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Alabama Integrated
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**Note: Some of the following publications are written for commerical growers. Management techniques are similar for the home gardener. Refer to ANR-0500B for legal homeowner chemicals on the market.
Pest Management
- The Pesticide Label* - ANR-0726
- Pesticide Handling and Storage Safety* - ANR-0733
- Plant Diagnostic Lab Sample Submission Brochure - ANR-1249
- Plant Diagnostic Lab Services - ANR-0450
- 2008 Alabama Pest Management Handbook Vol. 2 - ANR-500-B
- Common Insect and Disease Pests of Turfgrasses and Ornamentals in Alabama - ANR-0910
- Fire Ant Control Materials for Homeowners in Alabama - ANR-0175-A
- Getting the Most Out of Your Fire Ant Bait - ANR-1161
- How to Choose a Pest Control Company - ANR-1101
- Soil Solarization for Control of Soil Borne Diseases, Insects and Weeds - ANR-1213
- Soil Solarization for the Control of Nematodes and Soilborne Diseases - ANR-0713
- Home Application of Fungicides - ANR-0816
- A Pesticide Safety Guide for Home Gardeners - ANR-1097
* denotes an out of print publicationBack to top
† denotes a cost publication
Common Diseases & Disorders
- Air Pollution Damage to Plants - ANR-0913
- Cucumber Mosiac Virus - ANR-0868
- Ozone Damage to Plants - ANR-940
- Root-Knot Nematodes - ANR-0880
- Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus - ANR-0878
- Rose Rosette Disease
- Recorded Presentation from Dr. James Jacobi (Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer) - (Presentation begins 14 minutes into recording)
- Slides from Dr. James Jacobi's presentation
- External Resources
Ornamentals
- Algal Leaf Spot - ANR-0943
- Armillaria Root Rot of Trees and Shrubs - ANR-0907
- Bacterial Leaf Scorch Of Shade Trees - ANR-1050
- Common Diseases And Insects Found In Landscape Settings - ANR-1042
- Controlling Entomosporium Leaf Spot on Woody Ornamentals - ANR-0392
- Crown Gall of Ornamentals - ANR-0944
- Fire Blight on Fruit Trees and Woody Ornamentals - ANR-0542
- Lichens on Woody Shrubs and Trees - ANR-0857
- Controlling Powdery Mildew on Ornamentals - ANR-0407
- Southern Blight on Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees - ANR-1157
Trees
- Antracnose on Maple and Oak - ANR-1049
- Black Knot On Plum And Cherry Trees - ANR-1055
- Controlling Cedar Rust Diseases - ANR-0468
- Common Diseases of Crapemrytle - ANR-1047
- Dogwood Diseases in Alabama - ANR-0551
- Powdery Mildew on Dogwood (Plant Disease Notes) - ANR-1051
- Spot Anthracnose on Flowering Dogwood - ANR-0941
- Common Diseases of Juniper in Alabama - ANR-1173
- Phomopsis Blight of Juniper - ANR-1048
- Canker and Dieback Diseases of Leyland Cypress - ANR-1160
- Oak Leaf Blister - ANR-0945
- Insects of Alabama Trees
Shrubs & Vines
- Azalea Gall - ANR-0942
- Control of Camellia Flower Blight - ANR-0416
- Algal Leaf Spot - ANR-0943
- Armillaria Root Rot of Trees and Shrubs - ANR-0907
- Dieback and Canker of Camellia - ANR-1204
- Diseases of Hydrangea - ANR-1212
- Diseases of Roses and Their Control - ANR-0505
- Diseases of Annual Vinca - ANR-1023
- Diseases of English Ivy - ANR-1148
- Diseases of Pansies and Their Control - ANR-1214
Fruits & Vegetables
- Fire Blight on Fruit Trees and Woody Ornamentals - ANR-0542
