Additional Resources for an Ecological Understanding of Insects in Organic Production Systems

eOrganic author:

Mary E. Barbercheck, Penn State University


Biointensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM):
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/ipm.html

Biopesticide and Organic Database for Integrated Pest Management:
http://www.ir4.rutgers.edu/Biopesticides/LabelDatabase/index.cfm?

Insect Pest Management for Organic Crops:
anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/7251.pdf

Manage Insects on your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies:
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Manage-Insects-on-Your-Farm

National Agricultural Library: Ecological Pest Management:
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=2&tax_subject=297

Resources on Pest Management for Organic Growers. Kimberly Stoner, Entomology Department. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station:
www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/special_features/resources_on_pest_ management_for_organic_growers.pdf

SSARE Integrated Pest Management for Organic Crops Course:
http://www.sare.org/coreinfo/SSAREceprogram.htm

 

Published January 20, 2009

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