Fruit/Vegetable IPM Links and Resources

General IPM Websites

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) - Source for IPM and organic guidelines for many pests and practices

New York State IPM Program

Northeast IPM Center - Searchable database of IPM resources

Pest Resources Online (PRO) New England - Links to web resources for New England IPM

UMass Vegetable Program

University of Delaware Cooperative Extension IPM - Vegetables

University of Maine Cooperative Extension (UMCE) IPM

UMCE Potato Program

IPM Guidelines and Elements

New England Vegetable Management Guide - The 2008-2009 edition of the guide and supplement are bound together and available from state cooperative extensions

Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations - This guide is identical for PA, MD, DE, VA, and NJ)

New York State IPM Elements

New York State IPM Factsheets for Vegetables

Forecasting Service Websites

Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecast Homepage

Pest Watch - Penn State - A free internet based insect and disease forecasting service for sweet corn and other crops based on in-season data from Maine and other northeast states

UMCE Maine Apple IPM Program Forecast - Includes current and long-range weather forecasts

Crop Specific Guides, Pest Factsheets, & Other Resources

Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners - ATTRA - Information on floating row covers, mulches and other techniques for pest management and season extension

Perimeter Trap Cropping - UConn

Managing Cover Crops Profitably - Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) (.pdf)

Agricultural Pocket Pesticide Calibration Guide - UMCE (.pdf)

Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops - ATTRA

BioIntensive Integrated Pest Management - ATTRA

Agricultural Innovations Fact Sheet: Cultural Practices for Root-Knot and Root-Lesion Nematode Suppression in Vegetable Crop Rotations - SARE

Cornell Soil Health Assessment Training Manual (.pdf)

Cover Crops on the Intensive Market Farm (.pdf)

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)

Cover Crops for Soil Health (.pdf)

A Method to Measure the Environmental Impact of Pesticides - New York State IPM

IPM and WildlifeNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (.pdf) - Good introduction to IPM, illustrated with specific examples