MSU Extension Integrated Pest Management

For assistance in identifying garlic mustard

Plants may be mailed or dropped off at MSU Diagnostic Services. Sampling and submittal instructions can be obtained from the website or by phone at 517-355-4536.

For local advice in Michigan

Michigan residents can also visit the Gardening in Michigan website and type a question into the Ask an Expert box to get an email response, or call the hotline at 1-888-678-3464

Please note if you are not from Michigan, you may want to contact your local Extension Service. Climate, laws and regulations, as well as pest management practices vary throughout the United States.

Questions about this web site

This web site is maintained by Joy Neumann Landis. Please send comments and questions about this site to landisj@msu.edu.

A wildflower grows in a Michigan woods.
Photo credit: Douglas A. Landis.

Additional links for more information

• Invasivespecies.gov – A gateway to Federal and State invasive species activities and programs
• Global Invasive Species Database with biology and management
• Biological Control of Weeds – Cornell University
• Wisconsin garlic mustard fact sheet and distribution in the state
• Michigan Invasive Plant Council
• The Nature Conservancy
• Midwest Invasive Species Information Network

Information prepared by: Doug Landis, Jeff Evans, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University. Funding support: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division, AgBioResearch, and MSU Extension.