Nursery and landscape IPM at Michigan State University

Integrated pest management resources for Michigan

Nursery production and landscape maintenance

Christmas trees
Field crops
Fruit
Home and yard
Nursery and landscape
Turfgrass
Vegetable

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Resources for managing pests

Seasonal updates and advice:

Landscape Crop Advisory Team (CAT) Alert newsletter, in-season pest management advice for landscape maintenance, nursery production, turfgrass, Christmas trees, forestry, and the home environment. Available on the Internet and in print. View most recent issue:
Greenhouse Alert newsletter with cultural practices and pest management advice for growing greenhouse garden plants.

Weather resources:

Degree day information for insect pest management with state maps showing typical dates of degree day accumulation. Growing degree day base-50 maps of average accumulation.
Weather data for making IPM and other management decisions at MSU's new Enviro-weather web site.

Scouting resources (Detailed photos and descriptions):

IPM Scouting in herbaceous perennials
IPM scouting in woody landscape plants
Identifying weeds in nurseries and landscapes
Identifying weeds in Christmas Trees
Identify natural enemies that offer you biological control.

Featured resources:

NEW: Deer resistant plants - MSUE Bulletin available online.
Emerald ash borer - latest information about the invasive pest.
Garlic mustard - advice for dealing with this invasive weed.
Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants. How to select and grow native plants to attract beneficial insects.
Learn more about dogwood anthracnose in this fact sheet from Diagnostic Services: Help Protect Native Flowering Dogwood Stands
Ornamentals Area of Expertise Team includes subsets addressing consumer horticulture, floriculture, landscape and turfgrass.
Search and order MSU Extension Bulletins by subject, keyword, or title.
Michigan Ag Experiment Station research database. Current research underway at MSU. Search by topic.

Links from other organizations on related aspects of IPM and nursery production:

Michigan Native Plant Producers Association (MNPPA) member nurseries propagate and sell Michigan genotype
plants and seeds. Some also provide consultation, design and installation services for native landscapes.
Michigan chapters of the Wild Ones serve people interested in native plants and natural landscaping.
Michigan Department of Agriculture's pesticide registration database for the State of Michigan.
National Arbor Day Foundation. Tips and trends related to tree planting including an updated plant hardiness map.
The plant health care page for the Morton Arboretum with weekly reports of diseases and insects around the Chicago area, along with good photos and helpful links.
Morton Arboretum researches practical solutions to the challenges of selecting and maintaining trees and other plants.
Chicago Botanic Garden's list of best plants for Illinois; cultural tips and plant characteristics and plant photos.
Chicagoland Grows, a unique partnership among the Chicago Botanic Garden, Morton Arboretum and Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois (OGA) and other industry professionals throughout North America to select, evaluate, produce and market new and recommended plant cultivars with proven performance under Northern growing conditions.
NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials. Detailed, long-term evaluations of woody plants at a broad range of sites.
USDA plants website. Search by common or scientific name, images, and plant distribution.
USDA Agricultural Research Service's searchable database of the noxious weeds in the U.S and Canada.
All-America Selections. Recent winners, test sites, and display gardens where the plants can be viewed.
American Nursery and Landscape Association. Includes the Horticulture Research Institute and Journal of Environmental Horticulture.
International Society of Arboriculture. Events, plant healthcare information and factsheets along with selected articles from the Arborist's News and Journal of Arboriculture.
Penn State University weed identification factsheets.
Purdue University entomology. Download publications related to ornamental plants.
Texas A&M University's listing of many botanical gardens and arboreta, plus plant taxonomy sites.
Southern Nursery Association. Proceedings of research conferences with searchable database.
University of Connecticut IPM. How-to information about bridge grafting to repair valuable trees girdled by voles.
Perry's Perennial Pages. Perennial and related horticultural information for professional growers and home growers of herbaceous perennials. Based in Vermont.
University of Minnesota's Soil test interpretations and fertilizer management publication.
Forestry Images related to tree health and culture.
Forest Health Protection. Forest and tree health on-line publications from the US Forest Service.

The MSU IPM Program maintains this site as an access point to pest management information at MSU. The IPM Program is administered within the Department of Entomology, fueled by research from the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, delivered to citizens through MSU Extension, and proud to be a part of Project GREEEN.
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07/02/08