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A publication for Christmas tree growers:
A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Herbaceous Perennials -- New 2007 This plastic-coated scouting guide with its 3.5" X 5.0" pages fits in your pocket for easy use in the field. With color pictures and descriptions, you can find insects and diseases easily in the field. (View sample pages or ordering information)

The following weeds are included in the guide:
Insects and nematodes Aphids Black vine weevil Blister beetle Broad mite Caterpillars Cyclamen mite Earwig Eriophyid mite European corn borer Flea beetle Four-lined plantbug Fungus gnat Grasshopper Harlequin bug	Iris borer Japanese beetle Lacebug Leafhoppers Leafminers Mealybugs Nematodes (foliar) Sawflies Slugs Spittlebugs Spotted cucumber beetle Tarnished plant bug Thrips Twospotted spider mites Whiteflies	Aphids tend to feed on plants in large numbers.


Diseases Alternaria leaf spot Anthracnose Aster yellows Bacterial leaf spot Black root rot Botrytis blight Crown gall Cucumber mosaic virus Damping off Daylily leaf streak Daylily rust Didymellina leaf spot Downy mildew Hollyhock rust Hosta virus X Impatiens necrotic spotted wilt virus	Measles Myrothecium leaf spot Phytophthora Powdery mildew Pythium Red spot Rhizoctonia Rust diseases (other) Sclerotinia Sclerotium or southern blight Septoria leaf spot Southern blight Thielaviopsis or black root rot Veronica rust Verticillium wilt White smut
		Mottling and distortion on foliage of Bracteantha caused by impatiens necrotic spotted wilt virus (INSV).



Other guides for scouting View information on similar guides for stone fruit, blueberries, grapes, woody landscape plants, weeds in Christmas trees, weeds in the landscape and nursery, and natural enemies in crops and landscapes. More information. The 105-page guide serves as a field supplement to more comprehensive references like Integrated Pest Management Handbook for Herbaceous Perennials by L. Pundt and T. Smith; Disease Control in the Landscape by C.W. Ellett, M.A. Ellis, S.T. Nameth, H.A.J. Hoitnick, N.J. Taylor, J.W. Rimelspach, J.A. Chatfield, M.A. Rose and D.J. Shetlar; Pests and Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials by S. Gill, R.A. Cloyd, J.R. Baker, D.L. Clement and E. Dutky; and Identifying Natural Enemies in Crops and Landscapes by M. Gardiner, C. DiFonzo, M. Brewer and T. Noma. Compiled and edited by: Jan Byrne, Diagnostic Services, Michigan State University; and Raymond A. Cloyd, Kansas State University. Graphic designer: Joy Landis, MSU IPM Program
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The MSU IPM Program maintains this site as an access point to pest management information at MSU. The IPM Program is administered within the Department of Entomology, fueled by research from the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, delivered to citizens through MSU Extension, and proud to be a part of Project GREEEN.
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Updated: 06/05/07