Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Insect Scouting Techniques

Various scouting methods are used to identify and estimate counts of insect pests in and on plants and soil as part of an integrated...
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Modern Insect Pest Monitoring Using Automatic Traps

Monitoring and identifying pests are critical steps in a successful integrated pest management (IPM) program. Z-traps and Smart Trap...
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Thrips Management in Cotton for 2021

As the 2021 cotton production season approaches, it is time to start preparing for thrips management. Thrips are the dominate insect pest...
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Where to Start: A Basic Program Resource Guide for Beginning Farmers

Alabama has a booming fruit and vegetable production industry which generates more than $160 million in revenue and provides employment to t...
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Scout Grains for Aphids this Winter

Aphids have been showing up in small grains recently, primarily in wheat and oats. These insects can be problematic because they transmit Ba...
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2021 Digital Resources for Farmers

The Alabama Extension commercial horticulture team has several educational activities and digital resources available to everyone from the c...
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Integrated Pest Management Guides

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System creates integrated pest management guides for major row crops; small and stored grains; pastures a...
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Temporary and Permanent Pest Exclusion Systems for Vegetable Production

The demand for organic crop production has seen a historic rise in recent years. This increasing demand means there is a need for more farme...
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Jesup Wagon Mobile Farm Innovation Project

Educating Today's Farmers with 21st Century Jesup Wagons

Reaching farmers where they live and work is not a new idea. Tuskegee University's Dr. George Washington Carver pioneered the idea with hi...
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Insect Pest Scouting for Southern Peas

This publication is a quick guide to common insect pests of southern peas (cowpeas) in Alabama starting from early to late-season pe...
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