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Interested in Organic/biological methods?
Interested in Mechanical/Chemical methods?
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Before contacting your local office, browse the links below to see if you can find your answer online.

 

Plants

CU Vegetable MD Online

CU Fruit Berry Diagnostic Tool

Cornell Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic

Cornell Plant Disease Fact Sheets

Cornell Department of Plant Pathology & Plant Microbe Biology Fact Sheets

 

Insects

Cornell Insect Diagnostic Lab

Cornell Department of Entomology Insect Fact Sheets

Tree Fruit IPM -  A decision aid support system for apples

New York State IPM Program

2011 IPM Pest Management Guidelines

Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management

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