Aphids and their Natural Enemies
A very good 5 pg document by Utah State Extension Service:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1813&context=extension_curall
Greenhouse Biocontrol in Utah
Very nicely assembled basic biocontrol work book , covering the beneficial insects and the pests that they target. Marion Murray, Utah State University. ( USDA Specialty block grant funding.)
https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/pubs/greenhousebio-USU.pdf
Collops beetle: natural predator in field crops
Western Farm Press Descriptive article on Predator Beetles
http://www.westernfarmpress.com/management/collops-beetle-natural-predator-field-crops
Photos ID for Beetles and other insects in the state of Utah
https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=utah&thisType=Beetle
Update on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Progress in Biocontrol:
https://extension.psu.edu/brown-marmorated-stink-bug
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74169.html
video on trapping:
USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Technical Notes
Plants for Pollinators in the Inland Northwest / Technical Note No. 24
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/wapmctn11733.pdf
Fantastic guide for those in northern Utah, which includes info on the specific beneficial insects utilize which native plants, with great descriptions and notes on seed stratification and much more. Highly recommended.
How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides
Pacific Northwest Extension Publication – PNW 591
https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/pnw591
Team project between WSU, OSU and U of Idaho
Toxicity tables for Active Ingredients in many common pesticides used in Ag and nursery production :.how the residuals affect bees.