Rutgers Cooperative Extension Fact Sheets and Bulletins

Rutgers Cooperative Extension publishes a number of free of low-cost information sheets available to the public.  Please see their site for a listing of all sheets available free on the web.  Below are links to their free entomology sheets concerning crops, households, pesticides, and arthopods in New Jersey.

Animal Pests and Mosquitoes

• Control of Cat and Dog Fleas

• About the American Dog Tick

• Brown Dog Tick Control

• Questions Regarding Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Horses

• Why Mosquitoes Cannot Transmit AIDS

• Controlling Mosquitoes Around the House

• Asian Tiger Mosquito in New Jersey

• Products and Promotions That Have Limited Value for Mosquito Control

• Frequently Asked Questions About Mosquitoes

• West Nile Virus in Horses: Frequently Asked Questions

Household and Garden Pests

• Control Recommendations for Household and Structural Insect Pests, 2006

• About Millipedes

• Carpet Beetles

• About the European Earwig 

• Silverfish and Firebrats, and Their Control

• Black Carpenter Ant and Its Control

• House Ants and Their Control

• Wasps and Their Control

• Periodical Cicadas - "17-Year Locusts"

• Clover Mite Control Around the House

• Aphids

• Blackbirds in the Vegetable Garden

• Gypsy Moth on Home Grounds

• Slugs and Snails in the Vegetable Garden

• Tree Squirrels in the Vegetable Garden

• Voles Ecology and Management

• Subterranean Termites

Crop Pests

• Threshold for Common Field Crop Insect and Weed Pests in New Jersey

• Field Crops Integrated Crop Management Program 2002

• Tree Fruit Integrated Pest Management Program 2002

• Vegetable Integrated Pest Management Delivery Program, 2002

• Pest Control Recommendations for Field Crops, 2006-2007

• Pest Control Recommendations for Commercial Flower Growers, 2003

• Pest Control Recommendations for Lawn and Turf Areas, 2005

• Pest Control Recommendations for Shade Trees and Commercial Nursery Crops, 2006

• Commercial Strawberries Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2006

• Commercial Grape Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2006

• Commercial Bramble Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2005

• Potato Leafhopper Resistant Alfalfa

• Blue Alfalfa Aphid in New Jersey

• Apple Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards

• Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2006

• Cranberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2006

• Blueberry Integrated Crop Management Program 2004

• Cherry Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards

• Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Cranberry Pest Management

• Peach and Nectarine Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards

• Pear Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards

• Plum Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards

• Hickory and Pecan Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards

• Boxelder Bug and Its Control

• Brown Marmorated Stinkbug - A New Exotic Insect in New Jersey

• An Integrated Approach to Insect Management in Turfgrass: Billbug

• An Integrated Approach to Insect Management in Turfgrass: Hairy Chinch Bug

• Colorado Potato Beetle

• Cucumber Beetle

• Flea Beetles

• Harlequin Bug

• Lacebugs: Life Cycle, Monitoring, and Pest Management in New Jersey

• Negro Bug

• Northern and Western Corn Rootworm Beetles in New Jersey

• Squash Bugs

• Tarnished Plant Bugs

• Two-Spotted Spider Mites

• Managing Wireworms in New Jersey's Field Crops

IPM, Pesticides and Safety, Greenhouses

• What is IPM?

• Getting Started with an Effective Integrated Pest Management Program

• Toxicity of Pesticides

• Contaminación por medio de los Pesticidas
  (Toxicity of Pesticides)

• Safety Training for Agricultural Workers and Pesticide Handlers

• Pesticide Applicator Certification in New Jersey

• Pesticide Storage Facilities

• Protective Equipment for Using Pesticides

• Disposal of Pesticides

• Cleaning and Storage of Pesticide Sprayers

• Pesticide Service Vehicles

• Pesticide Application Records

• Pesticide Applications and Field Posting

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements

• Decontamination Sites and Emergency Requirements

• Early-Entry Work Situations

• Greenhouse and Nursery Integrated Crop Management Program 2002

• Sticky Board Traps for Greenhouses

• Insecticides for Greenhouse Vegetables

• Greenhouse Screening for Insect Control

• Fungus Gnats in the Greenhouse