Penn State Entomology - Pennsylvania Christmas Trees

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Biological Control/ Beneficials

	Beneficial Insects, Clemson
	Beneficial Insects, Colorado State University
	Beneficial Insect Thumbprints, Virginia Tech
	Biocontrol Network
	Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies on North America
	Insect Parasitic Nematodes - Ohio State
	NAPIS - National Agricultural Pest Information Service
	Midwest Biological Control News
	Models for Plants, Pests and Beneficials - Using Degree Days (University of California)
	National Biological Control Institute - USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
	NC Virtual Information Center
	Predatory Web Site, CSU
	Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America - CA EPA's Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

Individual Insect and Mite Sites Including *Beneficials

	Allegheny Mound Ant, Bug Doc - Ohio State University
	Aphids (Pacific Forestry Centre)
	Arthropod (Insects and Mites) Predators - Cornell
	Balsam Twig Aphid, Bugwood - University of Georgia
	Balsam Twig Aphid - North Carolina State University
	Balsam Twig Aphid - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Balsam Twig Aphid - Cornell
	Balsam Twig Aphid - University of Minnesota
	Balsam Woolly Adelgid - Canada-BC Ministry of Forests
	Balsam Woolly Adelgid - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Balsam Woolly Adelgid - US Forest Service
	Bark Beetles - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Bark Beetles - Bugwood, University of Georgia
	* Big-Eyed Bug - Texas A&M University
	* Big-Eyed Bug - University of California/ Davis
	Cinara Aphids - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	* Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles - Guelph
	Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid - Canada-BC Ministry of Forests
	Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid - University of Minnesota
	Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid - Colorado Spruce, Bug Doc,
	Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, Douglas Fir - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Eastern Pine Shoot Borer - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Eastern Pine Shoot Borer - University of Minnesota
	Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	European Pine Sawfly - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	European Pine Sawfly - Bugwood, University of Georgia
	European Pine Sawfly - University of Minnesota
	European Pine Shoot Moth - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	* Flower Flies - Texas A&M University
	* Flower Flies - USDA
	* Green Lacewing - Cornell
	* Green Lacewing Fact Sheet - Oregon
	* Ground Beetles - Gordon's Web Site
	* Ground Beetle - University of Kentucky
	* Ground Beetle, Predacious - WSU
	Gypsy Moth On Confers - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	* Lady Beetles - Cornell
	* Lady Beetle Images - University of Iowa
	* Minute Pirate Bug - Texas A&M University
	* Minute Pirate Bug - Virginia Tech
	* Mites - Predatory - Cornell
	* Mites - Predatory - Ohio State
	* Multicolored Lady Beetle - Cornell
	Northern Pine Weevil - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pales Weevil - Clemson
	Pales Weevil - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pales Weevil - US Forestry
	Pales Weevil - US Forest Service
	Pine Bark Adelgid - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine False Webworm - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Needle Scale - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Needle Scale - Bugwood, University of Georgia
	Pine Needle Miner - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Root Collar Weevil - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Root Collar Weevil - Cornell
	Pine Root Collar Weevil - Cornell
	Pine Root Collar Weevil - Michigan State University
	Pine Sawflies - University of Florida
	Pine Spittlebug - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Tortoise Scale - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Webworm - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Pine Webworm - University of Florida
	Pine Webworm - USF
	*Preying Mantids - University of Nebraska
	Red Headed Pine Sawfly - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	*Spined Soldier Bug - Texas A&M University
	*Spined Soldier Bug - University of Florida
	Spruce Gall Adelgids - Bugwood, University of Georgia
	Spruce Needle Miner - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Spruce Spider Mite - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Spruce Spider Mite - University of Minnesota
	*Syphid Flies - Virginia Tech
	*Wasps - Beneficial - Ag Canada
	White Pine Weevil - Bugwood, University of Georgia
	White Pine Weevil - NY, Resistance
	White Pine Weevil - Bug Doc, Ohio State University
	Yellow Jackets - North Carolina State University
	Yellow Jacket Home Page - University of Wisconsin
	Zimmerman Pine Moth - Bug Doc, Ohio State University

