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Master Gardeners
Educational Materials
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Pest Management Fact Sheets
- Ant Management
- Keeping Japanese Beetles at Bay
- Using Insect Parasitic Nematodes to Control White Grubs in Lawns
- Biocontrol of Japanese Beetle
- Grubs got your lawn? Before you act, please read this!
- Common White Grubs of the Northeast (resource for grub ID)
- Restrictions on the Management of Invasive Aquatic Plants
Beneficial Organism Information
- 10 Ways to Protect Bees from Pesticides
- Attracting Beneficial Insects
- Beneficials Insects and Spiders in Your Maine Yard
- Supporting Wildlife With Native Plants
- Does Milky Spore Disease Work?
- Milky Spore Information Cornell University
- Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
- Identifying Natural Enemies - Biological Control
- Toxicity of Organic Pesticides to Pollinators
Misc Pesticide Information
- EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Tier 1 Assessments (Link)
- Bio-rational Pesticides
- Obsolete Pesticide Disposal
- Pyrethroids in Stormwater
- Understanding Pesticide Label Signal Words
IPM & Choosing Resistant Plants
- 20 Most valuable woody and perennial native plant genera for supporting biodiversity in the mid-Atlantic region - Dr. Doug Tallamy
- Japanese Beetle Susceptible Plants Univ of Tenn
- Japanese Beetle Resistant Plants Purdue Univ
- Relative Susceptibility of Woody Landscape Plants to Japanese Beetles
- Grass Seed Sources for a Sustainable Lawn (link)
- Maine's School IPM Law
- Radiant Heat Weeders
Complete Presentations, Handouts and Quizzes
- Home Pesticide Use—Risk and Benefits (2017 Master Gardener Presentation) [PPTx or PDF]
- Master Gardener Interactive Assignment
- Master Gardener Turf Care Basics
- Master Gardener Turf Care Basics Handouts
Food Safety Information
- Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human Diet
- Article on Pesticides in Organic Food Production
- Pesticide Data Program Summary 2013 - Pesticide Residues on Food
- Organic Food Buying More Safety Or Just Peace Of Mind?
- Forbidden Fruit Frenzy
- Organic Food & Conventional Food Comparison
- Perspectives on Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables
- Expert Panel Report on Pesticide Residues in Food
- Misconceptions about the causes of cancer
Organic Agriculture and Organic Pesticides
- Comparing Relative Acute and Environmental Toxicity of Organic & Synthetic Garden Pesticides
- Organic doesn't always mean safe
- Organic Insect and Disease Management Guide
- Toxicity of Organic Pesticides to Pollinators
Using Pesticides Properly
Using & Choosing Insect Repellents
YardScaping Resources
- Is Your Lawn Truly Green
- Why YardScape?
- Rutgers Rain Garden Manual
- Mulch Volcanoes 1
- Mulch Volcanoes 2
- YardScaping Web Site (link)
- GotPests (link)
- Grass Seed Sources for a Sustainable Lawn (link)
- 20 Most valuable woody and perennial native plant genera for supporting biodiversity in the mid-Atlantic region - Dr. Doug Tallamy
- Radiant Heat Weeders