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Controlling Slugs And Snails In Utah, Larry A. Sagers, Kerry A. Rood
Controlling Slugs And Snails In Utah, Larry A. Sagers, Kerry A. Rood
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Slugs and snails are rated by many gardeners as the worst garden pests. Considering their competition, this is a dubious honor. These pests are not insects but are mollusks that are more closely related to shellfish, such as mussels and clams.
Preventing Poisoning Of Pets When Using Slug And Snail Baits, Kerry A. Rood, Larry A. Sagers
Preventing Poisoning Of Pets When Using Slug And Snail Baits, Kerry A. Rood, Larry A. Sagers
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Slugs and snails are one of the most common garden pests in the State of Utah. Because they are so widespread and destructive, many different methods are used to keep the pests under control. Baits are frequently applied as a treatment, but using pesticides can create hazard for non-target wildlife and pets.
Elm Bark Beetles And Dutch Elm Disease, Ryan S. Davis
Elm Bark Beetles And Dutch Elm Disease, Ryan S. Davis
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Bark beetles (Family Curculionidae, Subfamily Scolytinae) are some of the most devastating insect pests in the world. Closely related to weevils, there are almost 500 species of bark beetles in North America alone, each with unique host plants, habits, and life cycles. It is crucial to accurately identify a suspect bark beetle before you consider treatment options.
Eriophyid Mites, Bud, Blister, Gall, And Rust Mites, Ryan S. Davis, Taun Beddes
Eriophyid Mites, Bud, Blister, Gall, And Rust Mites, Ryan S. Davis, Taun Beddes
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Eriophyid mites are translucent, cigar-shaped microscopic mites that cause deformities on many plants species. These mites are noticed when their feeding causes abnormalities of plant tissues such as erineum, galls, brooms, leaf curling, blisters, rusts, silvering, fruit rusetting, and deformed buds, catkins, fruits, etc. Fortunately, these mites rarely cause serious harm to plants, and control is seldom needed. In fact, eriophyid mites can serve as an alternative food source for predatory mites when their primary food source is absent.
Fall Webworm, Ryan S. Davis, Vincent P. Jones
Fall Webworm, Ryan S. Davis, Vincent P. Jones
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The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, is a common defoliator of ornamental and fruit trees in Utah. Starting around late July, the caterpillars, webbing, and damage become noticeable, particularly in some of the canyons adjacent to populated areas (Little Cottonwood canyon, Logan canyon, Provo canyon, etc.).
Pear Sawfly, Vincent P. Jones, Ryan S. Davis
Pear Sawfly, Vincent P. Jones, Ryan S. Davis
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The pear sawfly, which is actually a wasp, is a common pest on pear, cherry, and hawthorn in Utah. The slug-like appearance of the larval stage has prompted this insect to also be referred to as the pear or cherry slug in various parts of the country.
Beneficial True Bugs: Damsel Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson
Beneficial True Bugs: Damsel Bugs, Ricardo Ramirez, Ron Patterson
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Predatory insects can provide natural pest control by eating unwanted pests. This beneficial service is known as biological control. Predatory insects are one factor that maintains pest populations at non-damaging levels. By conserving and encouraging predatory insect populations, plants can be protected from pest attack and excessive damage.
European Earwig (Forficula Auricularia), Diane G. Alston, Andrew Tebeau
European Earwig (Forficula Auricularia), Diane G. Alston, Andrew Tebeau
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The European earwig (Order Dermaptera, which means “skin wings” to describe their leathery wings) (Fig. 1) is native to Europe, western Asia, and parts of Africa. The common name “earwig” comes from a myth that the insect would climb into the ears of humans and chew into the brain, but this is false. The European earwig was first introduced into Utah in the early 1900s. Establishment and population growth have been remarkably successful in northern Utah.
