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• Bluegrass Billbug (E0025TURF)

  Digital Document

  Published on May 28, 2015
  

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  Dave Smitley interviewed on PolliNation Podcast about nursery industry and efforts to protect pollinators in urban landscapes

  Article

  Published on June 26, 2017
  Michigan State University Entomologist Dave Smitley was recently a guest on the Oregon State University Extension Service podcast “PolliNation”, hosted by Andony Melathopoulos.

• Articles | Floriculture, Nursery and Turfgrass Entomology Lab

  Web Page

• Colin O’Neil

  Person

  517-432-0739
  oneilcol@msu.edu
  MS, Dave Smitley
  

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  Pest Management on Poinsettias

  Digital Document

  Published on July 17, 2014
  

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  Protecting Pollinators in the Yard and Garden

  Digital Document

  Published on April 17, 2014
  

• Insect Controls for the Greenhouse Industry

  Digital Document

  Published on February 28, 2012
  

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  Commercially Available Biological Control Agents for Common Greenhouse Insect Pests

  Digital Document

  Published on December 1, 2015
  

• Black Cutworms (E0026TURF)

  Digital Document

  Published on June 8, 2015
  

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  Mow high for weed and grub control

  Digital Document

  Published on May 10, 2016
  

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  Chinch bug: Tips for your lawn

  Digital Document

  Published on April 14, 2017
  

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  Bee kind: Making greenhouse and nursery plants more pollinator-friendly

  Article

  Published on February 14, 2017
  MSU entomologist David Smitley is working to provide the state’s greenhouse and nursery growers with tools to make their plants more pollinator-friendly and marketable without sacrificing pest management.

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  Do not spray pollinator-attractive plants with insecticides when open flowers are present

  Article

  Published on May 1, 2019
  It is clear to most people that insecticides sprayed onto open flowers can be highly toxic to bees, even if they are sprayed early in the morning or at night when bees are not present.

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  Landscape plants and wildflowers attractive to butterflies for nectar feeding

  Article

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Many of the flowering plants attractive to bees will also be visited by butterflies. However, butterflies are attracted to flowers almost entirely for feeding on nectar.

• Two entomology professors win regional Entomological Society of America awards in Indiana

  Article

  Published on June 12, 2017
  Michigan State University Department Entomology professors David Smitley and Rufus Isaacs were honored by the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 4-7.

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  Creating and maintaining pollinator friendly habitat

  Article

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Many types of insects feed on pollen and nectar, although two types of pollinators receive the most attention: bees and butterflies.

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  Considerations for disease management

  Article

  Published on May 1, 2019
  It was previously thought that fungicides and bactericides are harmless to honey bees and other pollinators, and in fact, most fungicides are still considered relatively safe, even while spraying when pollinators are present.

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  Growing Flowering Plants that are Safe for Pollinators in the Yard and Garden

  Digital Document

  Published on October 23, 2014
  

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  Greenhouse pest management with insecticides

  Digital Document

  Published on February 1, 2019
  Research-based information is presented on how to manage greenhouse insects and other pests including thrips, aphids, whiteflies, mites, fungus gnats, and mealybugs.

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  European Chafer and Japanese Beetle on Sod Farms (E0004TURF)

  Digital Document

  Published on June 8, 2015
  Some sod farms in Michigan have had problems with Japanese beetle or European chafer in recent years. Spring is a good time to review your strategy for the next generation.