IPM Success Stories: Landscape, Turf and Ornamentals
- October 27, 2017
- Ideas for Your Nuisance Deer Conservation Program
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Imagine that you could hire a consultant to help you deal with the ecological damage caused by having too many deer in your municipality.
- July 18, 2017
- Preventing Deer from Becoming Pests
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Experts are using IPM techniques to prevent deer from destroying ecosystems.
- May 14, 2013
- Designing Stink Bugs Out of Landscapes
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Researchers want to know whether the brown marmorated stink bug can be designed out of landscapes.
- August 16, 2011
- Swallow-wort Biocontrols Pass Test
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Swallow-wort, a rampant invasive species in the Northeast, smothers small trees and native plants. Rhode Island entomologist Richard Casagrande is identifying natural enemies of this pest.
- February 1, 2009
- Living the Green Dream
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Northeastern golf courses put IPM to work: Turf managers need strategies to comply with new mandates, lessen environmental impacts, and continue to attract players in a competitive industry.
- February 1, 2009
- Smarter Lawn Care, Cleaner Water
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The Green-Blue Grants Program disbursed $12,500 to promote clean water through residential IPM. Nearly 1,000 homeowners and lawn care professionals in six states received direct training through this program.
- February 2, 2008
- In Hot Water
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Portable immersion system thwarts pests of ornamental plants. In the $10 billion U.S. nursery industry, getting stock plant cuttings off to a pest-free start can prevent costly infestations and pesticide treatments later.