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Master Gardeners
Pest Management Fact Sheets
- Ant Management (PDF)
- Keeping Japanese Beetles at Bay (PDF)
- Using Insect Parasitic Nematodes to Control White Grubs in Lawns (PDF)
- Biocontrol of Japanese Beetle (PDF)
- Grubs got your lawn? Before you act, please read this! (PDF)
- Common White Grubs of the Northeast (resource for grub ID) (PDF)
- Restrictions on the Management of Invasive Aquatic Plants (PDF)
Beneficial Organism Information
- 10 Ways to Protect Bees from Pesticides (PDF)
- Attracting Beneficial Insects (PDF)
- Beneficials Insects and Spiders in Your Maine Yard (PDF)
- Supporting Wildlife With Native Plants (PDF)
- Does Milky Spore Disease Work? (PDF)
- Milky Spore Information Cornell University (PDF)
- Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants (PDF)
- Identifying Natural Enemies - Biological Control (PDF)
- Toxicity of Organic Pesticides to Pollinators (PDF)
Misc Pesticide Information
- EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Tier 1 Assessments
- Bio-rational Pesticides (PDF)
- Obsolete Pesticide Disposal (PDF)
- Pyrethroids in Stormwater (PDF)
- Understanding Pesticide Label Signal Words (PDF)
IPM & Choosing Resistant Plants
- 20 Most valuable woody and perennial native plant genera for supporting biodiversity in the mid-Atlantic region - Dr. Doug Tallamy (PDF)
- Japanese Beetle Susceptible Plants Univ of Tenn (PDF)
- Japanese Beetle Resistant Plants Purdue Univ (PDF)
- Relative Susceptibility of Woody Landscape Plants to Japanese Beetles (PDF)
- Grass Seed Sources for a Sustainable Lawn
- Maine's School IPM Law (PDF)
- Radiant Heat Weeders (PDF)
Complete Presentations, Handouts and Quizzes
- Home Pesticide Use—Risk and Benefits (2017 Master Gardener Presentation) (PDF) / (PPTx)
- Master Gardener Interactive Assignment (PDF)
- Master Gardener Turf Care Basics (PDF)
- Master Gardener Turf Care Basics Handouts (PDF)
Food Safety Information
- Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human Diet (PDF)
- Article on Pesticides in Organic Food Production (PDF)
- Pesticide Data Program Summary 2013 - Pesticide Residues on Food (PDF)
- Organic Food Buying More Safety Or Just Peace Of Mind? (PDF)
- Forbidden Fruit Frenzy (PDF)
- Organic Food & Conventional Food Comparison (PDF)
- Perspectives on Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables (PDF)
- Expert Panel Report on Pesticide Residues in Food (PDF)
- Misconceptions about the causes of cancer (PDF)
Organic Agriculture and Organic Pesticides
- Comparing Relative Acute and Environmental Toxicity of Organic & Synthetic Garden Pesticides (PDF)
- Organic doesn't always mean safe (PDF)
- Organic Insect and Disease Management Guide (PDF)
- Toxicity of Organic Pesticides to Pollinators (PDF)
Using Pesticides Properly
Using & Choosing Insect Repellents
- CDC Insect Repellent Information (PDF)
- Insect Repellent Study (PDF)
- Choosing & Using Insect Repellents Properly (PDF)
YardScaping Resources
- Is Your Lawn Truly Green (PDF)
- Why YardScape? (PDF)
- Rutgers Rain Garden Manual (PDF)
- Mulch Volcanoes 1 (PDF)
- Mulch Volcanoes 2 (PDF)
- YardScaping Web Site
- GotPests
- Grass Seed Sources for a Sustainable Lawn
- 20 Most valuable woody and perennial native plant genera for supporting biodiversity in the mid-Atlantic region - Dr. Doug Tallamy (PDF)
- Radiant Heat Weeders (PDF)