IPM Publications

• Managing Pests in Landscapes and Homes - A Homeowner's Guide to IPM in Minnesota   

Fruit IPM Publications

• Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable IPM News 
• Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Apple Orchards   
• Integrated Pest Management Manual for Minnesota Apple Orchards   
• Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Strawberry Fields   
• Integrated Pest Management Manual for Minnesota Strawberry Fields   

IPM Fact Sheets

• School Integrated Pest Management - What Is It? (PDF: 34 KB / 2 pages)

Insects

• Ants - Ant Management in Schools (PDF: 51 KB / 2 pages)
• Cockroaches - Cockroach Management in Homes (PDF: 37 KB / 2 pages)
• Cockroaches - Cockroach Management in Schools (PDF: 35 KB / 2 pages)
• Head Lice - Head Lice Management in Schools and Homes (PDF: 38 KB / 2 pages)
• Landscape Insects - Landscape Insect Management on School Grounds (PDF: 48 KB / 2 pages)
• Nuisance Invaders - Nuisance Invader Management in Schools (PDF: 60 KB / 2 pages)
• Silverfish and Firebrats - Silverfish and Firebrat Management in Schools (PDF: 49 KB / 2 pages)
• Small Flies - Small Fly Management in Schools (PDF: 41 KB / 2 pages)
• Wasps/Bees - Wasp and Bee Management Around Schools (PDF: 47 KB / 2 pages)

Weeds

• Broadleaf Weeds - Broadleaf Weed Management on School Grounds and Athletic Fields (PDF: 55 KB / 2 pages)
• Grassy Weeds - Grassy Weed Management on School Grounds and Athletic Fields (PDF: 66 KB / 2 pages)
• Weeds - Weed Management on School Grounds and Athletic Fields (PDF: 149 KB / 2 pages)

Plant Disease

• Diagnosing Plant Disease - Diagnosing Plant Disease on School Grounds (PDF: 50 KB / 2 pages)
• Preventing Plant Disease - Preventing Plant Disease on School Grounds (PDF: 53 KB / 2 pages)

Rodents

• Rats & Mice - Rat and Mouse Management in Schools (PDF: 45 KB / 2 pages)

Pesticides

• Management of Pesticides (PDF: 120 KB / 2 pages)

Join Our Pest Patrol

A Backyard Activity Book for Kids - An Adventure in IPM

• Insects: What's a Pest? (PDF: 164 KB / 1 page)
• Insect Pests and Pals (PDF: 38 KB / 1 page)
• Fighting Pests with the 3 P's (PDF: 94 KB / 1 page)
• What's a Weed? (PDF: 114 KB / 1 page)
• Dandy . . . or not? (PDF: 102 KB / 1 page)
• Green, Green Grass (PDF: 147 KB / 1 page)
• The Right Plants in the Right Places (PDF: 73 KB / 1 page)
• Purple Plague! Minnesota's Most Wanted (PDF: 142 KB / 1 page)
• Outsmart those Pests! (PDF: 69 KB / 1 page)
• Keep Pests from Pestering YOU! (PDF: 127 KB / 1 page)
• Midnight Raiders: Cockroach Invaders (PDF: 111 KB / 1 page)
• Ticked Off! (PDF: 112 KB / 1 page)
• Join the Tree Hole Mosquito Patrol! and Mosquito-Eating Machines (PDF: 243 KB / 1 page)
• Pests have Enemies Too! Aphids and Ladybugs (PDF: 110 KB / 1 page)
• What's all the Buzz? (PDF: 127 KB / 1 page)
• Monster Caterpillar (PDF: 158 KB / 1 page)
• Wise up to Worms (PDF: 116 KB / 1 page)
• Crazy about Compost (PDF: 215 KB / 1 page)
• The Web of Life (PDF: 49 KB / 1 page)
• Plan for Pesticide Safety! (PDF: 140 KB / 1 page)
• Old Fashioned Pest Patrol (PDF: 101 KB / 1 page)
• Glossary (PDF: 40 KB / 1 page)
• Acknowledgements/Answers (PDF: 23 KB / 1 page)
• Teacher's Guide (PDF: 46 KB / 1 page)

Pest Patrol Action Kit! 

This kit provides hand-on activities for simple inquiries and experiments for your classroom and schoolyard. You'll find tools for successful IPM learning adventures.

MDA Contact

Jean Ciborowski
IPM Program Coordinator
jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us or 651-201-6217
Ag Marketing & Development Division