- Home Fruit Spray Guide - ANR-0050
- Bitter Rot of Apple (Plant Disease Notes) - ANR-1182
- Black Rot and Frogeye Spot (Plant Disease Notes) - ANR-1184
- Bot Rot (White Rot) of Apples - ANR-1184
- Flyspeck on Apples - ANR-1178
- Sooty Blotch on Apples - ANR-1179
- Bacterial Fruit Blotch - ANR-0875
- Brown Rot of Stone Fruit - ANR-1182
- Black Knot on Plum and Cherry Trees - ANR-1055
- Fungal Gummosis of Peaches - ANR-1183
- Angular Leaf Spot of Strawberries - ANR-0932
- Anthracnose of Strawberries - ANR-0934
- Common Leaf Diseases of Strawberries - ANR-0946
- Crown Rot of Strawberries - ANR-950
- Crown Rot of Strawberries - ANR-0933
- Rhizopus Fruit Rot of Strawberries - ANR-0939
- Anthracnose of Garden Beans - ANR-1004
- Bacterial Blights of Snap and Lima Beans - ANR-1003
- Common Diseases of Snap and Lima Beans - ANR-1024
- Downy Mildew of Lima Beans - ANR-1002
- Fusarium Root Rot of Garden Beans - ANR-1007
- Powdery Mildew of Garden Beans - ANR-1001
- Pythium Root Rot of Garden Beans - ANR-1005
- Rhizoctonia Root Rot of Garden Beans - ANR-1006
- Root-Knot Nematode on Snap and Lima Beans - ANR-1010
- Rust of Garden Beans - ANR-1008
- Viral Diseases of Garden Beans - ANR-1009
- Black Rot of Cabbage - ANR-0937
- Leaf Spots of Mustard and Turnip - ANR-1177
- Anthracnose of Cucurbits - ANR-0870
- Bacterial Wilt of Curcurbits - ANR-0873
- Management of Cucumber Beetles and Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits - ANR-1026
- Common Diseases of Cucurbits - ANR-0809
- Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits - ANR-0877
- Fusarium Wilt of Cucurbits - ANR-0872
- Gummy Stem Blight of Cucurbits - ANR-0871
- Mosaic Viruses of Cucurbits - ANR-0876
- Bacterial Soft Rot of Sweet Potatoes - ANR-0936
- Black Rot of Sweet Potatoes - ANR-0948
- Early Blight of Potato - ANR-1052
- Field and Storage Diseases of Sweet Potatoes - ANR-0917
- Fusarium Surface Rot and Fusarium Root Rot - ANR-0935
- Java Black Rot - ANR-0931
- Late Blight of Potato - ANR-0938
- Scurf - ANR-0947
- Choanephora Wet Rot - ANR-0874
- Tomato Disease Identification - ANR-0895
- Bacterial Canker - ANR-0865
- Bacterial Wilt of Tomato - ANR-0862
- Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes - ANR-0949
- Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes: Causes and Prevention - ANR-1059
- Buckeye Rot of Tomato - ANR-1054
- Cucumber Mosaic Virus - ANR-0868
- Foliar Diseases of Tomatoes - ANR-0071
- Fusarium and Verticillium Wilt - ANR-0861
- Leaf Roll - ANR-0866
- Potato Virus Y - ANR-0879
- Root-Knot Nematodes - ANR-0880
- Southern Blight - ANR-0863
- Tobacco Etch Virus - ANR-0869
- Tobacco Mosaic Virus - ANR-0867
- Tomato Pith Necrosis - ANR-0864
- Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus - ANR-0878
- Virus Diseases of Tomato - ANR-0836
- Wilt Diseases of Tomatoes - ANR-0797
Common Insect, Arachnid, and Nematode Pests
- IPM Homeowner Trees & Ornamentals: Insect Control - ANR-500-B
- Imported Fire Ants on Lawns, Turf, and Structure - ANR-0175
- Biological Control of Imported Fire Ants - ANR-1149
- Getting the Most Out of Your Fire Ant Bait - ANR-1161
- The Hidden Truth About Red Imported Fire Ants (Coloring Book) - ANR-1185
- Controlling Aphids on Ornamentals*- ANR-0189
- Africanized Honey Bees - ANR-0765
- Controllig Bagworms on Ornamentals - ANR-0191
