Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Digital Resources for Farmers

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Beginning Farmer program offers special training events for all farmers. This program, with the hel...
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Fall Vegetable Production: Watch for High Silverleaf Whitefly Activity

Large populations of silverleaf whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) have become more common during the fall in the southeastern United States, inclu...
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2021 Alabama Pest Report

The Alabama Vegetable IPM program conducts the statewide insect monitoring program as a special service to specialty crop producers and othe...
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Beginning Farmer Program Annual Report

2018-21 Annual Report Our goal with the Beginning Farmer program is to help new producers develop knowledge and critical skills...
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Figure 1. Lady beetles (Hippodamia convergens)

Practical Tips for Using Biological Control Agents

Biological control agents (BCAs) are insects and pathogens, or microbes, that control crop pests. Specific BCAs for commercial vegetable pro...
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Tarnished Plant Bug Resistance in Alabama

Mitigating tarnished plant bug insecticide resistance requires an insecticide resistance management plan used in conjunction with solid inte...
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Grape Root Borer

The grape root borer is found throughout the eastern United States—from Pennsylvania to Ohio, but it is much more prevalent in souther...
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Figure 1. The HTPE system uses woven black shade cloth installed under the sidewall plastic and end walls.

High Tunnel Pest Exclusion System for Specialty Crops

High tunnel pest exclusion (HTPE) systems use woven black shade cloth of specific rating installed under the sidewall plastic ...
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Tomato Insect Pests & Scouting Methods

Learn to identify insects as beneficial or pests. The colorful images and plant injury information provided can help you make ...
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Watch for Stink Bugs Moving From Wheat Into Corn

As wheat starts drying down and harvest begins, this is the time that stink bugs start moving from wheat into corn. While stink bugs are rar...
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