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Entomology
Aphids (Family Aphididae)
Apple (Tortrix)
Approaches to the Biological Control of Insect Pests
Carpenter Bees
Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche))
Cicada Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)
Cigarette and Drugstore Beetle Lasioderma serricorne and Stegobium paniceum
Cluster Fly (Pollenia rudis)
Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
Cucumber Beetles
Cutworms
European Earwig
Flea Beetles subfamily Alticinae
Heavy Gypsy Moth Activity Anticipated Again in 2006
Imported Cabbageworm
Indian Meal Moth
The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera)
Mexican Bean Beetle
Moth Flies
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles
Pepper Maggot
Using Pediobius Foveolatus as a Biological Control for Mexican Bean Beetles on Organic Vegetable Farms
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Yellowjackets

Plant Pathology
Anthracnose Diseases of Trees
Ash Leaf Rust
Basic Techniques for Propagating Plants
Black Knot of Plum and Cherry
Blossom-End Rot of Tomato
Books and Guides for Diagnosing Diseases of Ornamentals in the Landscape
Canavirgella Needlecast of Pine: New Needlecast Disease for Connecticut
Cedar-Apple Rust
Chestnut Breeding in the United States
Chestnut Importations Into the US
Chestnuts and the Introduction of Chestnut Blight
Common Diseases of Bedding Plants
Common Diseases of Crabapple
Common Diseases of Maple
Common Diseases and Problems of Home Lawns
Common Diseases of Rose
Connecticut Chestnut Research: Breeding and Biological Control
Current Diseases in the Landscape
De-icing Salts: Damage to Woody Ornamentals
Diagnosis of Common Houseplant Problems
Diagnosis of Plant Health Problems
Diplodia Tip Blight (Sphaeropsis Blight)
Diseases of Christmas Tree Seedling and Transplant Beds
Disease Control for Home Apple Orchards
Disease Control for the Home Blueberry Planting
Disease Control for Home Cherry Orchards
Disease Control for Home Grape Plantings
Disease Control for Home Peach Orchards
Disease Control for Home Pear Orchards
Disease Control for Home Plum Orchards
Diseases of Geranium
Disease Problems in Connecticut Christmas Tree Plantations 2006-2007
Dogwood Anthracnose
Drought, Its After-Effects, and Management Strategies for Woody Ornamentals
Drought Stress, Tree Health, and Management Implications
Excess Water Problems on Woody Ornamentals
Fire Blight
First Steps to Healthy Gardening
Five Easy Steps for Pruning a Shrub
Fungal Leaf Spots of Trees and Ornamentals
General Houseplant Care
Grape Varieties for Connecticut
Houseplants for Different Light Categories
Identification and Management of Diseases of Perennials in the Landscape
Juniper Tip Blight
Landscaping for Wildlife
List of Common Diseases and Insect Pests of Rhododendrons
Management of X-Disease of Stone Fruits
Moss Control in Home Lawns
Needlecasts of Douglas Fir
Plant Health Problems
Plants Reported to Cause Dermatitis
Plum Pox: A New Threat to Stone Fruit Production in the United States
Poinsettias: Disease Prevention and Control
Poisonous Plants
Powdery Mildew
Protecting Chestnut Trees from Blight
Pruning and Fruit Bearing of Common Tree Fruit in Connecticut
Pruning: An Introduction to Why, How, and When
Recognition and Management of Diseases of Woody Ornamental in the Landscape
Recognizing Tree Diseases and Stress Factors
Selected Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables
Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato
Slime Molds
Solving Abiotic Tree Problems
Sources of Chestnut Trees
Sphaerobolus stellatus--The Artillery Fungus
Spruce Needle Rusts in Connecticut
Update on the Eastern Red Cedar Problem
Volutella Blight of Pachysandra
Weather-Associated Problems of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
Winter Injury and Drying of Rhododendron
Winter Injury on Woody Ornamentals
Yellowing, Dieback, and Death of Needled Evergreens

Tick Summary
Summaries of Tick Testing