Listing of all Available Insect-Pest, Plant, and Miscellaneous Fact Sheets

• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2018
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2017
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2016
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2015
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2014
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2013
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2012
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2011
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2010
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2009
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2008
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2007
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2006
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2005
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2004
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2003
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2002
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2001
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 2000
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 1999
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 1998
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 1997
• Summary of Tick Testing Results 1996
  
  
• The Prevention of Tick Bite and Tick-Borne Disease: Tick Checks and the Use of Insect Repellent  
• Managing Ticks on your Property 
• American Dog Tick 
• Tick Associated Diseases
• Deer, Ticks, and Lyme Disease 
• B1010 Tick Management Handbook--revision 2007. Kirby C. Stafford, III.
• Transmission of the Lyme Disease Spirochete
• Prevention of Ticks and Tick-Associated Disease in Companion Animals 

• EN001 Carpenter Ants (Spanish)
  Spanish Version--Hormigas carpinteras (Camponotus sp.) (Spanish Version of Carpenter Ants)
• EN002 Cigarette Beetle
• EN003 Indian Meal Moth
• EN004 Approaches to the Biological Control of Insect Pests
• EN010 Aphids: Family Aphididae
• EN011 Cutworms
• EN014 Cat Flea
• EN015 European Earwig
• EN016 Western Conifer Seed Bug
• EN017 Yellowjackets
• EN018 Cluster Flies
• EN019 Moth Flies
• EN020 Carpenter Bees
• EN021 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles:  Turning a Pest into a Resource
• EN022 Using Pediobius foveolatus as a Biological Control for Mexican Bean Beetle on Organic Vegetable Farms
• EN023 Apple Tortrix Archips fuscocupreanus
• EN024 Green Pug Chloroclystis rectangulata
• VL006 Managing White Grubs in Home Lawns
• EN026 Heavy Gypsy Moth Activity Anticipated Again in 2006
• EN027 The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera)

• African Ant, Pheidole megacephala, Found in a Connecticut Structure
• Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
• Bees on Alternative Flowering Plants on Vegetable Farms in Connecticut
• Carpenter ants, (Camponotus sp.) 
• Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
• European Grape Vine Moth (Lobesia botrana) 
• Delusory Parasitosis
• The Gypsy Moth
• Guidlelines for Preserving Trees in the Presence of the Emerald Ash Borer
• Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
• Pigweed Flea Beetle (Disonycha glabrata) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
• Planting Flowers for Bees in Connecticut
• Rough Shouldered Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis)
• )/Submission FormLycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly (
• Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzkuii)
• Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth (Adoxophyes orana)
• NEW--January 2019--Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) and Other Factors Impacting EasternHemlock
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Winter Mortality
• Hibiscus Sawfly, Atomacera decepta, Hymenoptera: Argidae
  Leafhopper Pests of Connecticut Nurseries and Landscapes
  Spanish Version-- Saltahojas plaga en los viveros y paisajes del estado de Connecticut (Spanish version of Leafhopper Pests of Connecticut Nurseries and Landscapes)
• Leafminer Pests of Connecticut Nurseries
  Spanish Version--Minadores plaga en los viveros del estado de Connecticut (Spanish version of Leafminer Pests of Connecticut Nurseries)
• Lily Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris lilii Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
• Managing White Grubs in Home Lawns 2018 
• Monitoring Arthropod Pests of Connecticut Nurseries
  Spanish Version--El monitoreo de artrópodos plaga en los viveros del Noreste de los Estados Unidos (Spanish version of Monitoring Arthropod Pests of Connecticut Nurseries)
• Orangestriped Oakworm Anisota senatoria, Saturniidae
• Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
• Results of Mosquito Testing 1998-current
• Scale Insect Pests of Connecticut Trees and Ornamentals
• Tree of Heaven ID
• Spanish Version--Insectos Escama que son plagas en arbóles y ornamentales en el estado de Connecticut (Spanish version of Scale Insect Pests of Connecticut Trees and Ornamentals)
• Southern Pine Beetle in the Northeastern U.S.
• Update on Spray Materials For Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila
• Use of Neonicotinoids in the Home Landscape
• Viburnum Leaf Beetle
• West Nile Virus

