The Alabama Vegetable IPM program conducts a statewide insect monitoring program as a special service to crop producers. Pest alerts are bas...
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Effective pest management requires knowing which insects are damage-producing and which are beneficial to crop health. This guide provides c...
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Integrated pest management (IPM) is an economically feasible, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible way of farming. Learn about...
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Adequate, timely irrigation is one of the first requirements of a sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) system as it is criti...
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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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Spider mites are technically not insects, but they are pests when they are in high numbers under many farming conditions. For example, high...
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Cowpeas or southern peas (Vigna unguiculata) are a popular vegetable crop in the southern United States due to their high heat tolerance and...
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