Resources

Pest and disease management

Insect, Disease & Weed I.D. Guide

Edited by Jill Jesiolowski Cebenko and Deborah Martin

(Rodale Press, 2001)

A handy all-in-one pest and beneficial species identification book, with excellent full-color drawings, life-cycle notes and prevention and control recommendations. 320 pp.

Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management

By Brian Caldwell, Emily Brown-Rosen and others.

(Cornell University, 2005.)

Provides valuable information on cultural controls, approved materials and efficacy data for major pests of brassicas, cucurbits, lettuce, solanaceous crops and sweet corn. Available free online or for spiral-bound purchase. 169 pp.

Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
(Cornell University, 2007)

A comprehensive guide to biocontrol and IPM, offering individual pages on over 100 natural enemies of insect, disease and weed pests. (free online resource)

Insect and Disease Management in Organic Crop Systems, a detailed guide from the agriculture department of Manitoba, Canada.

A comprehensive guide to Canadian organics, with particular attention paid to cereal crops. (free online resource)

ATTRA's Pest Management Resources Page

Includes many valuable short publications on specific disease management issues, including "Organic Control of White Mold on Soybeans," "Notes on Compost Teas," "Use of Baking Soda as a Fungicide," "Downy Mildew Control in Cucurbits," and "Organic Alternatives for Late Blight Control on Potatoes." A longer, more general ATTRA publication is their resource on Biointensive Integrated Pest Management. (free downloads, PDF format)