IPM Talk

By Tami Schlies   Did you know that the mayday tree, Prunus patus, is becoming invasive here in Alaska?  Michael Rasy with the UAF Cooperative Extension spoke to us about things to look out for here in the high north that may cause problems down the road. Apparently invasive species can have what is called…

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Beneficial Insects – The Best Pesticide

By ROCCO MOSCHETTI IPM of Alaska   “When you kill off the natural enemies of the pests, you inherit their work” –C. Huffacker   Insects are a vast group of creatures: there are more species of beetles alone than there are of all other animals put together. Although over 750,000 species of insects are known,…

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Alternatives: Least Toxic Aphid Management

reprinted with permission from Journal Of Pesticide Reform/ Spring 1994 • Vol.14, No.1 Northwest Coalition For Alternatives To Pesticides/NCAP P.O. Box 1393, Eugene, Oregon 97440 / (5 41)344 -504438 Alternatives: LEAST TOXIC APHID MANAGEMENT By BECKY LONG   Every spring, aphids are one of the first pests to arrive in the yard and garden. Rarely…

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Insect Controls

selected and submitted by Paul Lariviere from an article in Pomona vol. XXXII no. 4 by S. Clark   INSECT KILLING PLANTS: *Nicotiana is by far my first choice for the control of all chewing and sucking insects.  In the same family as tobacco, is an annual in northern climates and a perennial in southern…

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