Any agricultural chemical recommendations in this publication are made by the authoring state are and not being recommended by the Southern Region IPM Committee. Individuals who use agricultural chemicals are responsible for ensuring that the intended use complies with current regulations and conforms to the product label. Be sure to obtain current information about usage regulations and examine a current product label before applying any chemical. Contact your local county Cooperative Extension Service office for pesticide recommendations specific to your state. The use of brand names and any mention or listing of commercial products or services in this publication does not imply endorsement of a product nor discrimination against similar products or services not mentioned.
The Southern Region Urban IPM Committee
IPM in Urban Environments
IPM Practices
Protecting Water Quality
Ornamentals
Turfgrass
Selection
Establishment
Maintenance
Information by State
DiseasesBrown Patch, Centipede Decline, Damping Off, Dollar Spot, Fairy Ring, Gray Leaf Spot, Helminthosporium, Powdery Mildew, Pythium Blight, Rust, Slime Mold, Spring Dead Spot, Take All Root Rot,
Nematodes
Insects (Below Ground)Insects (Above Ground)
Sod Webworm, Armyworm, Cutworm, Chinch Bugs, Leafhopper, Spittlebugs, Bermudagrass Mite, Fire Ants
Weeds
Crabgrass, Goosegrass, Annual Bluegrass, Barnyardgrass, Yellow Foxtail, Green Foxtail, Annual Ryegrass, Dallisgrass, Nutsedge, Sandbur, Turfgrasses as Perennial Weedy Grasses
Winter Annual Broadleaf Weeds,
Hairy Bittercress, Buttercups, Common Chickweed, Mouseear Chickweed, Large Hop Clover, Carolina Geranium, Henbit, Knawel, Parsley-piert, Corn Speedwell, Spurweed, Johnnyjumpup Violet,
Prostrate Knotweed, Lespedeza, Prostrate Spurge
Blackseed Plantain Buckhorn Plantain Broadleaf Dock Curly Dock Dichondra Dandelion Ground Ivy India Mockstrawberry Mosses Virginia Buttonweed White Clover Wild Garlic Common Yellow Woodsorrel
Structural Pests
Ants
Common Pest Ants and Their Control (AL)Bees/Wasps
Bumble Bees (TX), Honey Bees (TX)*, Mud Daubers and Cicada Killers (TN), European Hornets (KY), Yellow Jacket Wasps (TN)
Cockroaches
Fleas
Flies
Spiders
Occasional Invaders
Pests that Occasionally Invade Structures (FL), Conenose Bugs (TX), Crickets (FL), Pillbugs, Centipedes, Millipedes & Earwigs (FL), Slugs/Snails (TX), Scorpions (KY), Soldier Flies (TX), Springtails (TX)
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Wood Destroying Organisms
Carpenter Ants (TX)
Carpenter Bees (TN)
Powderpost Beetles (KY)
Termites (FL)
Public Health Pests IPM
Ticks
Ticks, Life Cycle, Common Tick Species in the Southern United States, Ticks and Diseases, Frequently Asked Questions and Ticks and Disease, Tick Removal, Tick Control
Other Publications
Ticks Attacking Humans, General Tick Biology and Control, What You Can Do About Lyme Disease, Preventing Lyme Disease, Ticks and Disease: Answers to Often asked Questions, Ticks - (FL)
Lice
Life Cycle, Frequently Asked Questions About Lice, Lice Control, Contributing Authors
Other Publications
Human Lice - Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Human Lice - University of Tenn., Controlling Head Lice, Management of Head Lice, Human Lice - University of Florida
Mosquitos
Life Cycle, Mosquitoes and Disease, Mosquito Control, Organized Mosquito Control
Other Publications
Mosquito Pests of Man and Animals, Kentucky Mosquitos and Their Control, Mosquitos and Other Biting Flies
Vertebrate Pests