Information Manuals

	Ohio Christmas Tree Producers Manual - Ohio State
	Christmas Tree Production - University of Georgia
	Christmas Tree IPM Pest web page - Cornell University
	Connecticut Crop Profile
	Extension Forestry, Christmas Tree Notes Catalog - North Carolina State University
	Growing Christmas Trees In North Carolina - North Carolina State University
	North Carolina Crop Profile or Manual
	Pennsylvania Crop Profile
	USDA Manual

IPM

	ATTA - IPM - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
	Integrated Pest Management in Christmas Tree Production - University of Minnestora
	CICIP
	Cornell's IPM Programs
	IFAS Insect Traps/Attractants - University of Florida
	IPM Links Via North Carolina University
	IPM Online - University of California
	IPM Publications in NY state
	Michigan State Pest Management Web Site
	Nebraska IPM
	PAIPM Home Page
	PA IPM Newsletters
	Pennsylvania IPM Program
	Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook
	Texas A&M IPM Site
	University of California, Davis IPM Site
	University of Kentucky Pest Management Site
	University of Maryland Nursery Web
	University Minnesota Pests of Conifers
	U Minnesota Sustainable Agriculture
	University of Missouri-Columbia IPM Site
	USDA National IPM Network
	West Virginia University IPM Site
	WoodyPest IPM - Florida

Newsletters

	Ag Research News
	Branching Out - IPM Newsletter for Trees and Shrubs, Cornell
	Bug Doc - Ohio State University Site
	Christmas Tree Newsletter - North Carolina State University
	Entomology Index of Internet Sources
	IPM Practitioner
	Landscape Advisory Team Alert newsletters - Michigan State University Pest management advice for landscape, turfgrass, Christmas tree, forestry, and the home environment
	Midwest Biological Control News Online
	Michigan State University Plant and Pest Hotline
	National Ag Library
	North Carolina Christmas Tree Notes
	North Carolina Christmas Tree Newsletters
	North Carolina Christmas Tree Web Sites
	Penn State University Christmas Tree Solver
	University of Wisconsin Newsletters
	USDA Extension, Etc

Organic Farming Related Sites

	Alternative Farming Information Center
	ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
	Biodynamics
	Canadian Organic Growers
	NOFA - Northeast Organic Farmers Association
	OCIA - Organic Crop Improvement Association
	OFRF - Organic Farming Research Foundation
	OMRI - Organic Material Review Institute
	Organic Trade Association
	PA Certified Organic
	PASA - Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
	SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Network
	USDA Ag Marketing
	USDA Alternative Farming
	USDA National Organics
	West Virginia University Organic Research Project

Organizations

	AGNIC
	APHIS
	ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Services, website of ATTRA
	ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
	Audubon
	County Extension Offices in US and http://www.ace.orst.edu/info/npic/countyext.htm
	CSREE - Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
	DCNR - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
	Environ Defense Org
	ESA - Entomological Society of America
	Green Peace
	MD Christmas Tree Association
	MI Christmas Tree Association
	National Christmas Tree Growers Association
	North Carolina Christmas Tree Association
	New Jersey Christmas Tree Association
	New York Christmas Tree Association
	Ohio Christmas Tree Association
	Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Association
	PA DEP - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
	PA Department of Agriculture
	Pesticide Action Network
	Rachel Carson Organization
	Sierra Club
	USDA Extension, State Partners

Pennsylvania

	PA Christmas Tree Farms - listing
	Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

Penn State - Departments

	Agricultural and Biological Engineering
	Crops and Soil Sciences
	Entomology
	Forestry
	Horticulture
	Plant Pathology

Pesticide Companies

	Abbott Labs
	BASF
	Bayer
	Bayer Chipco
	Bayer Crop Science
	CERTIS
	Dow AgroSciences - the full product portfolio
	Dow Agrosciences
	Drexel
	Dupont
	FMC
	Gowan
	Helena
	Hot Pepper Wax
	Micro Flo
	Mycotech
	Novartis - MSDS and label information
	Olympic
	Prentiss
	Rohm and Haas
	Syngenta
	Uniroyal
	Valent
	Whitmire Micro Gen