General Concepts Of Biological Control, Diane G. Alston
General Concepts Of Biological Control, Diane G. Alston
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“Balance of Nature.” Virtually all pest populations are affected by natural enemies to some extent. In many cases, natural enemies are the primary regulating force of the pest populations. Natural controls include effects of natural enemies (predators, parasites, pathogens), other biotic (living) factors such as food availability and competition, and abiotic (non-living) factors such as weather and soil
Important Components Of A Successful Pest Management Program, Diane G. Alston
Important Components Of A Successful Pest Management Program, Diane G. Alston
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Before deciding to take any pest control action, be sure you have correctly identified the pest (insect, mite, disease, weed, vertebrate, etc.). Proper pest identification is essential for determining if control is necessary and for selection of the best suited control options.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Erin Petrizzo, Diane G. Alston
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Erin Petrizzo, Diane G. Alston
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Brown marmorated stink bug (Order Hemiptera: Family Pentatomidae) (BMSB) was accidentally introduced into the eastern U.S. from Asia in the late 1990s. In 2001 it was officially identified in Pennsylvania, and has since spread along the eastern seaboard and westward into the Great Lakes region.
Campylomma Bug Sampling Form, Usu Extension
Campylomma Bug Sampling Form, Usu Extension
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Campylomma Bug Sampling Instructions.
Africanized Honey Bee, Erin W. Hodgson, Cory A. Stanley, Alan H. Roe, Danielle Downey
Africanized Honey Bee, Erin W. Hodgson, Cory A. Stanley, Alan H. Roe, Danielle Downey
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African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) are native to sub-Saharan Africa and were introduced in the Americas to improve honey production in the tropics. These African honey bees were accidentally released and began to interbreed with European honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica), the most common subspecies used for pollination and honey production in the United States (Fig. 1). As a result, the hybrid offspring are called “Africanized” because of their shared characteristics. Africanized honey bees are about the same size, shape and color as European honey bees (Fig. 2), and a genetic analysis must be used to distinguish one from …
Cat-Facing Insects, Diane Alston, Michael Reding, Marion Murray
Cat-Facing Insects, Diane Alston, Michael Reding, Marion Murray
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There are a number of insects with the piercing-sucking feeding habit that can cause deformity and catfacing type injury to pome and stone fruits, including lygus bug, stink bug, and boxelder bug. Cat-facing injury is caused by puncture feeding in flower buds and fruit. The result is unsightly dimpling, deformity, and scarring of fruit. The name “cat facing” comes from the distorted fruit shape that resembles the puckered cheeks of a cat. In addition to the insects discussed in this section, some aphids and the campylomma bug can inflict similar injury.
Chinch Bugs, Kelly Kopp, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez
Chinch Bugs, Kelly Kopp, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez
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Chinch bugs are “true bugs”. In Utah, the common chinch bug [Blissus leucopterus leucopterus (Say)], and western chinch bug (Blissus occiduus) may feed on turfgrass, especially under conditions of severe heat and drought. Coupled with under-irrigation, direct sunlight, and thick thatch, chinch bug numbers can soar from mid-summer to early fall.
Japanese Beetle, Erin Hodgson, Diane Alston, Cory A. Stanley
Japanese Beetle, Erin Hodgson, Diane Alston, Cory A. Stanley
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The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, can be a highly destructive pest to ornamentals, trees, shrubs, turfgrass, and vegetables. First discovered in the eastern United States in 1916, the Japanese beetle has threatened agriculture and horticulture by slowly moving south and west. In 2006, a small population of adult Japanese beetles was detected in Orem, Utah.
Boxelder Bug, Erin W. Hodgson, Alan H. Roe
Boxelder Bug, Erin W. Hodgson, Alan H. Roe
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Boxelder bugs are a common nuisance insect to many homeowners. Although boxelder bugs are active throughout the summer, many people don’t notice them until they start “sunning” themselves on structures, particularly the southern-facing walls. As temperatures start to decrease in the late summer and fall, large numbers of adults will move from plants and congregate on heated buildings.
Codling Moth (Cydia Pomonella) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
Codling Moth (Cydia Pomonella) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
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Place traps in orchards when 100 degree days have accumulated or by first bloom. Check traps at least every other day (preferably daily) until biofix, and weekly until mid-September
Control Of Iron Chlorosis, Rich Koenig, Michael R. Kuhns
Control Of Iron Chlorosis, Rich Koenig, Michael R. Kuhns
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Iron deficiency (iron chlorosis) affects many desirable landscape and crop plants grown in Utah. The primary symptom of iron deficiency is interveinal chlorosis, the development of a bright yellow leaf with a network of dark green veins. In severe cases, the entire leaf turns yellow or white and the outer edges may scorch and turn brown as the plant cells die.
