www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm managing-soils-to-minimize-crop-pests qualities-of-a-healthy-soil Qualities of a Healthy Soil Qualities of a Healthy Soil A healthy soil: Accommodates active and diverse populations of beneficial organisms, with plant pest populations minimized by beneficials Contains high levels of relatively fresh residues that provide beneficials with food Includes high levels of decomposed organic matter, which help it retain both water and readily leachable nutrients Contains low levels […]
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm managing-soils-to-minimize-crop-pests healthy-soils-produce-healthy-crops Healthy Soils Produce Healthy Crops Healthy Soils Produce Healthy Crops A healthy soil produces healthy crops with minimal amounts of external inputs and few to no adverse ecological effects. It contains favorable biological, physical and chemical properties. A biologically healthy soil harbors a multitude of different organisms — microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, amoebae and paramecia, as well as larger […]
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm managing-soils-to-minimize-crop-pests Managing Soils to Minimize Crop Pests Managing Soils to Minimize Crop Pests Introduction Agricultural practices that promote healthy soils are a pillar of ecologically based pest management. Good soil management can improve water storage, drainage, nutrient availability and root development, all of which may, in turn, influence crop-defense mechanisms and populations of potential beneficials and pests. In contrast, adverse soil conditions […]
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm identification-key-to-major-beneficials-and-pests pests Pest Identification Key to Major Beneficials and Pests Pests Hymenoptera: Aphidae Green peach aphid(Myzus persicae)Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS Tetranychidae: Acari Two spotted spider mite(Tetranychus urticae)Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Green stink bug nymph(Acrosternum hilare)Photo by Russ Ottens Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Colorado potato beetle(Peptinotarsa decemlineata)Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS Hemiptera: Miridae Alfalfa plant […]
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm identification-key-to-major-beneficials-and-pests parasitoids Parasitoids Identification Key to Major Beneficials and Pests Parasitoids Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Pteromalid ecto-parasitoid(Catolaccus grandis)Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Ichneumonid wasp(Glypta spp.)Photo by Edward Holsten Hymenoptera: Scelionidae Scelionid wasp Photo by Richard Leung Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Eulophid waspPhoto by Richard Leung Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Chalcid waspPhoto by Richard Leung Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae Encyrtid waspPhoto by Richard Leung Hymenoptera: Braconidae […]
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm identification-key-to-major-beneficials-and-pests predators Predator Identification Predators Key to Major Beneficials and Pests
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm identification-key-to-major-beneficials-and-pests Identification Key to Major Beneficials and Pests Key to Major Beneficials and Pests Numerous researchers, farmers and photographers worked with us to provide photos (see credits for individual photos). Special thanks to SARE program assistant Amanda Rodrigues for her research and organizational skills to pull these photos together.
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm principles-of-ecologically-based-pest-management farm-feature-resistant-fruit-varieties-reduce-risk Farm Feature: Resistant Fruit Varieties Reduce Risk Farm Feature: Resistant Fruit Varieties Reduce Risk Wisconsin fruit grower Eric Carlson pays twice the price of conventional fertilizers to feed his half-acre of transitional-organic blueberries with composted poultry manure, augmented with elemental sulfur, potassium and magnesium. He calculates that those blueberries need a half-mile of weeding every two or three weeks — a full […]
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm principles-of-ecologically-based-pest-management table-1-flowering-plants-that-attract-natural-enemies Table 1: Flowering Plants That Attract Natural Enemies
www.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm principles-of-ecologically-based-pest-management surrounding-crops-with-perimeter-fools-pests Surrounding Crops With Perimeter Fools Pests Surrounding Crops With Perimeter Fools Pests Nelson Cecarelli of Northford, Conn., who often lost an entire season’s cucumber crop to voracious cucumber beetles, planted squash around his field perimeter, sprayed minimally, and harvested a bounty of cukes in 2003 and 2004. Cecarelli was one of about 30 farmers in New England to adopt a perimeter […]