Specializing in links to pest control associations, education resources, government resources, manufacturers, distributors, industry news, products, online industry training and MSDS and Label viewing.

The database for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and is maintained by the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS).

Information and links on pest control issues, integrated pest management, impacts of pesticides, and related topics.

Research related to pest insects in the southwest Florida agricultural community at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida.

Proposals, reports and results of a project funded by the USDA to develop technologies for stored product insect management.

Links and information regarding natural pest control and environment friendly alternatives to chemicals.

Biological alternatives to the use of poisonous chemicals. Site provides contact details.

A resource site with links and information regarding pest management.

Describes cultural and biological pest control methods.

Remarks presented on behalf of Consumers Union by Dr. Charles Benbrook and Dr. Michael Hansen.

Pesticide application and safety.

Summarizes major issues of biologically based pest control and profiles current products and strategies shaping the market.

Part of U.S. Department of Agriculture. Site provides extensive information on animal and plant health/disease topics, USDA regulations, control of invasive species, agricultural chemicals, and related public health issues.

Information on product testing and development for the pest management industry.

List of links recommended to anyone interested in mosquito entomology, mosquito control or just plain mosquito facts.

Provides background information and evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of several alternative products and practices.

Descriptions of the research undertaken in insect management, taxonomy, ecology, toxicology and control.

Listings of jobs, equipment, companies, training and products.

Detailed descriptions of crop diseases commonly occurring in the western corn belt. Crops covered include corn, sorghum, wheat, soybean, dry bean and sugar beet. University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Offers flytraps, as an effective and environmentally friendly way to reduce horse fly and deer fly populations. Wisconsin.

From Ohio State University - a searchable database of images of insect pests, diseases and other problems of plants.

Guidelines and information on pest and disease control and management, organised by crop plant. From University of California.

Agricultural regulatory affairs, field research and market development consulting providing services to the crop protection and seed industries in Canada.

At University of Utah. Describes his research into insect chemical ecology, behavior and the production and perception of pheromones.

A monthly newsletter on pest management and environmental issues from Washington State University. Includes IPM, biocontrol, organic and chemical management of weeds, diseases, insects and other crop pests.

Large collection of information sheets on insects, arachnids, and nematodes occurring in Florida, arranged by common name, scientific name, and crop or habitat.

Multi-media instruction on the problem of flies with particular attention to their role in the transmission of foodborne illness.

A review of this field where developing resistance may undermine control programmes, including a discussion of biological controls and gene therapy.

Details of a book of this name which deals with the study of the temporal and spatial dynamics of plant diseases in populations.

This network was established to link plant and animal disease diagnostic facilities across the United States so as to enhance national agricultural security by quickly detecting introduced pests and pathogens.

Outlines National Program 303, the aim of which is to develop and improve ways to reduce crop losses caused by plant diseases in the United States.

Various papers on nematodes and their control, provided by the FAO, with reports from individual countries in the region.

The Western Australian Department of Agriculture describes this insect pest and the damage it causes to treated pine structures. Includes maps of infested areas, details of control measures, news and FAQ.

A weblog for those interested in research into anthracnose caused by colletotrichum species.

The Home Grown Cereal Authority in the UK provides a service monitoring disease levels in winter wheat, winter oilseed rape, spring beans, winter barley and potatoes.

Provides information on insects and other arthropods, plant diseases, weeds and unwanted aquatic species that have arrived in California from elsewhere in the world.

Provides information on whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) important to agriculture with a species index and details of their world distribution and host plants.

A list of important crops and the fungal, viral, nematode, bacterial and oomycete diseases that affect them.

Information on soil, foliage feeding and sucking insects, weevils, borers and exotics, with, for each, a photograph and details of its life cycle, the damage caused and control measures.

Information on whitefly biology, the harm these insects cause, particularly under glass, and products and methods for controlling them.

The scientific support organization for the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Works to identify and evaluate pathways used by invasive plant pests and weeds that threaten American agriculture and natural resources.

Information about what IRAC is with useful links, news and up coming events.

Offers high-quality reagents for the detection of plant diseases, and diagnostic testing services.

Promotes development and testing methodologies for crop protection policy reform, and provides information on alternative crop protection methods.

The North American Plant Protection Organization provides up-to-date information on pest situations of significance in North America. In English and Spanish.

Details the development of man's attempts at controlling pests and weeds from the start of agriculture in 8000 BC to our present cultural practices.

OISAT aims to reduce the use of hazardous pesticides and increase support for community-based control over producing a sustainable food supply.

The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique provides a catalogue of crop diseases, a glossary of terms used in plant pathology and details of each crop and its main problems. In French and English.

The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique provides a catalogue of plant pests, a glossary of zoological terms used and details of each crop and its main pests. In French and English.

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this insect, with photographs.

Information on Agrobacterium tumefaciens which causes rown gall disease on many plants especially members of the rose family such as apple, pear, peach, cherry, almond, raspberry and roses.