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  • Pesticide Burn (Phytotoxicity) Damage on Flowers

    … or tip burn. Symptoms are sometimes confused with disease, insect or mite damage or problems caused by environmental conditions. … on stressed plants. Stresses, such as drought, disease, insect injury, and frost damage predispose plants to chemical …

  • Thrips in Home Gardens

  • Mid-Summer Insect Scouting Priorities in Row Crops

    … Updated: July 14, 2025 By Hayden Schug Mid-Summer Insect Scouting Priorities in Row Crops By Hayden Schug, … University of Maryland. As we move into July and August, insect pressure tends to ramp up across Maryland row crops, … and making timely, threshold-based decisions. Several pests are commonly active during this period, including corn …

  • June Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Monitor houseplants for mealybugs ,  spider mites ,  aphids ,  …

  • Lawn Problems Not Caused by Pests or Diseases

    … green, faster-growing grass. Greater exposure causes straw-brown patches of dead grass, sometimes with darker, lusher … to drying out. As stressed grass dies, the resulting brown patches may follow the shape of the buried object and … fescue and bluegrass lawns should be allowed to turn brown and go dormant instead of irrigating frequently to try …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-May 2023

  • Mild Winter Induces Three Pest Problems This Year

    … have been problems in our vegetable fields with three pests, which include striped cucumber beetles, leafhoppers … Even in May after all that rain there were reports of mite infestations on a few crops which included hops, yes not … all excellent miticides. Print Article Return to Vegetable Insect IPM Fig. 3 Immature leaf hoppers on underside of hop …

  • Soft Scale Insects on Trees and Shrubs

  • IPM - Prevent, Identify, and Manage Plant Problems

    … best way to manage yard and garden problems? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) IPM is a research-based holistic approach to pest and disease management utilized by farmers, the … Glossar y | Purdue University Landscape and Nursery IPM Alerts (commercial)   Still have a question? Contact us at  …

  • Phytotoxicity: Chemical Damage to Garden Plants

    … of copper-based fungicides pre-existing tissue damage from insect or mite feeding, infection, or frost injury recent application … the risk of new damage. To reduce pesticide use, suppress pests with other techniques, such as physical removal, …