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Biological and Alternative Control
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Cicada Sites
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Cool Sites
- Bug of the Week - Learn about a new bug (or related critter) every week! by Dr. Michael J. Raupp, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland.
- Discover Life - Excellent Site! Discover Life helps you to identify things, share ways to teach and study nature's wonders, use maps, report your findings, and contribute to and learn from the Web's growing encyclopedia of life.
- USDA for Kids - All kinds of fun stuff for kids from the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Gypsy Moth
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Plant Diagnostic Sites
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Plant Diseases and Mushrooms
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Environmental Resources
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Fruits and Vegetables
- Backyard
Fruit Growers - Resources, links
and photographs for amateurs and others who wish to produce excellent fruit
and respect the back yard environment.
- The NAFEX FIG Page - Information on figs
- Fruit Pathology at Kearneysville - Tree fruit pathology, West Virginia University
- Integrated Pest Management Program, Small Fruit - University of Connecticut
- Integrated Pest Management Program, Vegetables - University of Connecticut
- Integrated Pest Management Program, Tree Fruit - University of Connecticut
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop - Information on all aspects of deciduous tree fruit production in the Mid-Atlantic region. Cooperating state universities include Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, Penn State University, and Rutgers
University. The goal of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop is to provide information resources that are useful to commercial fruit producers, county and regional agricultural agents, fruit industry professionals, Master Gardeners and home orchardists
- Midwest Small Fruit & Grape Net - Ohio State University Extension
- Plant and Pest Advisory - Vegetable Crops - Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- Scaffolds - Fruit Journal, update on Pest Management and Crop Development, Cornell University
- The Chileman - Comprehensive database containing 3,000 varieties of chile peppers
- Vegetable MD Online - Cornell Plant Pathology Vegetable Disease Web Page
- Veg Net - Ohio State University Extension Vegetable Crops
- Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners - Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Public and Community Gardens
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Gardening
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Gardening With Kids
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General Interest
- The Official Cherry Blossom Site - by the National Park Service, information on the Cherry Blossom Festival, history of the trees, bloom forcast, etc.
- CRIS Search - Search for Current Research
- Delaware
Cooperative Extension
- Earth 911 - Excellent recycling resource site
- Encyclopedia
Smithsonian - The Smithsonian Institution
answers to frequenly asked questions and links to Smithsonian resources
on subjects from A to Z.
- Forest Service Online Publications and Other Information - USDA Forest Service main publications page: Pest Alerts, Forest Insect and Disese Leaflets, How to Publications, etc.
- Google - Good search engine for insects, plant diseases, etc.
- Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry, University of Massachusettes - Resources for professionals, public, newsletter, etc.
- Maryland State Climatologist Office - Weather and climate information including first and last frost free dates.
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture - Tree related resources for professionals and public.
- Search for a Certified Arborist - Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculure.
- Search for a Professional Tree Care Company - Tree Care Industry Association
- National Christmas Tree Association
- Science.gov - is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies.
- SCIRUS - Search Engine for Scientific Information Only
- Tree Care Tips - treecaretips.org - consumer information about tree care from the Tree Care Industry Association
- Virginia Tech Extension Programs and Resources - Virginia Tech resources including fact sheets.
- The UM-CES Nutrient Management Program - Sponsored by Maryland Cooperative Extension and the University of Maryland
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Government
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Greenhouse Information
- Greenhouse Growing - UK site with information on greenhouse planting, potting, heating and watering
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Insects and Spiders
- American Tarantula Society
- Ant Colony - definitive source for ant enthusiasts
- Bug Bios - Entomological database of very cool bugs
- Bug of the Week - Learn about a new bug (or related critter) every week! by Dr. Michael J. Raupp, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland.
- Bug Guide -
Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada
- The Bugwood Network - University of Georgia
- Colorado State University Entomology Page
- Commonly Encountered Pennsylvania Spiders - Penn State University
- The Diptera Site - Information About the World's Flies
- Entomology - Foliage Plants - University of Florida MREC Websites
- Entomology Department at the University of Maryland
- Entomology - Extension and Outreach at the University of Maryland
- Entomology Index of Internet
Resources - Iowa State University
- Entomological Links - University of Toronto
- Insect Bites and Stings - Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine
- University of Florida Insect Sites - University of Florida
- Index of Insect Hort News Articles - Iowa State
- Insect Fact Sheets - Entomology Department, Pennsylvania State University
- Insect Identification Laboratory - Virginia Tech
- Insects in the City - Texas Cooperative Extension
- Iowa State - images of insects
- Kentucky Fact Sheets - University of Kentucky
- Landscape Entomology Laboratory - Purdue University Extension Entomology
- Maryland Hardwood Defoliators - Maryland Department of Agriculture, Forest Pest Management
- Mid-Atlantic Apiculture - Research and extension consortium, Penn State University
- NAPIS National Agricultural Pest Information System
- National Pest Control Association
- North Carolina Insect Notes
- North Carolina Insect Photo Gallery
- North Carolina Pest News
- Buckeye Yard and Garden Online: Nursery, Landscape and Turf Pest Image Index - Ohio State University
- Information for Pennsylvania's Christmas Trees - Penn State University
- Periodical Cicada Page - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Division, excellent, comprehensive cicada page.