Peach Twig Borer (Anarsia Lineatella) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
Peach Twig Borer (Anarsia Lineatella) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
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Place traps in orchards after approximately 330 degree days have accumulated. Check traps at least every other day (preferably daily) until biofix, and weekly throughout the season afterward.
Pear Psylla (Cacopsylla Pyricola) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
Pear Psylla (Cacopsylla Pyricola) Sampling Form, Usu Extension
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Begin sampling for adults in the dormant phase when daytime temperatures reach at least 45 F, beginning around early March, and continue weekly through April.
Spider And Predatory Mites Sampling Form, Usu Extension
Spider And Predatory Mites Sampling Form, Usu Extension
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This sampling method uses the presence-absence method. Rather than counting the number of mites, scouts simply need to determine whether mites occur or do not occur on the collected leaves.
Western Tentiform Leafminer Sampling Form – Apple And Cherry, Usu Extension
Western Tentiform Leafminer Sampling Form – Apple And Cherry, Usu Extension
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Western Tentiform Leafminer Sampling Form
White Apple Leafhopper Sampling Form, Usu Extension
White Apple Leafhopper Sampling Form, Usu Extension
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White Apple Leafhopper Sampling Form
Lilac-Ash Borer, Ryan S. Davis, Taun Beddes, Jay B. Karren
Lilac-Ash Borer, Ryan S. Davis, Taun Beddes, Jay B. Karren
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The lilac-ash borer (Podosesia syringae), belongs to a group of insects known as the clear-winged moths. The wings of most sesiid moths in have at least partially transparent wings (devoid of the colored scales that coat most moth and butterfly wings).
Cockroaches, Ryan S. Davis
Cockroaches, Ryan S. Davis
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Cockroaches are one of the most difficult structural pests to eradicate because of their ability to hide, rapid reproduction, and resistance to and avoidance of many commonly used insecticide sprays and baits. Using an integrated pest management (IPM) program can greatly increase the possibility of successful control. There are 4 cockroach species that commonly infest structures in Utah, each with a specific biology; identify invading cockroaches before you develop an IPM plan. Proper identification of any pest will allow you to understand its biology, and use it against itself!
Bed Bugs: For Homeowners, Ryan S. Davis, Erin W. Hodgson, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
Bed Bugs: For Homeowners, Ryan S. Davis, Erin W. Hodgson, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe
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Bed bugs are notorious around the world for their impact on humans and have been recognized as important pests for hundreds of years. Infestations were common before World War II, but heavy insecticide use eliminated most bed bugs in North America for almost 30 years.
Bed Bugs: For Pest Control Operators, Ryan S. Davis
Bed Bugs: For Pest Control Operators, Ryan S. Davis
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Over the past decade reports of bed bug infestations (Cimicidae: Cimex lectularius) throughout North America and abroad have been on the rise. Accordingly, bed bug submissions to the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab have also been increasing.
Dothistroma Needle Blight, Erin Frank, Kent Evans
Dothistroma Needle Blight, Erin Frank, Kent Evans
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A landscape design should meet the needs of the people who will use and maintain the area while incorporating the site’s existing environmental conditions into the design. Water is a limiting resource in Utah, so designing the landscape to efficiently use water is important. Conserving water in the landscape can be accomplished by selecting low water use plants, designing and scheduling irrigation systems efficiently, grouping plants according to their water requirements, and using hardscaping materials (patios, stone paths, decks, etc.) appropriately to reduce the area requiring irrigation.
Iris Yellow Spot Virus In Onions, Kent Evans, Erin Frank
Iris Yellow Spot Virus In Onions, Kent Evans, Erin Frank
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Before deciding to take any pest control action, be sure you have correctly identified the pest (insect, mite, disease, weed, vertebrate, etc.). Proper pest identification is essential for determining if control is necessary and for selection of the best suited control options.