Course: SLF 112 Integrated Pest Management

Reading & Audio Visual

Readings: Crop Rotation & IPM
Readings: Crop Rotation & IPM

Corn rootworms are a severe pest of corn. Shown here is the adult stage of the western corn rootworm.
The following readings provide current reference materials for a wide range of Midwestern insects, diseases and weeds that can affect food crops. There is also information on insect and disease pests, crop rotation, and cultural methods useful in an IPM program.

Read the articles by clicking on the following the links.

Integrated Pest Management: An Overview for Market Growers read pages 5-11
by Karen Delahaut, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin - Madison

This reading provides background material on crop rotation and cultural methods as components of an IPM program.

Top 12 Pests
by Michelle Wiesbrook, Phil Nixon, and Jim Schuster, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This fact sheet highlights twelve of the most challenging pests in the State of Illinois.

Additional Resources

2014 Weed Control Guide for Ohio and Indiana
by Bill Johnson, Mark M. Loux, Travis Legleiter, Purdue Extension and Ohio State University Extension

This publication is a reference for weed control information for a variety of crops. It provides suggestions in controlling many problematic Midwestern weeds.

Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2014
Edited by Dan Egel, et al

This guide is a summary as well as a reference of recommendations for vegetable crops and includes tips on weed, insect, and disease control options.

Pumpkin Disease Management Timeline for Indiana
Compiled by Dan Egel, Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center, Purdue Extension

This fact sheet is a summary of the various diseases that can affect a Midwestern food crop.