• PP007 Chestnut Breeding in the United States
• PP008 Chestnuts and the Introduction of Chestnut Blight
• PP009 Common Diseases of Bedding Plants
• PP011 Diseases of Geranium
• PP017 Disease Control for Home Apple Orchards
• PP018 Disease Control for Home Blueberry Plantings
• PP019 Disease Control for Home Cherry Orchards
• PP020 Disease Control for Home Grape Plantings
• PP021 Disease Control for Home Peach Orchards
• PP022 Disease Control for Home Pear Orchards
• PP023 Disease Control for Home Plum Orchards
• PP024 Disease Problems in Connecticut Christmas Tree Plantations
• PP028 Excess Water Problems on Woody Ornamentals
• PP029 Fire Blight
• PP032 Grape Varieties for Connecticut
• PP038 List of Common Diseases and Insect Pests of Rhododendrons
• PP039 Moss Control in Home Lawns
• PP043 Poinsettias: Disease Prevention and Control
• PP044 Protecting Chestnut Trees from Blight
• PP045 Pruning and Fruit Bearing of Common Tree Fruit in Connecticut
• PP046 Recognition and Management of Diseases of Woody Ornamentals in the Landscape
• PP047 Recognizing Tree Diseases and Stress Factors
• PP049 Solving Abiotic Tree Problems
• PP054 Weather-Associated Problems of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
• PP057 Yellowing, Dieback, and Death of Needled Evergreens
• PP059 Common Diseases and Problems of Home Lawns
• PP062 Strategies for Management of X-Disease of Stone Fruits
• PP065 Plum Pox: A New Threat to Stone Fruit Production in the United States
• PP069 Current Diseases in the Landscape
• PP072 Selected Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables
• PP077 Common Diseases of Rose
• FH003 Fertilization of Trees and Shrubs: A Primer   
• VL002 Starting a New Lawn
• VL003 Topsoil for the Home Landscape
• VL004 Liming and Fertilizing Established Lawns
• VL005 Planting and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs in the Home Landscape
• PP076 Update on the Eastern Red Cedar Problem
• PP085 Connecticut Chestnut Research: Breeding and Biological Control
• PP088 Chestnut Importations into the US

• NEW--August 2019--Acorn pip gall, Callirhytis operator (Cynipidae)
• Anthracnose of Cucumber
• Anthracnose of Tomato
• Anthracnose Diseases of Trees
• Apple Scab
• Ash Leaf Rust
• Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp on Connecticut Chestnut Trees
• Asparagus in Connecticut and Common Diseases
• Bacterial Spot of Pepper
• Bacterial Spot of Tomato
• Running Bamboo in Connecticut
• Basic Techniques for Propagating Plants
• NEW--September 2019--Beech Leaf Disease
• Belgian Endive
• Black Knot of Ornamental Plum and Cherry
• Black Spot of Rose
• Blossom-End Rot of Tomato
• Books and Guides for Diagnosing Diseases of Ornamentals
• Botryosphaeria Cankers of Woody Ornamentals
• Botrytis Blight of Herbaceous Ornamentals
• Boxwood Blight-A New Disease for Connecticut and the U.S.
• NEW--March 2019--Boxwood Susceptibility to Blight 
• Browning, Dieback, and Decline of Eastern Red Cedar
• Butternut and Butternot Trees in Connecticut
• Care of Chestnuts for Planting
• Cedar-Apple Rust
• Chestnut Importations into the US
• Chestnut Restoration for Connecticut    
• Common Diseases of Crabapple    
• Common Diseases of Maple    
• Common Problems of Mountain Laurel
• Common Problems of Rhododendron and Azalea
• NEW--March 2019--CT BMPs for Boxwood Blight - Landscape
  NEW--March 2019--CT BMPs for Boxwood Blight - Nurseries
• Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) Control in Home Lawns
• Cultivars of Chestnut A-Z
• De-icing Salts: Damage to Woody Ornamentals
• Diagnosis of Common Houseplant Problems
• Diplodia Blight
• Diseases of Christmas Tree Seedling and Transplant Beds
• Dogwood Anthracnose
• Dooks Needle Blight of White Pine
• Downy Mildew of Basil
• Downy Mildew of Cucurbit 
• Downy Mildew of Impatiens
• Drought, Its After-Effects, and Management Strategies for Woody Ornamentals
• Early Blight of Tomato
• Elm Information for Connecticut 
• Environmentally-Friendly Methods for Management of Plant Disease
• Excess Water Problems on Woody Ornamentals
• First Steps to Healthy Gardening
• Five Easy Steps for Pruning a Shrub
• NEW--March 2019--Fungicides for Boxwood Blight Management in CT
• Fungal Leaf Spots of Trees and Ornamentals
• General Houseplant Care
• NEW--August 2019--Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) Identification and Management
• Grape Anthracnose
• Grape Downy Mildew
• Grape Powdery Mildew
• NEW--January 2019--Grapevine Fanleaf Degeneration/Decline Disease
• NEW--February 2019--Grapevine Leafroll Disease
• Growing Chestnut Trees
• Gymnosporangium Rusts: Common Cedar Rust Diseases in Connecticut
• Herbicides for Pre-emergence Weed Control in Christmas Trees
• Houseplants for Different Light Categories
• How to Identify Plant Health Problems 
• How to Grow Globe Artichokes
• How to Grow Vegetable Amaranth in Connecticut
• Identification of Chestnut Trees
• Identification and Management of Diseases of Perennials in the Landscape
• Jilo
• Juniper Tip Blights
• Landscaping for Wildlife
• Late Blight of Tomato and Potato in Connecticut
• Image Gallery for Late Blight 
• Leaf Mold of Tomato
• Leaf Spot Diseases of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
• NEW--December 2019--Marssonina Blotch of Apple
• Mulches
• Needlecasts of Douglas Fir
• Needle Cast Diseases of Spruce
• Norway Spruce Shoot Gall Midge, (Piceacecis abietiperda) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
• Optimizing Preemergence Weed Control in Christmas Tree Plantations
• NEW--March 2019--Pachysandra Susceptibility to Blight
• NEW--February 2019-- Peach Leaf Curl
• Pear Trellis Rust
• Personal-Size Watermelons
• Phragmites-Distinguishing the Native from the Non-native
• Phytophthora Blight of Pepper
• Planting and Caring for Chestnut Trees
• Planning Your Garden
• Planting Your Garden
• Plant Health Problems-Introduction and Historical Impact of Plant Health Problems
• Plants Reported to Cause Dermatitis
• Poisonous Plants
• Powdery Mildew
• Powdery Mildew in the Greenhouse
• Powdery Mildew of Cucurbits
• Powdery Mildew of Dogwood
• Powdery Mildew of Tomato
• Powdery and Downy Mildews on Greenhouse Crops
• Pruning: An Introduction to Why, How, and When
• Ramorum Blight
• Red Thread of Turfgrass
• Rhizosphaera Needlecast
• Rhododendron Tissue Proliferation
• Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato
• Seiridium Canker of Leyland Cypress
• Slime Molds
• Soil Structure and Tree Health in Urban Areas
• Sphaerobolus SPP-Classification
• Sphaerobolus SPP-The Artillary Fungus
• Spruce Needle Rusts
• NEW--February 2019--Stemphylium Gray Leaf Spot of Tomato
• Strategies for Efficient use of Water when Planting New Trees and Shrubs 
• Sudden Vegetation Dieback in Connecticut's Salt Marshes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Proper Timing to Mow Native Plant Meadows Can  Protect Pollinator Habitat
• Pruning, Training, and Supporting Tomatoes
• Trees with Short Mature Heights
• Using Earthworms to Improve Soil Health and Suppress Diseases
• Using Mineral Nutrition to Suppress Plant Disease
• Verticillium Wilt of Trees and Shrubs
• Verticillium Wilt of Vegetables and Herbaceous Ornamentals
• Volutella Blight of Boxwood
• Volutella Blight if Pachysandra
• NEW--May 2019--Weed and Sucker Management in Hops
• Weeds of Ornamentals Plants and their Control 
• Winter and Early Season Fire Blight Management
• Winter Injury on Woody Ornamentals 
• Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) Control in Home Lawns With Cool Season Turfgrasses