Pesticide Information

	An Introduction to Pesticides
	CDMS
	EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
	EPA Pesticides
	F.Q.P.A.
	F.Q.P.A. Of Tolerance/Reassessment
	MSDS, CORNELL SITE
	MSDS, KSU Site
	NPIC
	NPIC List
	Pesticide Education Program (Penn State)
	PSU Pesticide Education
	Food Quality Protection Act (EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs)
	EXTONET (Extension Toxicology Network)
	NPTN (National Pesticide Telecommunication Network)

Pests

	Bugwood Conifer Insects
	Iowa State Images
	Life History and Control of Pine Root Collar Weevil in Christmas Tree Fields (Michigan State Univ)
	Mechanical and Biological control of the White Pine Weevil (Canadian Forest Service, online Publication)
	NC Photo Gallery
	OSU Plant Facts
	Pales Weevil factsheet (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
	Spruce Spider Mite (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
	What is the White Pine Weevil? - Canadian Forest Service
	White Pine Weevil factsheet (USDA Forest Service Insect and Disease Leaflets)
	How to Manage Eastern White Pine to Minimize Damage from Blister Rust and White Pine Weevil
	Common Insect and Mite Pests of Christmas Trees (Virginia Tech)
	Insect Pests of Christmas Trees - Slide Show (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
	Common Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Pests
	NC State Great Pest Alert
	University of Florida Featured Creatures
	University of IL Pine and Spruce Insects
	University of Nebraska Images
	USDA Forestry Insect and Disease Leaflets
	Virginia Tech Online Images
	VPI - Insects
	VPI ID Lab
	Western Forestry Insect and Disease Leaflets

Plant Diseases

	APS Net (Plant Pathology Online)
	Cornell Plant Pathology
	Ornamental Pathology Internet Sites
	Needlecast Disease Identification on Balsam Fir
	Plant Pathology Internet Site
	Pocket Guide to Christmas Tree Diseases
	Penn State PPath Site
	US Forest Service Plant Pathology Images
	USDA Forestry Insect and Disease Leaflets
	Western Forestry Insect and Disease Leaflets

Production Related Sites

	Auburn Christmas Tree Production
	Bugwood Christmas Tree Production
	Bugwood Forestry Images
	Bugwood - Insect Images
	Christmas Tree Production in Iowa
	Clemson Christmas Tree Production
	Growing Christmas Tree in North Carolina
	Iowa Forestry Extension
	NASD (Safety in Production)
	NC Extension Forestry
	Ontario Christmas Tree Production
	OSU Christmas Tree Bulletin
	Western North Carolina Christmas Tree Production

Services

	National Agriculture Library
	PDA Online - Publications
	Extension County Offices (NPTN, National Pesticide Telecommunications Network)
	Pesticide Education Program (Penn State)
	Pennsylvania State Climatologist

Supply Houses

	B & G Equipment
	Ben Meadows
	Biopest
	Bioquip Products
	Forestry Supply
	Gardens Alive
	Gemplers Supply
	Great Lakes IPM
	Hudson Sprayers and Dusters
	IPM Resource Center
	Koppert Biological Control
	International Park Service IPM Supplies
	Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
	Scentry Biologicals
	Solo Sprayers
	TRECE

Weather and Growing Degree Day Related Sites

	Accuweather
	ATTRA Phenology Site
	Growing Degree Days, Cornell
	Growing Degree Days, Cornell - Suffolk Co
	Growing Degree Days, U NH
	Growing Degree Days Database, US NOAA
	Growing Degree Days FQA's, Weather Underground
	National Weather Service
	PSU Weather Info
	U DE Phenology and Growing Degree Days
	U M Weather
	Weather Channel
	Weather Underground
	Weather World

Weed Identification Sites

	Oregon State University Weed Identification Site
	Rutgers Weed Gallery
	University of California Weed Identification Site
	University of Illinois Weed Identification Site
	University of Minnesota Weed Identification Site
	Virginia Tech Weed Identification Site