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Managing tricky vegetable pests: Cucumber beetle

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Cucumber beetles show up in Minnesota every year. This article provides a brief overview of cucumber beetles along with recommended management strategies you can use after your cucurbits are planted. Cucumber beetles: an overview...

How to manage a pet emergency

When a person experiences a medical emergency, people may know the steps to take to get prompt assistance. Responding to an emergency typically involves administering first aid, calling trained emergency technicians and an ambulance, or driving to a hospital for care. But people may not know how to...

Tips to manage a family schedule with greater efficiency

The average twenty-first century family is quite busy, with each individual family member having their own responsibilities and social lives. According to Aspen Institute's National State of Play 2024, nearly 40 percent of children in the United States between the ages of six and 17 regularly...

What to do now about flea beetles

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Flea beetle continues to be one of the biggest pests on Minnesota vegetables farms, especially in our brassica crops. Some of the most effective things we can do to manage this pest happen before we see damage (AKA, the combination of...

Managing forests to sustain soil biodiversity

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Soil is the foundation of forests. Soils are living, breathing ecosystems! Forest soils provide many essential services: they serve as a place for trees and other plants to grow, store and filter water, cycle nutrients that are essential...

Woodlands for pollinators

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Did you know diverse woodlands provide wonderful habitats for native pollinators? We’re shedding some light on the overlooked giants of pollinator habitat and how woodlands can be managed with pollinators in mind. Minnesota has over 500...

Managing Japanese beetle feeding

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...

Hot weather gardening tips

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...

Manage next year's strawberry weeds this fall

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...

Coming clean on soap in the garden

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...