- The Pherolist - pheromones for specific insects, link from Cornell University
- Thorne Lab - Information on Termites, Structural IPM, University of Maryland
- University of Florida Pest Alert
- University of Maryland Urban Structural Integrated Pest Management Program - information and resources in the areas of structural and urban IPM.
- University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology
- ScaleNet
- USDA information on scale insects
- Viburnum Leaf Beetle Citizen Science - Cornell University
- What's That Bug? - insect identification site
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Biocontrol Network - Commercial site with IPM resources, news, products, etc.
- NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management
- IPMnet - Consortium for International Crop Protection (CICP, comprehensive IPM resource site.
- IPMNet - Integrated Pest Management/ Total Plant Management, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension
- IPM PIPE - Pest Information Platform for Extension & Education
- Maryland
Integrated Pest Management
- National IPM Network
- NurseryWeb - Links and information resources for commercial members of the Greenhouse, Nursery and Landscape industries.
- Regional IPM Centers- National Site
- North Central IPM Center
- Northeastern IPM Center
- Southern IPM Center
- Western IPM Center
- National IPM Network- North Carolina Component
- Ornamentals and Turf Insect Pest Management - North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension - links to NC home and commercial ornamentals information: insect notes, MG, Pest News, research abstracts, photo gallery, publications, chem manual, etc.
- Pennsylvania IPM Program - Penn State University
- 2000 Pest Management Handbook - Clemson Extension
- School IPM Integrated Pest Management in Schools - University of Florida
- University of Connecticut Integrated Pest Management Program
- IPM Program Home and Grounds - University of Connecticut
- University of California- Statewide IPM Project - How to manage pests
- University of Minnesota- IPM
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Lawn Care
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Pest Alerts and Invasive Species
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Health Web Page - USDA, APHIS PPQ - information on invasive species, quarantines, regulatory information, etc.
- Asian Longhorned Beetle Information - U.S. Forest Service
- Asian Longhorned Beetle - University of Vermont Entomology Research Laboratory
- Monitoring for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- Emerald Ash Borer Pest Alert (PDF) - Online version of publication, U.S.D.A., U.S. Forest Service.
- Emerald Ash Borer - Maryland Department of Agriculture main page
- Emerald Ash Borer - Main Emerald Ash Borer Site for all states
- Gallery of Pests, The Invasive Species Initiative - The Nature Conservancy
- Giant Hogweed - King County, Washington Noxious Weed Identification
- Asian Gypsy Moth Discrimination Project
- IPANE - Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
- Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland - Maryland Invasive Species Council
- Asian Tiger Mosquito Information - Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Common Pest Alerts in the United States - One-page fact sheets from USDA Forest Service about new or unusual tree pests.
- Pest Alerts in the United States - Links and News on Pest Alerts in the United States compiled by the North Central Pest Management Center.
- Emerald Ash Borer in Maryland - Maryland Department of Agriculture Web Site
- Fire Ants - Texas A&M University
- Forest Service Online Publications and Other Information - USDA Forest Service main publications page: Pest Alerts, Forest Insect and Disese Leaflets, How to Publications, etc.
- Invasivespecies.gov - Gateway to Federal and State invasive species activities and programs.
- Invasive.org - Information and Images of Invasive & Exotic Species, a joint project of the University of Georgia's Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ
- Invasive Plants - Taking on the Invaders of Maryland - Nature Conservancy
- Maryland Invasive Species Resource Center - Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council - www.ma-eppc.org, a multistate group with annual meetings, workshops, weed-pull events, weed identification and control information, recipes! and more.
- National Plant Board - National Plant Board, including exotic pests
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - Online version of publication, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Purple Loosetrife is Invading Marylands's Wetlands! - Purple Loosetrife page, Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
- Soybean Rust (information portal) - Plant Management Network, American Phytopathological Society (APS).
- Soybean Rust Forcast Homepage - NC State University.
- USDA Public Soybean Rust Mapping Website - United States Department of Agriculture.
- Soybean Rust Information Site - United States Department of Agriculture.
- Sudden Oak Death Information Page - Maryland Department of Agriculture.
- Sudden Oak Death Information Site - California Oak Mortality Task Force.
- Sudden Oak Death Information Site - USDA APHIS.
