NC State Resources

• NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic 
• Extension Gardener Handbook
  • Diagnostics Chapter
  • IPM Chapter
• North Carolina Integrated Pest Management Center
• North Carolina Pesticide Safety Education
• NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management
• Invasive Plants, Insects, Pathogens, and Other Species
• IPMLite –  app developed by 7 universities for the home landscape. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) means taking care of plants to avoid pest problems and managing those pest problems that do arise in a way that minimizes chemical use. IPMLite provides sound, unbiased, research based information including when and how to plant and prune and how to identify and manage insects pests, mites, diseases and weeds. Image rich with concise, to-the-point text.

Other Resources

• What is Wrong With My Plant? – a diagnostic tool to identify problems in the yard and garden caused by insects, diseases, and nonliving factors.
• Video: Integrated pest management solutions for lawns and landscapes. Ryan Adams, Center for Integrated Pest Management,
• IPM Books, available free online:
  • Shrubs, vol 1 –  https://wiki.bugwood.org/IPM_Shrub_Book 
  • Shrubs, vol 2 –  https://wiki.bugwood.org/IPM_Shrub_Book_II 
  • Deciduous trees –  https://wiki.bugwood.org/IPM_book