Colorado Center for Sustainable Pest Management
Center Mission and Goals
Our mission is to co-create knowledge to improve sustainability and profitability of Colorado agriculture and improve well-being of Coloradans through engaged scholarship. The Center facilitates coordination among scientists and educators to address complex challenges facing Coloradans and train students to prepare them for diverse career paths in crop protection and plant heath. The Center promotes improved communication among key collaborators and stakeholders to advance the knowledge and adoption of IPM, enhanced coordination and responsiveness of IPM research, and increased availability of safe, affordable, and high-quality crops to consumers.
CSU Extension Factsheets
As we are working to improve the accessibility of the CSU Extension factsheets on the Center website, you can find the complete database of extension factsheets at the CSU Extension Website.
Search For Pests By Category
Our new site allows you to easily search for pests by category. Find your pest based where your pest is affecting your plants and crops. We have also included a section on beneficial insects and pollinators to enhance natural pest management.
Agricultural Pests
Tree and Shrub Pests
Trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants make up our urban, community, and home landscapes. There are a number of important invasive and native pests that threaten these landscapes.
Browse Pests by Type
Fruiting Tree and Shrub Pests
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Insects
Turfgrass Pests
There are many different insects associated with turfgrass in Colorado, with a few commonly causing damage, often larvae of beetles, weevils, and moths. IPM in turf ecosystems usually requires attention to cultural practices and protection of pollinators.
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Household Pests
Arthropods of concern to community members are often those than invade homes, buildings, and yards or cause some sort of nuisance. These include ants, grasshoppers, bees and wasps, spiders, and many others.
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Industrial Hemp Pests
Hemp is a highly regulated plant with applications in medicine, clothing, and more. Learning to identify and manage pest infestations within the context of IPM can help prevent hemp yield and quality losses.
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Vegetable Pests
These systems with diverse production approaches have a variety of pest challenges.
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Insects
Beneficial Insects
Many insects are beneficial to protecting our plants and crops. Learning to identify and nurture beneficial insects will enhance your production and the overall health of the ecosystem.
Browse Beneficial Insects by Type
Need Insect Identification Help?
We offer agricultural insect identification services through our Plant Diagnostic Clinic and laboratory. We now charge a $15 identification fee. Please visit the Plant Clinic for sample submission instructions.
Northern Colorado Trapping Data
CSU Extension Specialist, Dr. Todd Ballard, monitors a number of important agricultural regions throughout the state for pests. Data is updated throughout the growing season.
Wheat Disease Newsletter
Department of Agricultural Biology Assistant Professor, Dr. Robyn Roberts shares weekly newsletters on agricultural disease outbreaks throughout Colorado. Keep up to date during the growing season with this valuable information.
Plant Diagnostics
- Plant disease diagnosis
- Agricultural insect identification
- Plant identification
- Client recommendations
We are the Colorado state lab in the National Plant Diagnostic Network.
Master Gardeners
Our goal is to enhance knowledge-based education to local communities. We teach individuals about plants and foster successful gardeners while protecting neighborhood environments.
Pesticide Safety
Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program
The source for current and accurate information on pesticide laws, safety, training.
CSU Extension Insect Fact Sheets
If you are in need of a more in-depth explanation or a specific insect description, we suggest browsing the CSU Extension fact sheets. They are our most thorough and rigorously edited resource. Many of these are developed in collaboration with our faculty.
IPM Team Members
Ada Szczepaniec
Associate Professor of Entomology, IPM Coordinator
Specialty Crops, Communities
Todd Gaines
Associate Professor of Weed Science
Agronomic Crops
Punya Nachappa
Associate Professor of Entomology
Agronomic Crops, Specialty Crops
Robyn Roberts
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
Agronomic Crops
Ana Cristina Fulladosa
Plant Diagnostic Clinic Director
Lisa Blecker
Pesticide Safety and Education