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How to Manage Pests

Pests of Home and Landscape

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Pest Management Quick Tips

Quick Tips on pest management topics, mostly abbreviated versions of Pest Notes, are available in HTML and PDF versions. The HTML versions are one to two pages. Each PDF is printable as a single page.

HTML Version (1 to 2 pages) PDF Version (1 page) Date Published
Common Pests
Ants Ants March 2012
Aphids Aphids June 2011
Bark Beetles Bark Beetles March 2012
Bed Bugs Bed Bugs June 2011
Cockroaches Cockroaches January 2004
Codling Moth Codling Moth March 2011
Damping-off of Seedlings Damping-off of Seedlings August 2006
Earwigs Earwigs June 2011
Fleas Fleas January 2004
Giant Whitefly Giant Whitefly December 2005
Gophers Gophers March 2012
Ground Squirrel Ground Squirrel March 2011
Head Lice Head Lice January 2004
House Mouse House Mouse June 2011
Lawn Insects Lawn Insects March 2007
Mistletoe Mistletoe February 2010
Mosquitoes Mosquitoes June 2011
Peach Leaf Curl Peach Leaf Curl March 2012
Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot August 2006
Powdery Mildew Powdery Mildew March 2012
Psyllids Psyllids June 2011
Rats Rats February 2010
Scales Scales March 2011
Snails and Slugs Snails and Slugs June 2011
Spiders Spiders January 2004
Spider Mites Spider Mites June 2011
Termites Termites January 2004
Thrips Thrips March 2011
Tree Borers
(Bark Beetles, Clearwing Moths)		 Tree Borers
(Bark Beetles, Clearwing Moths)		 January 2004
Weeds in Landscapes Weeds in Landscapes March 2012
Weeds in Lawns Weeds in Lawns March 2011
Whiteflies Whiteflies March 2011
Yellowjackets Yellowjackets March 2012
Environmentally Sound Garden Practices
Beneficial Predators Beneficial Predators May 2011
Common Garden Spiders Common Garden Spiders March 2012
Garden Chemicals & Water Quality Garden Chemicals & Water Quality March 2011
Garden Chemicals: Safe Use & Disposal
(formerly Safe Use and Disposal of Pesticides)		 Garden Chemicals: Safe Use & Disposal
(formerly Safe Use and Disposal of Pesticides) 		March 2012
IPM & Beneficial Insects
(formerly Gardening with Good Bugs)		 IPM & Beneficial Insects
(formerly Gardening with Good Bugs)		 March 2012
Landscape Design & Water Quality
 Landscape Design & Water Quality March 2011
Landscape Plants: Fertilizing & Watering
 Landscape Plants: Fertilizing & Watering March 2011
Lawn Fertilizing
 Lawn Fertilizing March 2011
Lawn Watering
 Lawn Watering March 2012
Less Toxic Insecticides Less Toxic Insecticides March 2012
Parasites of Insect Pests Parasites of Insect Pests March 2012
Weed Control Using Herbicides
 Weed Control Using Herbicides March 2012

Pesticide Active Ingredient Quick Tips

These describe uses of specific pesticide active ingredients, the risks associated with them, and how to reduce the risks. They were created for pest management professionals to give to residents at the time of pesticide applications and have a space for the product name and the company name to be filled in when printed.

PDF version (1 page) Date Published
Active Ingredient
2,4-D April 2011
Bifenthrin April 2011
Chlorothalonil April 2011
Cyfluthrin April 2011
Cypermethrin April 2011
Fipronil April 2011
Glyphosate April 2011
Imidacloprid April 2011
Malathion April 2011
Permethrin April 2011

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