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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Over the last few weeks, Japanese beetles have made an unwelcome return to Minnesota gardens. These gleaming copper and green beetles have been in Minnesota for decades but became a more prominent pest in the last decade. This year’s batch...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Drip irrigation releases water directly at the soil surface near plant roots.   We’ve just experienced a couple of weeks of very warm temperatures, and meteorologists are predicting that we’ll continue to see above-average temperatures...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Photo: A few sporadic weeds in a fall strawberry patch are normal, even with excellent weed control. Photo: Annie Klodd   Four useful tactics to reduce next year's weed management demand include: ●     Removing weeds before they shed...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Aphids are good candidates for control with soap.   Any place gardeners gather to talk about plants, there will be talk of soap. Dish soap and water are often referred to as the holy grail for managing insects from aphids to Japanese...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Over the past week, most of Minnesota has been blanketed by unhealthy concentrations of wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota. Climatologists predict that wildfire smoke frequency and intensity will increase...
Devices are everywhere in the digital age. The Statista Research Department notes that a 2020 survey found the average American has access to more than 10 connected devices in his or her household. Though adults may be capable of governing their screen time, kids may not be so disciplined. Devices...
Halloween celebrations will be different in 2020. A global pandemic has made activities like trick-or-treating risky, and many parents figure to keep kids home this Halloween. It may be hard to envision a Halloween without kids getting together as they go from house to house in search of candy. But...
An increased reliance on virtual home instruction has many students rethinking their organizational strategies and daily school schedules. Learning at home is different from being in a traditional classroom environment, but with some effective strategies, students can persevere without missing a...
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many schools hastily transitioned from traditional in-person learning to remote learning. This transition posed new and unique challenges to educators as well as students and their parents. One of the biggest challenges posed by remote learning was keeping...

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