- Plum pox virus - West Virginia University, Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center
- Terrestrial Plants of the Potomac Watershed - link to download brochure
- The Tospovirus Database - A new way to learn about an economically important plant virus
- United States Botanic Garden Conservation Page - information on plant conservation, invasive plants, and rare and endangered plants
- Viburnum Leaf Beetle Citizen Science - Virburnum leaf beetle citizen science page at Cornell University
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Pest Control
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Pesticide Information
- 2,4-D Site - Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data Web Site.
- Bayer Advanced - Bayer site for retail market products.
- Bluebook & Greenbook on the Web - Labels adn MSDS (by subscription)
- Bonide Problem Solver - Bonide home page and problem solver.
- Bonide Products - Bonide product information.
- Chemically Speaking - University of Florida Newsletter with information on pesticides and related matters.
- Compendium of Pesticide Common Names - UK site lists information on all ISO common names, data sheets, etc.
- Crop Data Management Systems, Inc. - Links to manufacturers and pesticide labels
- Dragon - Dragon Chemical product information.
- Extension Toxicology Network (EXOTOXNET) - Objective, science-based information about pesticides - written for the non-expert
- Insecto - Commercial website, product information (diatomaceous earth)
- Hazardous Waste Collection Programs - Maryland Department of the Environment
- Kelly Registration Systems - Pesticide databases, searches, registration information, etc.
- Maryland Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Database Searches
- Monterey Lawn and Garden Products, Inc.
- Mycotech - Commercial website, product information
- NPIRS AND NSPIRS
- National Pesticide Information and Retrieval System (NPIRS) and the State Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NSPIRS) Purdue University
- NPIC - National Pesticide Information Center
- Ortho Online
- Pesticide Action Network - Information on alternatives to pesticides
- Pesticide Education and Assessment Program - Department of Entomology, University of Maryland
- Pesticide Information Leaflets - Pesticide Education and Assessment Proguram, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland
- Pesticide Education Program - Pennsylvania State University
- Pesticide Safety Fact Sheets - Pennsylvania State University
- Preen - Preen product information.
- SePRO - SePRO commercial site with spec labels, MSDS, product tip sheets, newsletter and regulatory updates on products.
- Spectracide - Spectracide brand product information.
- Syngenta - Syngenta product information.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency - Pesticide information and fact sheets
- Victor - Victor pest control products and Safer products and information.
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Plants
- The American Chestnut Foundation
- Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants - Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
- Environmental Horticulture Fact Sheets on herbs and perennials - Maryland Cooperative Extension
- Landscape Plants - Images, Identification and Information - Oregon State University Department of Horticulture
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Native Plant Information Network
- The National Arbor Day Foundation Hardiness Zones
- Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping in Maryland
- NatureServe - Online encyclopedia with conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the US and Canada.
- Plant Conservation Alliance - Information on Native plants, "Weeds gone Wild", Medicinal Plants and Wildflowers
- Plant Dictionary - Ohio State University
- PLANTS National Database
- Plant UConn Database of trees, shrubs, and vines - University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
- Guide to Poisonous Plants Database - Online guide to plants poisonous to animals by Dr. A.P. Knight of Colorado State University's Veterinary School
- Shrubs on the Internet - North Carolina Cooperative Extension
- Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series - University of Minnesota Extension Service
- University of Connecticut Plant Database
- University of Minnesota Extension Service - Gardening and Horticulture
- Vascular Plant Image Gallery - Texas A&M University, Bioinformatics Working Group
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Poison Information
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Professional Associations
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Public Health
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Science Projects
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Soils, Fertilizers, Mulch, and Composting
Trees
- Champion Trees - TERRA - The Earth Renewal and Restoration Alliance
- Trees are Good - International Society of Arborculture's educational site with tree care information
- Search for a Certified Arborist - Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculure.
- Search for a Professional Tree Care Company - Tree Care Industry Association
- Tree Care Tips - treecaretips.org - consumer information about tree care from the Tree Care Industry Association
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculure - Tree related resources for professionals and public.
- Maryland Hardwood Defoliators - Maryland Department of Agriculture, Forest Pest Management
- Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry, University of Massachusettes - Resources for professionals, public, newsletter, etc.
- Ntional Register of Big Trees - American Forests.org
- Forest Service Online Publications and Other Information - USDA Forest Service main publications page: Pest Alerts, Forest Insect and Disese Leaflets, How to Publications, etc.
- Riparian Buffer Systems - University of Maryland,
basic concepts and principles of riparian forest buffers. Includes plant & seed suppliers, fact sheets, references, web links, a Maryland training manual and a general slide show.
- Forest Stewardship Education - University of Maryland College of Agriculture - information on forests, wildlife and related water resources
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Water Quality
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Weeds
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Wildlife
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