• Weather Data Precipitation Totals (1993-current)
• Daily Temperature, Rain Events and Growing Degree Days

• AC001 Environmental Issues on the use of CCA Treated Wood
• AC002 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP's) in the Environment
• AC003 Removal of Trace Pesticide Residues from Produce
• AC004 Arsenic and Pressure Treated Wood
• AC005 Examination of Crumb Rubber Produced from Recycled Tires
• VL001 Host Status of Herbaceous Perennial Ornamentals to the Northern Root Knot Nematode
• Backyard Composting   
• Controlling Deer Damage in Gardens 
• Eastern Hemlock Forests: Guidelines to Minimize the Impacts of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid by Jeffrey S. Ward, Carole A.S.-J. Cheah, Michael E. Montgomery, Brad P. Onken, Richard S. Cowles
• Effectiveness of Rabbit Repellents in CT
• Field Guide Selected Invasive Terrestrial Plants Found in Connecticut
• Forest Regeneration Handbook, a guide for forest owners, harvesting practitioners, and public officials  edited by Jeffrey S. Ward and Thomas E. Worthley,
• Horsenettle (Solanum carolinese L.)- Identification and Management in Connecticut Pastures  and Rangelands
• How to Grow Pumpkins in Connecticut
• Indoor Molds and Their Management
• Native Alternatives for Invasive Ornamental Plant Species, edited by Timothy Abbey (ONLINE ONLY)
• Overwintering and Propagation of Figs in Connecticut
• NEW--November 2019--Palmer Amaranth
• Protecting Your Children and Your Food from Lead in Soil
• Reducing Pesticide Use on Guatemalan Snow Peas Exported to the United States, by Dr. Hugh A. Smith, Dr. John L. Capinera and Dr. Charles M. MacVean Spanish Version--Reduciendo el uso de pesticidas en arveja china de Guatemala exportada a Estados Unidos de America (Spanish version of Reducing Pesticide Use on Guatemalan Snow Peas Exported to the United States)
• Resistance Management: Principles of Resistance, Mode of Action and Rotation of Insecticides Spanish Version--MANEJO DE RESISTENCIA: PRINCIPIOS DE RESISTENCIA, MODO DE ACCIÓN Y ROTACIÓN DE INSECTICIDAS (Spanish version of Resistance Management: Principles of Resistance, Mode of Action and Rotation of Insecticides)
• The Red Bark Phenomenon 
• NEW--July 2019--Vegetation Control Using Directed Heat Treatment
• White-tailed Deer Fawn Fact Sheet
• NEW--June 2019--Wine Making Basics
• Woody Vines-Identification and Control