Information Sources
Paula Shrewsbury and Michael Raupp
Insect Identification, Biology, Phenology
- iNaturalist – https://www.inaturalist.org/
- Insect Identification – https://www.insectidentification.org/
- Google lens app – https://lens.google/
- Home and Garden Information Center, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension – http://extension.umd.edu/hgic
- Bug of the Week by Michael Raupp, UMD (Weekly insect topics of interest) – http://bugoftheweek.com/
- Insect and Disease Weekly Pest Alert for Landscapes and Nurseries, University of Maryland Extension (weekly electronic updates March – October) – https://extension.umd.edu/programs/agriculture-food-systems/program-areas/ornamental-horticulture/ipmnet/ipm-alerts-landscape-nursery
Images, Pest and Beneficial Identification, and Information
- http://www.insectimages.org/ (links to The Bugwood Network, Forestry Images, and others)
- http://bugguide.net/ (Bugguide)
Conservation of Natural Enemies and Pollinators, Biological Control
- The Xerces Society: Conservation of diverse arthropods (ex. pollinators, monarch butterflies, natural enemies): http://www.xerces.org/
- Xerces Society – List of Pollinator-Friendly Plants – Mid-Atlantic Region at: http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/plant-lists/
- Multistate bulletin on Protecting and enhancing pollinators in urban landscapes for the U.S. North Central Region: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/resources/how_to_protect_and_increase_pollinators_in_your_landscape
- Native plants attractive to natural enemies and pollinators (Michigan State University): https://www.canr.msu.edu/nativeplants/, https://www.canr.msu.edu/nativeplants/resources/publications
- Horticultural Research Institute: https://www.hriresearch.org/Pollinate-Research-and-Resources
- HRI brochure “Plants Bees Like Best” – https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/5d757b5b/files/uploaded/HRI-Pollinator-BeePlantLists-February2017.pdf
- Cornell University Biological Control website: https://biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/index.php
P. Shrewsbury, UMD
