IPM of Midwest Landscapes: Table of Contents

I. Indexes to Insects Found in This Book

• Pests of Trees and Shrubs
• Pests of Turf
• Beneficial Insects, Mites, and Spiders

II. Supplemental Information

• Host Plants and Associated Pests
• Functional Ecology of How Pests Feed
• Taxonomic Groups of Insects, Mites and Spiders

III. Tactics and Tools for IPM

• Chapter 1: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Midwest Landscapes. Vera Krischik, University of Minnesota
• Chapter 2: How to Use Landscape IPM in Your Business. Clifford S. Sadof, Purdue University
• Chapter 3: Tips for Using Biological Control in the Landscape. Clifford S. Sadof, Purdue University
• Chapter 4: Symptom Categories of Pest Damage. John Davidson, University of Maryland
• Chapter 5: Tree Injections and Implants. Mark Harrell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Chapter 6: Mites in the Landscape. James E. Appleby, University of Illinois
• Chapter 7: Management of Insect-Vectored Diseases. Raymond A. Cloyd, University of Illinois
• Chapter 8: Pesticide Characteristics and Use. Raymond A. Cloyd, University of Illinois
• Chapter 9: Classes of Pesticides Used in Landscape/Nursery Pest Management. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
• Chapter 10: Relative Hazards of Turf and Ornamental Pesticides to Non-target Species. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
• Chapter 11: Using Degree-Days and Plant Phenology to Predict Pest Activity. Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University

IV. Pests of Trees and Shrubs

• Organized alphabetically by host plant
• Organized alphabetically by common name

V. Turf Pests

• Organized by type of damage
• Organized alphabeticallly by common name

VI. Beneficial Insects

• Organized alphabetically by taxonomic group
• Organized alphabetically by common name

VII. Pesticide Information

• Pesticide Compatibility with Biological Control
• Ornamentals: Information About Insecticides/Miticides
• Turf: Information About Insecticides/Miticides
• Pesticides for Home, Nursery, and Landscape
• Pesticides for Turf

VIII. References

• Biological Control Organisms for Insects and Mites
• Commercially Available Biological Control Organisms Sources
• References
• Suggested readings, websites, and diagnostic clinics