Check out these resources for insect management strategies, studies being conducted, and learn more on reducing insect problems.

Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management.  This manual is from Cornel University and focuses on brassicas (cabbage, broccoli), cucurbits, lettuces, solanaceous crops (peppers, tomatoes) as well as information on 13 products that are allowed by the National Organic Program to facilitate pest management.

Michigan State University offers an Integrated Pest Management site that provides information on:

• Identifying Natural Enemies
• Enhancing Natural Enemies by Planting Native Plants
• Michigan Potato Diseases
• Powdery Mildew and Downy Mildew in Cucurbits

This Little Piggy Eats Insects by David Epstein: a PowerPoint Presentation on a study of insect management in apple orchards with pigs.

Landscape Perspective on Biological Control by Megan Woltz: a PowerPoint on using natural enemies to keep unwanted pest populations low.

Trap Crops and Row Covers as Management Tools for Cucumber Beetle by Vicki Morrone: view management strategies for the Cucumber Beetle