Agriculture

Pests

ladybugs The WVU Extension Service Pest Management Program centers around control of animals, insects, plant diseases, and weeds around the home, garden, farm, and other outdoor areas.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a multidisciplinary approach to solving pest problems. It involves chemical, cultural, biological, and mechanical methods to manage pests below economic thresholds. A sound understanding of host biology, environmental effects on hosts and pests, and benefits and costs of control alternatives form important components of IPM.

West Virginia is a member of the Northeast Region IPM Network of the National IPM Network

Pest Management Resources

  • New and updated resources to be posted online soon.

Pest Management & IPM Contacts:


Rakesh Chandran

Mafuz Rahman

Daniel Frank

Alan Biggs

IPM State Coordinator Extension Weed Specialist
& Professor

Extension Specialist
& Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology

Extension Specialist
& Assistant Professor, Entomology

Extension Specialist
& Professor, Tree Fruit Plant Pathology