Table of Contents

I. Integrated Pest Management for Muncipalities
1. Introduction to IPM
2. IPM Basics
3. Components of an IPM Program

II. Landscaping To Minimize Pest Problems

1. Introduction
2. Plant Selection
3. Cultural Practices

III. Alternatives to Chemical Pest Control

1. Introduction
2. Natural Controls
3. Cultural Controls
4. Biological Controls
5. Alternative Chemicals
6. Suppliers of Beneficial Insects

IV. Landscaping To Protect Water Quality

1. Landscaping To Protect Water Quality
2. Fertilizer and Soil Amendments
3. Weed Control and Herbicides
4. Pesticide Selection and Use on Turfgrasses
5. Pesticide Storage and Disposal

V. Protecting Water Quality

1. Protecting Water Quality: Groundwater
2. Protecting Water Quality: Surface Waters

VI. Pest Identification: Identifing Plant Problems

1. Diagnosing Plant Problems
2. Plant Diseases, Nematodes
3. Insects
4. Weeds

VII. Common Woody Ornamentals and Their Pests

1. Azalea
2. Crape Myrtle
3. Dogwood
4. Holly
5. Juniper
6. Photinia
7. Rhododendron
8. Roses

VIII. Turfgrass/Lawns

1. Principal Lawn Grasses Grown in North Carolina
2. Cultivars
3. Lawn Establishment
4. Care of New Lawns
5. Maintenance of Established Lawns
6. Lawn Renovation
7. Managing Grasses in the Shade
8. Disease Management
9. Insect Management
10. Weed Management

IX. Structural and Public Health Pests

1. Structural and Public Health Pests
2. Structural Pest Control and the Law
3. Carpenter Bees
4. Centipedes and Millipedes
5. Earwigs
6. Fireants
7. Fleas
8. Lice
9. Mosquitoes
10. Pillbugs
11. Spiders
12. Ticks

X. Vertebrates

1. Introduction
2. Beavers
3. Voles