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Pest Management Guidelines A Cornell Cooperative Extension Publication	New York Pest Management Guidelines
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Part 1 - Cultural Pest Management

Part 2 - Pesticide Pest Management

New York State Pesticide Labels

Other Resources

NYSIPM

Part 2 - Pesticide Pest Management

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

1 Pesticide Management Options

What Are Pesticides?

Home Remedies

Pesticides

Application Equipment

2 Types of Pesticides

Minimum-risk pesticides

Insecticidal Soaps

Avoidance of Plant Injury

Compatibility with Other Pesticides and Fertilizers

Compatibility with Water

Horticultural Oils

Biopesticides

Advantages of using biopesticides*

Botanical and Mineral Pesticides

Synthetic Chemical Pesticides

Insect Repellents

3 Pesticide Use

Pesticide Control Legislation

Certification

The Neighbor Notification Law

Active and Inert Ingredients

Pesticide Poisoning

Routes of Exposure

Avoiding Harm to Wildlife and the Environment

How Toxic Is the Pesticide?

Protective Clothing

How to Avoid Accidents and Misuse

Rules for Using Pesticides

Cleanliness

Storage

Disposal

Types of Accidental Poisoning

Sensitivity

Accidental Spills

Pesticide Management Education Program

4 The Pesticide Label and some Pesticides Available for Home Use

Sample Pesticide Label

Parts of the Label

Some Pesticides Available for Home Use

5 Management Practices for household Pests

Further Reading

Table 5 Annoying pests inside the home

6 Houseplant Pest Management

Further Reading

Table 6 Houseplant pesticide guidelines

7 Management of Annoying Pests Outside the Home

Further Reading

Table 7 Management of Annoying Pests Outside the Home

8 Management of Wildlife Problems

Further Reading

Table 8. Wildlife damage management methods

9 Annual and Perennial Plant Pest Management

Further Reading

Table 9. Annual and perennial pest management

10 Tree and Shrub Pest Management

Growing Degree Days

Key Plants and Key Pests

Sample IPM Program

Further Reading

Table 10. Key tree and shrub pests

Table 11. Tree and shrub pest management

11 Tree Fruit Pest Management

Spraying Equipment

Application and Timing

Further Reading

Table 12. Approximate amount of spray required to wet a fruit tree to runoff

Table 13. Tree-fruit pest management

Apple

Cherry

Peach, nectarine, and apricot

Pear

Plum and prune

Table 14. Guidelines for a limited spray program

Apples

Pears

Peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, plums, and prunes (stone fruit)

12 Small Fruit Pest Management

IPM for Raspberry Disease Control

Further Reading

Table 15. Small-fruit pest management

13 Vegetable Pest Management

Further Reading

Table 16. Vegetable pest management

14 Turfgrass Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Further Reading

Table 17. Turf pests

Table 18 Turf Diseases

Table 19 : Index of common and trade names of fungicides registered for use on turfgrass

15 Weed Management

Weed Control in Lawns

Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Established Lawns

Chemical Herbicides

Special Situations

Nonselective Vegetation Control

Weed Control in Fruit Plantings

Eliminate All Perennial Weeds Before Planting

Prevent Weed Seeds from Germinating

Remove established weeds when they appear

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