Emerging Diseases/Pests and Your Crops
Crop diseases and pests are one of the top concerns for any farmer or producer. Knowing what pests and diseases are common in your area, and how to prevent and control them, is the best way to minimize damages. Learn about high consequence diseases of livestock in this factsheet. |
Related Websites
Website on USDA APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program in areas of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. Also includes links to more information.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Website with links to publications covering diseases of sorghum, corn, alfalfa, wheat, beans, sunflowers, clover, rice, cotton, and others.
University of Missouri Extension
Website with links to publications concerning crop insect pests, such as worms, mites, maggots, caterpillars, weevils, nematodes, and others.
University of Missouri Extension
Provides lists of pests of national concern from the years 2004 to 2010, and lists of additional pests of concern for 2009 and 2010
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Homepage of the National Agricultural Pest Information System, containing links to specific crop pests, life cycles, methods of control and distribution maps.
National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
List of articles from the National Agricultural Library covering a wide variety of plant disease-related topics.
USDA National Agricultural Library (USDA NAL)
USDA's website containing links to information about a variety of plant pests and how to control them.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)