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Crop Management Newsletters

• Integrated Crop Management Newsletter (Iowa State Univ.)
• Integrated Pest and Crop Management Newsletter (Univ. of Missouri)
• IPM Newsletter (Missippi State Univ.)
• North Carolina Pest News
• Purdue Pest Management and Crop Production Newsletter

Vegetable Newsletters

• Commercial Vegetable Production Guides (Oregon State) Especially good for minor crops
• Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (weekly - biweekly)
• Pay Dirt, Newsletter for Commercial Vegetable Growers (N. C. State Univ.)
• Vegetable & Small Fruits Gazette (Pennsylvania State University)
• Vegnet (Ohio State Univ.) (weekly)
• Weekly Crop Updates (Univ. of Delaware)

Fruit and Small Fruit Newsletters

• The Orchard Monitor (West Virginia Univ.)
• Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News
• Scaffolds Fruit Journal (New York, weekly)
• Apple Information Manager (listings from several states)
• Fruit Times Newsletter (Pennsylvania State Univ.)
• Washington State Areawide IPM Update (Washington State Univ.)
• Strawberry IPM Update (quarterly, Iowa State)
• Facts for Fancy Fruit (Purdue)

Home and Garden Newsletters

Maryland Home and Garden Information Center Timely Tips
Buckeye Yard and Garden Online (Ohio State Univ.)
Horticulture and Home Pest News (Iowa State Univ.)

Pesticide Newsletters

• Agrichemical and Environmental News (Washington State)
• Pesticide Reports (Oklahoma State Univ.)
• The Label (Univ. of Nebraska)
• Virginia Agricultural Chemical News

Other Newsletters

• Kentucky Pest News (Univ. of Kentucky)
• Christmas Tree and Landscape Pest Management Newsletter (Pennsylvania State Univ.)
• FloriNet (Ohio State Univ.)
• Purdue Turf Tips
• Structural Pest Control Bulletin (North Carolina Dept. of Agric.)
• Nurserymen's News (Univ. of Maryland)
• Green Industry News (Univ. of Maryland)

Magazines

• @griculture Online (Successful Farming)
• Agricultural Research Magazine (USDA-ARS)
• American Small Farmer Online
• Farm Journal Today
• Good Fruit Grower (Washington)
• Hoards Dairyman
• Old Farmers Almanac
• Progressive Farmer Online
• Yahoo Links to Agriculture (Extensive Listings)

Other Web Resources

• Agricultur Network Information System (AgNIC)
• Biological Control Virtual Information Center
• Database of IPM Resources (CICP). This extensive site lists IPM resources in agronomic, forage, horticultural (fruit, nut, vegetable, and ornamental) crops, and others.
• Entomology Index of Internet Resources (hosted by Iowa State). Extensive lists of resources in many subject areas.
• EXtension TOXicology NETwork Database of pesticide information
• NetVet Veterinary Resources

Chemical Industry

Commercial Sites

Associations and Organizations

Professional Societies

• Weed Science Society of America
• European Weed Science Society
• International Weed Science Society
• Colorado Weed Science Society
• American Society of Agronomy

Universities

• West Virginia University Extension Publications
• West Virginia University Experiment Farm at Kearneysville

• College and University Homepages (A-Z) Comprehensive list of Institutions
• University of California IPM Guidelines
• Colorado State University
• Colorado State University - Entomology
• Cornell (Geneva) - Entomology
• Cornell - Integrated Pest Management
• Cornell CES  - Vegetable IPM Recommendations 
• Delaware - Entomology
• University of Florida Entomology
• University of Georgia, Extension Publications
• University of Illinois IPM
• Iowa State Extension Weed Science
• Iowa State Entomology
• Iowa State Index of Entomological Resources
• Iowa State Insect Information Notes
• Kansas State University - Entomology
• University of Kentucky
• University of Maine Pest Management
• Maryland, Extension Publications
• Mississippi State University Extension Publications
• Mississippi State University
• Mississippi State - Entomology
• North Carolina National IPM Network
• North Carolina State University
• North Carolina State University - Entomology
• Ohio State University
• Ohio State University Integrated Pest Management Homepage
• Ohio State University Yard and Garden Series
• Ohio State University Farm Series Bulletins and Fact Sheets
• Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Pesticide Databases
• PENPages (Penn State)
• Penn State - Entomology
• Purdue E-Series Publications
• Purdue - Entomology
• Texas A&M Extension Publications
• Texas A&M - Entomology
• Virginia Tech Extension Publications
• Virginia Tech - Entomology

USDA Sites

• APHIS
• Alternative Crop and Systems Lab
• Sustainable Agriculture Systems Lab
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• National Agricultural library

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Herbicide and Pesticide Information

General pesticide information from the National Pesticide Information Center: 1-800-858-7378. Answers to pesticide questions (not emergencies and not pesticide recommendations) from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM Eastern time.

Labels and Safety Information

• Extension Toxicology Network (EXTOXNET)
• Industry Report on 2,4-D
• Material Safety Data Sheets (Extensive Listing)
• Pesticide Bookmarks (Univ. of Nebraska)
• Pesticide Database (California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation)
• Pesticide Label and MSDS Management System
• Pesticide Properties Database
• Protective Clothing For Pesticide Users (Ohio State Univ.)

Regulatory Information

• Food Quality Protection Act
• The Delaney Clause
• Pesticide Impact Assessment Program
• Pesticide Law (Wright's PestLaw)
• Pesticide Notes (Oklahoma State)

Environmental Fate of Pesticides

Pesticides and Groundwater Contamination (Ohio State Univ.)

Aquatic Sytstems

Pesticides and Aquatic Animals: A Guide to Reducing Impacts on Aquatic Systems (Virginia Extension)

Pesticide Manufacturers

WVU List of Manufacturers' Web Sites

Pesticide Applicator Training

National Core Manuals

• Applying Pesticides Correctly: National Core Manual
• Applying Pesticides Correctly: National Private Applicator Supplement

University of Nebraska Materials

• Main Page and Download Compressed Manuals
• Agricultural Plant Pest Control Category Manual
• Aerial Pest Control for the Commercial/Noncommercial Pesticide Applicator
• Fumigation for the Commercial/Noncommercial Pesticide Applicator
• Soil Fumigation for the Commercial/Noncommercial Pesticide Applicator
• Structural/Health Related Pest Control

Other Institutions and Organizations

• Pesticide Management Education Program (Cornell Univ.)
• Pesticide Education Programs (Ohio State Univ.)
• Pesticide User's Guide (Ohio State Univ.)
• Using Low Pressure Sprayers (Ohio State Univ.)
• Pesticide Applicator Training (Univ. of Tennessee)
• Pesticide Applicator Training (Univ. of Wisconsin)
• Pesticide Programs (Virginia Tech)
• Laboratory For Pest Control Application Technology

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Calibration

• General Calibration of Liquids (PestWeb)
• Standard Measures (PestWeb)
• Metric Measure Conversions (PestWeb)
• Temperature Coversion Calculator (PestWeb)
• Calibration Guide from the Broyhill Sprayer Co.

Biological Controls

• Nematodes as Biological Control Agents of Insects (Univ. of Nebraska)
• Biological Pesticides for Use in Greenhouses (Univ. of Maryland, 1997)
• Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America

Libraries

• National Agricultural Library
• Agricultural Network Information Center
• WWW Virtual Library for Agriculture
• Agricultural Safety Information (National IPM Network)
• Biological Control Virtual Information Center