Listed below are just a few sites that may provide some additional assistance concerning IPM.
Additional Educational Resources
Principles of IPM posted @ EPA's website
SP-51 Florida Insect Management Guide
Penn State Insect Image Gallery
EddMapS Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System - many photos of pests
University of Baltimore Digital Design Studio royalty free images
Images Submitted through the Distance Diagnostics System
Center for Domestic Preparedness May provide training for your area
The basics of on-farm research design, data collection methods, and ways to improve data quality posted @ Plant Management Network Plant Management Network
Tennessee Invasives tninvasives.org, currently the site addresses Cogongrass issues
Digital Images of the Smoky Mountains
Insect Identification
ID This need help with identification, then go to IDThis
Amateur Entomologists' Society This site will help you ID insects
Ants (Formicidae) of the southeastern United States
Wood Boring Beetles of the World
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and other beetle ID help
PIAKey: Identification Guide to Invasive Ants of the Pacific Islands posted 12-11-08
The Bugwood Network @ UGA
Plant Disease and Insect Identification
Master Gardener Training materials NPDN's Website, includes photos and factsheets of common pests.
SPDN's Website Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
Aids for Plant Disease Identification
Troubleshooting Abnormal Corn Ears and Related Disorders posted @ Ohio State University
Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum using the LAMP method
Bacterial Wilt of Tomato Training Module
A Simplified Technique for Recovering Pythium and Phytophthora from Infected Plant Tissue Source:UGA
Photos of Some Common Fungi and Nematodes Source: UGA, Plant Disease Library
NPDN's Diagnosticians Cookbook Items to aid in culturing fungi
Weed Identification and Herbicide Injury Recognition
Herbicide Injury A gallery of photos
Oklahoma State University - Plant Sciences Dept. Weed ID., etc.
Poisonous Plants
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0975 Posted @ Alabama
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/library/poisonous a Tennessee publication housed @ another site
http://pub.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/C957 @ University of Georgia
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/index.html @ Cornell
Oklahoma State University - Plant Sciences Dept.
Alerts and Alert Tools
Outbreaks Near Me for the iPhone
Outbreaks Near Me for other Smart phones - Just use your Smartphone browser
Other Sites
SPDN Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
NPDN National Plant Diagnostic Network
Reference Sources
Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms
Insect Pest Handbooks several books for sale of possible interest at the site.
Common Names of Plant Diseases @ APSnet
APSnet The American Phytopathological Society has various compedia for sale concerning many plant diseases and their control.
Japanese Apple Rust - Gymnosporangium yamadae
GPS Coordinates and Mapping tools
Google Lattitude for your phone, computer, or both.
Bing Maps Maps and driving directions
MapQuest Maps and driving directions
Digital Topo Maps Free printouts
Mytopo Topography
GPS Visualizer is a free, easy-to-use online utility that creates maps and profiles from GPS data (tracks and waypoints, including GPX files), street addresses, or simple coordinates. Use it to see where you've been, plan where you're going, or visualize geographic data (business locations, scientific observations, events, customers, real estate, geotagged photos, etc.).
Other Useful Equipment
pH meter @ Pasco, SPARK Science Learning System PS-2008 and Earth Science Starter Sensor Bundle PS-2922
For more information concerning Integrated Pest Management Programs, contact:
Dr. Scott Stewart
West Tennessee Research and Education Center
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone = (731) 425-4709
email = sdstewart@utk.edu