. This plastic-coated scouting guide with its 3.5" X 6.0" pages is designed to fit in your pocket for easy field use in working with trees and shrubs.
Common Oak Defoliators in Michigan (It's Not Always Gypsy Moth!)

Published on August 1, 1999
The goal of this bulletin is to describe some common insects other than gypsy moth that feed on oak leaves.
Natural Enemies of Gypsy Moth: The Good Guys!

Published on April 14, 1999
The goal of this bulletin is to help you learn to recognize some of the important natural enemies that may help control gypsy moth in your area.