- 'Return to the Stone-Age of Pest Management' - Remarks presented on behalf of Consumers Union by Dr. Charles Benbrook and Dr. Michael Hansen.
- Actron: Integrated Fly Management - Multi-media instruction on the problem of flies with particular attention to their role in the transmission of foodborne illness.
- Agrichemical and Environmental News - A monthly newsletter on pest management and environmental issues from Washington State University. Includes IPM, biocontrol, organic and chemical management of weeds, diseases, insects and other crop pests.
- Agricultural Research Service: Plant Diseases - Outlines National Program 303, the aim of which is to develop and improve ways to reduce crop losses caused by plant diseases in the United States.
- Alternatives in Insect Pest Management - Provides background information and evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of several alternative products and practices.
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Part of U.S. Department of Agriculture. Site provides extensive information on animal and plant health/disease topics, USDA regulations, control of invasive species, agricultural chemicals, and related public health issues.
- Biting Flies - Offers flytraps, as an effective and environmentally friendly way to reduce horse fly and deer fly populations. Wisconsin.
- Center for Plant Health Science Technology - The scientific support organization for the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Works to identify and evaluate pathways used by invasive plant pests and weeds that threaten American agriculture and natural resources.
- Colletotrichum dot org - A blog for those interested in research into anthracnose caused by colletotrichum species.
- Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests - Proposals, reports and results of a project funded by the USDA to develop technologies for stored product insect management.
- Crop Monitor - The Home Grown Cereal Authority in the UK provides a service monitoring disease levels in winter wheat, winter oilseed rape, spring beans, winter barley and potatoes.
- Department of Entomology at Volcani ARO - Descriptions of the research undertaken in insect management, taxonomy, ecology, toxicology and control.
- Ecologically Based Pest Management - Describes cultural and biological pest control methods.
- Entomology Program and Laboratory - Research related to pest insects in the southwest Florida agricultural community at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida.
- Environmental Pest Control - Biological alternatives to the use of poisonous chemicals. Site provides contact details.
- European House Borer - The Western Australian Department of Agriculture describes this insect pest and the damage it causes to treated pine structures. Includes maps of infested areas, details of control measures, news and FAQ.
- Exotic and Invasive Pests - Provides information on insects and other arthropods, plant diseases, weeds and unwanted aquatic species that have arrived in California from elsewhere in the world.
- Featured Creatures - Large collection of information sheets on insects, arachnids, and nematodes occurring in Florida, arranged by common name, scientific name, and crop or habitat.
- History of Pest Management - Details the development of man's attempts at controlling pests and weeds from the start of agriculture in 8000 BC to our present cultural practices.
- HYP3 - The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique provides a catalogue of crop diseases, a glossary of terms used in plant pathology and details of each crop and its main problems. In French and English.
- HYPP - The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique provides a catalogue of plant pests, a glossary of zoological terms used and details of each crop and its main pests. In French and English.
- Insect Investigations Ltd - Information on product testing and development for the pest management industry.
- Insecticide Resistance - Comprehensive review of this field where developing resistance may undermine control programmes, including a discussion of biological controls and gene therapy.
- Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) - Information about what IRAC is with useful links, news and up coming events.
- Kirk Hillier - At University of Utah. Describes his research into insect chemical ecology, behavior and the production and perception of pheromones.
- Links to The Best Mosquito Sites on The Web - List of links recommended to anyone interested in mosquito entomology, mosquito control or just plain mosquito facts.
- LOEWE Phytodiagnostica - Offers high-quality reagents for the detection of plant diseases, and diagnostic testing services.
- Microbial Pest Control - Summarizes major issues of biologically based pest control and profiles current products and strategies shaping the market.
- National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) - The database for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and is maintained by the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS).
- National Plant Diagnostic Network - This network was established to link plant and animal disease diagnostic facilities across the United States so as to enhance national agricultural security by quickly detecting introduced pests and pathogens.
- Natural Pest Control - Links and information regarding natural pest control and environment friendly alternatives to chemicals.
- Online Information Service for Non-Chemical Pest Management in the Tropics - OISAT aims to reduce the use of hazardous pesticides and increase support for community-based control over producing a sustainable food supply.
- Pest Control Portal - Listings of jobs, equipment, companies, training and products.
- Pest Management and Identification - Guidelines and information on pest and disease control and management, organised by crop plant. From University of California.
- Pest Management at the Crossroads - Information and links on pest control issues, integrated pest management, impacts of pesticides, and related topics.
- Pesticide Policy Project - Promotes development and testing methodologies for crop protection policy reform, and provides information on alternative crop protection methods.
- PestWeb - Pest Control Industry Website - Specializing in links to pest control associations, education resources, government resources, manufacturers, distributors, industry news, products, online industry training and MSDS and Label viewing.
- Phytosanitary Alert System - The North American Plant Protection Organization provides up-to-date information on pest situations of significance in North America. In English and Spanish.
- Plant Dictionary - Pests of Horticulture - From Ohio State University - a searchable database of images of insect pests, diseases and other problems of plants.
- Plant Disease Central - Detailed descriptions of crop diseases commonly occurring in the western corn belt. Crops covered include corn, sorghum, wheat, soybean, dry bean and sugar beet. University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
- Plant Nematode Problems and their Control in the Near East Regions - Various papers on nematodes and their control, provided by the FAO, with reports from individual countries in the region.
- PMRC - The Pest Management Resource Centre - A resource site with links and information regarding pest management.
- Solarization Home - About soil solarization, a non-chemical, environment-friendly method for controlling soilborne pathogens and weeds.
- The Bugwood Network - Information on soil, foliage feeding and sucking insects, weevils, borers and exotics, with, for each, a photograph and details of its life cycle, the damage caused and control measures.
- The Study of Plant Disease Epidemics - Details of a book of this name which deals with the study of the temporal and spatial dynamics of plant diseases in populations.
- The World’s Staple Crops and their Principal Diseases - A list of important crops and the fungal, viral, nematode, bacterial and oomycete diseases that affect them.
- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. - Pesticide application and safety.
- Whiteflies: Control of Whiteflies - Information on whitefly biology, the harm these insects cause, particularly under glass,and products and methods for controlling them.
- Whitefly Database - Provides information on whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) important to agriculture with a species index and details of their world distribution and host plants.
- Zeamax Agriculture - Agricultural regulatory affairs, field research and market development consulting providing services to the crop protection and seed industries in Canada.
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This category is for websites with information on the management and control of pests, weeds, and diseases in crops and on livestock. |
