MSU Extension Integrated Pest Management

Organizations

• Enviro-weather - Weather data for making IPM and other management decisions
• North Central IPM Center
• Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) - Learn about and report invasive species.
• Michigan State University Extension - The search at this site includes a wide variety of IPM information in crop, landscape, garden and natural areas. 
• AgBioResearch - Our partner in MSU research.
• North Central Region IR-4 - Their goal is to supply critical pest management tools for growers of specialty crops including fruits, vegetables, nuts and ornamentals.

Diagnosing problems

• MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics

Educational articles with crop and pest news can be read at MSU Extension News. Read Erin Lizotte’s summary of IPM resources from MSU.

Publications

Pocket-sized IPM scouting guides

Some of these publications can be purchased in print or viewed online. Print versions are no longer available for some of these publications.

• A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Herbaceous Perennials by Jan Byrne and Raymond Cloyd (Publication E2981). View content online. Purchase in print.
• An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Christmas Trees by Steven Grower and Robert Richardson (Publication E2975). View content online.
• An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes by Steven Grower and Robert Richardson (E2982). View content online.
• An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Field Crops by Wesley Everman, Christy Sprague, Steven Grower and Robert Richardson (Publication E3081). View content online.
• Identifying Natural Enemies in Crops and Landscapes by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma (Publication E2949). View content online.
• A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries by Annemiek Schilder, Rufus Isaacs, Eric Hanson and Bill Cline (Publication E2928). View content online. 
• A Pocket Guide for Grape IPM Scouting in the North Central and Eastern U.S. by Rufus Isaacs, Annemiek Schilder, Tom Zabadal and Tom Weigle (Publication E2889). View content online. 
• A Pocket IPM Scouting Guide for Woody Landscape Plants by Diane Brown (Publication E2839). View/download content online.
• A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits by Dave Epstein, Larry Gut, Alan Jones and Kimberly Maxson-Stein (Publication E2840). View contents online. Purchase in print. 
• A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Michigan Apples by David Epstein, Larry Gut and George Sundin (Publication E2720). View contents online.
• No longer available: A Pocket Guide to Disease Scouting in Potatoes by Phillip Wharton, William Kirk and Robert Schafer (Publication E2998)

Weed management including cover crops

• Integrated Weed Management: One Year’s Seeding by Karen Renner and Christy Sprague (Publication E2931). View content online.
• Oilseed Radish: A New Cover Crop for Michigan by Mathieu Ngouajio and Dale Mutch (publication E2907). View/download online.
• Cover Crop Choices for Michigan Vegetables by Sieg Snapp and Dale Mutch (publication E2896). View/download contents online.
• Flaming as a Method of Weed Control in Organic Farming Systems by Dale Mutch and Simon Thalmann (publication E3038). View/download contents online. 

Farm ecology and pest management

• Michigan Field Crop Pest Ecology & Management by Michel Cavigelli and Dale Mutch (publication E2704). View content online.

For the home

• What’s Bugging You? How to deal with insects around your home by Tom Ellis and Joy Landis. Purchase in print.