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Nicole Ford is a pest management scout at an integrated plant health service in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each growing season, she monitors commercial nurseries and residential landscapes to detect destructive insects and protect beneficial species. Ford received a BS in entomology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and maintains a state commercial pesticide applicator license. Alongside her diagnostic inspections across local properties, she contributes regular articles on plant protection to Biology Insights.

Common Rye Pest Issues and How to Manage Them Edibles
How to Identify and Control Peppervine Gardening
What Is a Leaf Worm and How Do You Control Them?Gardening
Wedelia Trilobata: What to Know About This Invasive Plant Botany
Sivanto Insecticide: What It Is and How to Use It Gardening
How to Identify and Control Honeydew Aphids Gardening
Henosepilachna Vigintioctopunctata: A Guide to This Pest Bugs
The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Life Cycle Explained Gardening
Eelworm: What It Is and How to Control This Plant Pest Gardening
What Is a Cotton Worm and How Do You Control It?Bugs
What a Defoliator Is and How to Manage Them Gardening
Sweet Potato Weevil: Identification and Management Strategies Gardening
What Is Crofton Weed & How to Manage This Invasive Plant Botany
Spruce Bark Beetle: Identification & Control of Infestations Bugs
Using a Systemic Insecticide for Mealybugs Control Gardening
Pink Bollworm: Damage, Lifecycle, and Eradication Bugs
Nezara viridula: Identification, Damage, and Control Bugs
What Is a Leaf Weevil and How to Manage It?Gardening
Tobacco Caterpillar: Identification, Damage, and Control Bugs
What Is Solanum elaeagnifolium? Identification & Control Botany
Spodoptera Litura: Identification, Damage, and Control Bugs
European Corn Borer: Identification, Damage, & Control Gardening
Why Are There Sticky Bugs on My Plants?Gardening
Fall Armyworm: Identification, Damage, and Control Gardening
African Armyworm: Identification, Damage & Control Bugs
Plant-Based Oil Insecticide for Safer Pest Management Gardening