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ENT-68: Insects: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 7

Jonathan Larson | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Insects are the most biodiverse group of animals on earth. Amazingly, there are about one million total species of insects known currently, with the possibility of tens of millions more left to discover.

ENT-69: Integrated Pest Management: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 10

Jonathan Larson | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Pests can be insects, weeds, vertebrates, and diseases. Any organism that causes harm to crops, livestock, or humans can be considered problematic and therefore must be managed.

ENT-70: Pesticides and Pesticide Safety: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 11

Lee Townsend | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Pest is not a biological term for an organism's environmental role as are the words plant, herbivore, predator, and scavenger. It is a term for an organism that is either causing damage or is somewhere where it's not wanted.

ENT-67: An IPM Identification Guide for Natural Enemies of Vegetable Pests

Ric Bessin, John Obrycki | May 16, 2011 (New)

Natural enemies play a crucial role in the management of insect and other arthropod pests of vegetable crops grown throughout Kentucky. The control they exert on pest populations is realized on every farm every day. Often the value of natural enemies may be overlooked or taken for granted, but as a group they slow the buildup of pest populations and keep some pests from reaching economic levels.