- Biology and Control of the Green June Beetle - ANR-0991
- Japanese Beetles in Alabama - ANR-1250
- The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - ANR-1079
- Mosquitos In and Around the Home - ANR-1116
- Management Of Pine Bark Beetles Attacking Landscape Pines - ANR-0422
- IPM Tactics for Tick Control - ANR-1070
- Yellow Jackets, Wasps, & Hornets - ANR-1134
- Controlling Mole Crickets on Lawn and Turf - ANR-0176
- Nematode Pests Of Turf: Their Identification And Control - ANR-0523
- Controlling Two-Lined Spittlebugs on Lawns - ANR-0170
- Controlling White Grubs on Lawn and Turf - ANR-0177
- The Black Widow - ANR-1039
- The Brown Recluse Spider - ANR-1043
- Chiggers - ANR-1109
- Tomato Insect Management Guide for Alabama - ANR-1191
- Drywood Termite Biology, Identification, and Control - ANR-1170
- Formosan Subterranean Termites - ANR-1035
- Subterranean Termite Control Products for Alabamians - ANR-1252
- IPM Tactics for Subterranean Termite Control - ANR-1022
- IPM Tactics For Argentine Ant Control - ANR-0999
- Carpenter Bee Damage Control - ANR-1056
- IPM Tactics for Cockroach Control - ANR-1016
- Dust Mites - ANR-1127
- IPM Tactics for Flea Control - ANR-0997
- Protecting New Homes Against Foreign Grain Beetles - ANR-1203
- Managing Indian Meal Moths - ANR-1197
- Controlling Honey Bees Around the Home - ANR-0179
- IPM Tactics for Millipede Control - ANR-1075
- Controlling Wood-Boring Beetles in Houses - ANR-0825
* denotes an out of print publicationBack to top
† denotes a cost publication
Pesky Plant Problems
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrass†- ANR-0616
- Weeds of the Southern United States†- ANR-0477
- Wanted Dead or Alive: Cogongrass - ANR-1241
- Kudzu in Alabama - ANR-0065
- Moss and Algae Control in Lawns - ANR-0908
- Biological Control of Musk Thistle - ANR-1034
- Tropical Soda Apple in Alabama - ANR-0909
- Using Grass Carp for Controlling Weeds in Alabama Ponds - ANR-0452
- Poisonous Plants of the Southeastern United States - ANR-0975
Birds, Mammals, & Reptiles
- Controlling Armadillo Damage In Alabama - ANR-0773
- Control of Mammals and Birds in the Vegetable Garden - ANR-0898
- Controlling Rats and Mice Around Your Home - ANR-0688
- Identification and Control of Snakes in Alabama - ANR-0597
- Gray Squirrel Management - ANR-0768
Lawns
- Controlling Brown Patch on Warm-Season Turfgrasses in Home Lawns - ANR-0492
- Controlling Dollarspot on Home Lawns - ANR-0493
- Fairy Ring Control on Warm Season Grasses - ANR-0372
- Leaf Spot and Rust Diseases of Turfgrasses - ANR-0621
- Controlling Pythium Blight on Overseeded and Established Turf - ANR-0594
- Slime Molds on Home Lawns - ANR-1117
- Control of Spring Dead Spot on Bermudagrass - ANR-0371
- Control of Take-all Root Rot on St. Augustinegrass - ANR-0823
- Diseases of Tall Fescue Lawns - ANR-1168
* denotes an out of print publicationBack to top
† denotes a cost publication
Other Resources
- Alabama Pesticide Information
- Alabama Integrated Pest Management Information Center
- Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Extension
Professional Landscapers:
Pesticide Application Testing & Licensing through the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Insustries
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