MN Fruit & Vegetable IPM News - Vol. 4, No. 5

Minnesota homeowners have a new resource guide to turn to when dealing with common pests in their homes and landscapes. Published by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), “Managing Pests in Landscapes & Homes - a Homeowner’s Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Minnesota” includes descriptions of common insects, weeds, plant diseases and wildlife problems and what you can do about them. Photographs in this full color book will help you identify the pests so you can choose the proper control method.

“Managing Pests in Landscapes & Homes” was written in collaboration with staff from the University of Minnesota. Contributing authors include Michelle Grabowski, Jeffrey Hahn, Dr. Dean Herzfeld and Robert Mugaas from the University’s Extension Service and Jennifer Menken from the University’s Bell Museum of Natural History.

This free publication was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. You can view and download the book on line at www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/ipm/homeipmguide.htm
You can also request a free copy by emailing Jeanne Ciborowski at jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us. Please include your name and mailing address. Copies are limited and will only be distributed to Minnesota residents, as the information presented in the book is intended for use in Minnesota and may not apply to other locations.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota

The Newsletter is published weekly from May through August, cooperatively, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (U of MN). Reports are posted on the U of MN and MDA web sites on Fridays. If you have suggestions and/or comments, please send your contributions by 4 p.m., Wednesday to Jeanne Ciborowski, 651-201-6217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us , MDA, 625 Robert St. North, St. Paul, MN 55155. You can access the Newsletter at the U of MN web site in htm format at: www.vegedge.umn.edu/MNFruit&VegNews/mnindex.htm and at the MDA web site in pdf format at: www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/ipm/ipmnews.htm

Partial funding for this publication is provided through partnership agreements with the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA) and the United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency (RMA). These institutions are equal opportunity providers.

DISCLAIMER

Reference to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current manufacturer directions.

Last Revised June, 2007 by woldx018@umn.edu
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