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Pb1589 Commercial Insect And Mite Control For Trees, Shrubs And Flowers, Frank A. Hale

Commercial Horticulture

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W142 Scouting And Monitoring Pests Of Deciduous Trees During Nursery Production, Amy Fulcher

Commercial Horticulture

No abstract provided.

Sp341-C Insects: Fungus Gnats, Frank A. Hale

Commercial Horticulture

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Sp503-I Insects: Identifying The Flatheaded Appletree Borer And Other Buprestid Beetle Species In Tennessee, Jason A. Hansen, Frank A. Hale, William E. Klingeman

Commercial Horticulture

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W277 Japanese Maple Scale: An Important New Insect Pest In The Nursery And Landscape, Amy Fulcher, Frank Hale, Mark Halcomb

Commercial Horticulture

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Sp290-Z-Commercial Sources Of Predators, Parasitoids & Pathogens, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Commercial Horticulture

The Agricultural Extension Service receives numerous inquiries for information about where insect predators and parasitoids can be purchased. These insects are intended for use by both homeowners and commercial growers as biological control agents.

Biological control uses beneficial organisms rather than insecticides to reduce insect populations. Almost all insect groups include some benefi cial members. The use of beneficial organisms is particularly important where chemical residues are undesirable. Beneficial organisms can be predators, such as ladybugs, lacewings and praying mantids that feed on other insects. Others, such as some species of nematodes and wasps, including Trichogramma, are parasitoids with …

Sp290-L-Sod Webworms On Turfgrass, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Commercial Horticulture

No abstract provided.