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Images: The multicolored asian lady beetle (left; Harmonia axyridis), social wasps like yellow jackets (middle; Vespula and Dolichovespula spp.), and common fruit flies (Drosophila menogaster) are all insects that can lead to issues with...
Sunburn is an inflammatory reaction to ultraviolet radiation damage to the skin’s outermost layers, says the Skin Cancer Foundation. It is estimated that roughly one-third of the adult population in the United States suffers sunburn annually. Young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 have the...
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When the sky clears after a severe storm, many Minnesotans step outside to find twisted trunks, torn branches, and trees split clean in half. The recent stretch of high winds, torrential rains, and hail has been especially rough, strong...
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In the upper Midwest, wind and ice storms are common and often cause tremendous damage to individual trees and urban forests.
Storms can cause weakly attached branches to break away and tear trees apart. Trees with stem girdling roots...
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The June 2025 storm that tore through Bemidji and surrounding areas brought hurricane-force straight-line winds exceeding 100 mph, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Thousands of trees were uprooted or snapped, power lines were downed...
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Pumpkins and winter squash are getting closer to harvest across the state. While many fruit look great, all the moisture considered, every farm has a few that look a little off. Read on for common causes of sad pumpkins in Minnesota.
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Without a doubt, it has been a weird and wacky winter from a gardener’s standpoint. We went into winter in drought conditions in much of the state and the minor snow precipitation never really made a difference.
So here we are on the brink...
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Winter weather is tough enough on plants - the wind, dryness and cold. Animals also struggle to survive, searching for shelter and food, sometimes in our own backyards. The damage caused by animals might only be cosmetic at times, but it...
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With heavy snowfall across Minnesota this past winter, those of us who own and steward woodlands are seeing the impacts. Looking across the landscape this spring, we saw many bent and broken trees in our forests. As the snow melted and the...
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While vertebrates are doing the most visible damage, the white grubs they’re after are the root of the problem.
In some Minnesota lawns, instead of the grass greening up, the grass is being torn up. People are reporting lawns ripped up...
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