By Tami Schlies   Did you know that the mayday tree, Prunus patus, is becoming invasive here in Alaska?  Michael Rasy with the UAF Cooperative Extension spoke to us about things to look out for here in the high north that may cause problems down the road. Apparently invasive species can have what is called…

By ROCCO MOSCHETTI IPM of Alaska   “When you kill off the natural enemies of the pests, you inherit their work” –C. Huffacker   Insects are a vast group of creatures: there are more species of beetles alone than there are of all other animals put together. Although over 750,000 species of insects are known,…

selected and submitted by Paul Lariviere from an article in Pomona vol. XXXII no. 4 by S. Clark   INSECT KILLING PLANTS: *Nicotiana is by far my first choice for the control of all chewing and sucking insects.  In the same family as tobacco, is an annual in northern climates and a perennial in southern…