Insects
UNINVITED VISITORS IN YOUR HOME
THIS RECENT RUN OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HAS SEEN QUITE A BIT OF INSECT ACTIVITY AROUND HOMES. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF “CRITTERS” IN THE BLACKLIGHT TRAP THAT I…
Read MoreShould I Treat My Ash Trees for the Emerald Ash Borer?
If you live in a county where the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected, insecticide treatments are a viable option to protect ash trees. But fall is not the best…
Read MoreKS Insect Newsletter
Chinch Bugs and Iris Woes – Iris Borers, Flurry-of-Wings – Hackberry Caterpillar Butterflies Read the latest Insect Newsletter HERE
Read MoreIt is Pollinator Week. What can we do for pollinators?
What everyone can do for pollinators: Watch for pollinators. Get connected with nature. Take a walk, experience thelandscape and look for pollinators midday in sunny, planted areas. Reduce your impact.…
Read MoreKansas Insect Newsletter for 06 Jun 2014
Some areas of interest in this weeks insect newsletter. Especially the Bagworms, if any of you have Arborvitae or Juniper this may help you. Clusters of Bugs (white-margined burrower bug),…
Read MoreDo you know about Pollinator Week?
Brought to you by: www.pollinator.org Pollinator Week will take place June 16 – 22, 2014 Background of Pollinator Week Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership.…
Read MoreHabitat Loss on Breeding Grounds Cause of Monarch Decline
Story by: University of Guelph Habitat loss on breeding grounds in the United States – not on wintering grounds in Mexico – is the main cause of recent and…
Read MoreKansas Insect April Newsletter
Read about a lot of pests in this issue….Cold Weather and Insects, Alfalfa Weevil Update, Just a Tad Late—-Eastern Tent Caterpillar (ETC) and European Pine Sawfly (EPS), But on Schedule—Nantucket…
Read MoreEmerald Ash Borer Management
If you live in a county where the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected, and you have ash trees that you plan to treat with a systemic insecticide, now…
Read MoreSave the Monarchs
SAVE THE MONARCH MIGRATION – ONE BUTTERFLY AT A TIME – PLANT MILKWEED Monarch butterfly numbers are at an all time low and many pollinators are declining as well. The…
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