Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide

This guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and use of beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.

The 2023 guide is coming soon for purchase in the LSU AgCenter Online Store.

See the pages below for the full guide in PDF format.

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2023 Insect Pest Management Guide – complete book
Introduction
Bees and Wasps
Crops
Fruit and Nuts (Commercial Uses)
Fruit and Nuts (Home Uses)
Household Insects
Interior Plants
Lawns
Livestock
Ornamental and Flowering Plants
Mosquito Control - Commercial Products
Rats and Mice
Town Ants
Trees (Forest, Shade and Christmas)
Vegetables
Bacillus thuringiensis applied as a spray
Commercial Applications of Beauveria bassiana
Insecticidal soap
Pymetrozine
Spirotetramat
Azadirachtin
Flonicamid
Prevent the Movement of Insect Pests by Humans
Biological Control of Giant Salvinia Using the Salvinia Weevil
Special Notice: Chlorpyrifos Registration Loss
Host plant resistance
How to Mix Insecticides
Insecticide Dilution Tables
Trade Names Used in Guide
Biological Control of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale
Potential management options for the Roseau cane scale, including biological control via parasitoid wasps
Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
Insect Identification

2023 Insect Pest Management Guide – complete book

The Insect Pest Management Guide is issued annually by the LSU AgCenter. Each edition supersedes guides for all prior years. Insecticide recommendations and rates of application listed in this guide are in conformance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registrations and U.S. Food and Drug Administration tolerances. Each LSU AgCenter Extension Service agent will be notified of updates as labels change. Users of this guide still should read the label on the insecticide container and follow the directions and precautions on the label carefully when using the insecticides recommended in this guide. Some insecticides registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are not included in this guide for a variety of reasons, such as their hazardous nature, lack of availability, inefficient control of pests or higher costs for use.

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Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide

2023 Insect Pest Management Guide – complete book

Introduction

Bees and Wasps

Crops

Fruit and Nuts (Commercial Uses)

Fruit and Nuts (Home Uses)

Household Insects

Interior Plants

Lawns

Livestock

Ornamental and Flowering Plants

Mosquito Control - Commercial Products

Rats and Mice

Town Ants

Trees (Forest, Shade and Christmas)

Vegetables

Bacillus thuringiensis applied as a spray

Commercial Applications of Beauveria bassiana

Insecticidal soap

Pymetrozine

Spirotetramat

Azadirachtin

Flonicamid

Prevent the Movement of Insect Pests by Humans

Biological Control of Giant Salvinia Using the Salvinia Weevil

Special Notice: Chlorpyrifos Registration Loss

Host plant resistance

How to Mix Insecticides

Insecticide Dilution Tables

Trade Names Used in Guide

Biological Control of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale

Potential management options for the Roseau cane scale, including biological control via parasitoid wasps

Worker Protection Standard (WPS)

Insect Identification

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