Pests and Diseases

Biology and Control of Take-all Disease
Information on the fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis, which is a major root-rot pathogen of cereals and grasses.
http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/microbes/takeall.htm

Black Stem Rust
Photographs and information on Puccinia graminis which affects wheat, barley and other grasses.
http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/BSRust/Bsruhost.html

Brown Rust
Photographs and information on Puccinia tritcina which affects wheat, barley, rye and grasses.
http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/Brown%20rust/Brhost.html

Cereal Aphids
Aphid biology and information on the different species that affect small grains, sorghum, millet and corn. Includes photographs of insects and their identifying features.
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=341

Chinch Bug Management
The chinch bug is native to North American and can destroy cultivated grass crops, especially sorghum and corn, and occasionally small grains. Information on its life cycle, damage done and management options.
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=512

Diseases of Barley, Rye and Triticale
Information on root and crown, foliar and viral diseases in these crops, the symptoms and controls.
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0903/

Grasshoppers: Life Cycle, Damage Assessment and Management Strategy
Information on four species of grasshopper, the damage they do to cereal crops and when action needs to be taken to control them.
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3497

Greenbug
Information on the life cycle of Schizaphis graminum, the damage it causes to cereals and forage grasses, and possible management strategies.
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/prm2498

Minimising Leatherjacket Damage in Organic Cereals
Notes on where damage may occur, anticipating and avoiding it and possible control by non chemical means. [PDF]
http://www.sac.ac.uk/mainrep/pdfs/ofts5leatherjacketdamage.pdf

Small Grains Pest Management
Provides general information on insecticides and fungicides and details of the diseases, insects, mites, nematodes and weeds that may attack grain crops.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.small-grains.html

Stored Grain Insects, Mites and Molds
Answers common questions about prevention and control of insects that can infest stored grain
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/faq7563

Wheat Bulb Fly and Other Fly Pests of Cereals
Discusses the main fly pests of cereal crops and the measures that can be taken to minimise the problems their larvae cause. [PDF]
http://www.sac.ac.uk/mainrep/pdfs/tn552wheatbulbflypests.pdf

Yellow Rust
This disease of cereals is caused by Puccinia striiformis and different forms affect wheat and barley. Photographs and information.
http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/Yellow%20rust/Yrhost.html