Pests and Diseases

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.

Offers humane animal control services, including nuisance critter removal, eviction, exclusion, wild animal problem prevention, structure damage and attic repair without needlessly killing wildlife. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Full service organization that specializes in professional bat exclusion, removal of colonies, Histoplasmosis remediation, sanitizing and odor control.

IOBC Global; describes mission, tasks and organisation, with list of relevant publications and links to regional bodies.

Trade group for the state's pest control companies. Links to firms by city and region.

Article discussing how beneficial insects may be classed as predators, parasitoids or competitors, all of which can be used in biological control, with information on species that are available for purchase and release.

A national assessment of pesticides in the streams, rivers and ground water of the United States.

Information on CTAG's ongoing work to improve state and federal pesticide applicator certification and training programs in the USA.

Information on identifying insects commonly found in grass seed fields and determining whether the insect is a pest, the severity of the problem and what treatment is recommended.

Washington State University; guidelines for crop protection for fruit, including recommendations.

Develops and promotes the use of integrated, ecologically sound pest management programs in California.

Published by the Office of Pesticides Program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Includes a pest "Problem Solver", school IPM, agricultural IPM, many IPM resources. Also, newsletters, publications, and funding opportunities.

Independent non-profit organization formed in 1998 to foster recognition and rewards in the marketplace for goods and service providers who practice integrated pest management

Provides farmers tools for predicted the outbreak of pests and plant diseases based on pest/disease development models and weather history for locations across the US and Canada. Also forecasts diseases based on current weather forecasts.

Information from the NSW Department of Primary Industries in Australia on weeds classed as noxious that need to be eliminated, those that threaten the environment and agricultural weeds.