2024 Garden Pest Academy
This 3-part class series will train participants on vegetable insect and plant disease identification along with concepts of integrated pest management.
Utah Pests
Utah Pests helps to solve plant pest issues that concern Utah Citizens every day.
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The USU Extension Utah Pests programs involve entomologists, plant pathologists, and IPM specialists that work to solve plant pest problems that concern Utah farmers, homeowners, and businesses. We provide education, research, and diagnostic work.
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Receive timely alerts directly to your inbox regarding arthropod and disease problems for fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf in all areas of Utah. Advisories contain identification and integrated pest management strategies.
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Avoiding Ticks
Ticks are commonly found in Utah from the time of snowmelt through mid-July, and they can become active again in the fall.
Conditions for Grasshopper Survival
Grasshoppers spend the winter as eggs in the soil, unaffected by cold air temperatures. The high snowpack we had in the winter of 2023 provided insulation allowing populations to skyrocket.
