June 9, 2010
Tick Control in the Yard and Landscape
We are frequently asked if there is an insecticide that can be applied to effectively control or repel ticks from a picnic area, camp grounds, woodland, or landscape. The short answer is, no.
Horticulture Field Days
You are formally invited to the Second Annual ISU All Horticulture Field Day on July 29, 2010.
Colorado Potato Beetles Are Hard to Control
Recent phone calls indicate home gardeners are being frustrated (again!) by the Colorado potato beetle. See the photos below. For more on this native insect-turned-pest, see Horticulture and Home Pest News, June 4, 2008.
Now Is the Time to Deadhead and to Compost
It is time for the first round of deadheading in the garden. Early blooming plants are now setting seed and will benefit from removal of the seed heads.
Apple Scab Symptoms Starting to Appear
The cool, wet weather we have experienced this spring has created ideal conditions for the development of