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Insects and pests
Events
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Master Gardener Help Desk | Christian County
Thu, 07/07/2022 - 12:00
Christian County Extension
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Master Gardener Informational Booth | Christian County
Sat, 07/09/2022 - 12:00
Taylorville Square
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Master Gardener Help Desk | Christian County
Thu, 07/14/2022 - 12:00
Christian County Extension
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs
Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:00
Montgomery County Extension, 1 Industrial Park Dr., Hillsboro, IL 62049
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Master Gardener Help Desk | Christian County
Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:00
Christian County Extension
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Master Gardener Informational Booth | Christian County
Sat, 07/23/2022 - 12:00
Taylorville Square
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Master Gardener Help Desk | Christian County
Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00
Christian County Extension
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What’s Wrong with My Houseplant?
Wed, 08/03/2022 - 12:00
Macoupin County Extension
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Master Gardener Informational Booth | Christian County
Sat, 08/06/2022 - 12:00
Taylorville Square
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Master Gardener Informational Booth | Christian County
Sat, 08/20/2022 - 12:00
Taylorville Square
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Master Gardener Informational Booth | Christian County
Sat, 09/17/2022 - 12:00
Taylorville Square
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Blog Posts
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Sparks in the night: Fireflies and tips on conserving them
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Bee on the lookout for native bees this summer
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What to do when your mole hills have turned into mountains
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More Seasonal FAQs from the Master Gardener Help Desks
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Using Phenology for Ornamental Pest Control
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Native wildflowers support pollinators but may be declining at the state-level
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Delay garden spring cleanup, encourage native insects
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Planning spray schedules for fruit trees
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Baldfaced Hornet: Dangerous bug or beneficial insect?
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Take care of nuisance pests around the house
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Address and prevent winter pantry pests
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Houseplant pests and how to manage them
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Firewood Hitchhikers
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Asian lady beetles move indoors for winter
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Dealing with rabbit damage outdoors and mice indoors
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Common questions answered as we transition to winter
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Breeding elms to combat Dutch elm disease
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The Best Monster Movies Get their Ideas From Nature - September 2021
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Gardening in Comfort - August 2021
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A Strange Looking Insect - Wheel Bug
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Where did all these insects come from?
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Whitefly everywhere!
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Armyworms move farther north and cause issues with lawns in Central Illinois
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Fall armyworm numbers highest in 30 years in Illinois
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Identifying and dealing with yellowjackets
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A personal run-in with the invasive gypsy moth
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Aster Yellows on Coneflower
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Aphids on Milkweed
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3 things you never knew about hover flies
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More than monarchs - What are those bugs on my milkweed?
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What could be killing my squash plants?
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Nature’s balance can be helpful to gardeners
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Not all bugs are bad: Good bugs in the garden
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Tick prevention and removal
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Cicada Killer wasps in search of cicadas, not humans
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Get to know plant galls
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Garden tasks to help get your landscape through the summer
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Adding more blooms to your garden invites more birds
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Monarch butterflies facing a crisis
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Wild columbine attracts both beneficial pollinators and non-native pests
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Herb of the Year: Parsley
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Grow herb gardens for more than the kitchen
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17-Year Cicadas of Brood X
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Buffalo gnats and how to avoid being bitten
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Invasive jumping worms are spreading through Illinois
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Brown marmorated stink bug a nuisance to homeowners
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Invasive Asian longhorned beetle threatens forests
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Spotted lanternfly: A new invasive insect to be aware of
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The rise and fall of the invasive gypsy moth in Illinois
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Some lesser known invasive insects to protect yourself and your plants from
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Periodical cicadas emerge in 2021 but the best is yet to come
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The impact of emerald ash borer
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The top four spring-flowering trees to plant
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Forsythia in Spring
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Protect apple foliage and fruit with a spray schedule
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Don’t lose your crabapple and apple foliage
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Have outdoor insects survived the cold and snow?
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How to create butterfly habitat in your garden
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How to handle household pests
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Spring Garden Cleanup
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Manage pests and disease in home orchards
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Get a gardening fix this winter with houseplant care
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Unwanted Winter Houseguests
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Stop signs for home landscaping
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Fall finds: praying mantis egg cases
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Insects inside the home this fall
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Ants and the Partridge Pea
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Hackberry Gall
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Purple Martins
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Emerald Ash Borer and Other Species Eliminating Pests or Pathogens
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Spotted Wing Drosophila
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Organic Pest Control
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Cabbageworms
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Winter Impacts to Insects
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Asian Lady Beetles
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Bacterial Leaf Scorch Infecting Illinois Oaks
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It's big, but it's not a murder hornet: How to identify large wasps
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How plants and pests begin preparing for fall
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Cover Crops for Home Gardening
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Late summer questions to the Master Gardeners
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At-Home Science for Kids: Raising butterflies and more!
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Hornworm caterpillars on tomatoes
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Tomato Care
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The gall of insects (tree bumps and lumps)
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Virtual Field Days Coming to a Screen Near You
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Top 5 early summer topics for gardeners
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Japanese Beetle Emergence
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Controlling Spotted-Wing Drosophila
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Ladybug, Ladybug
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My Mole Hills have Turned into Mountains
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Home Horticultural Remedies
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Commercial Ag Webinar Series
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Trouble(s) with Cucurbits
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Trouble(s) with Tomatoes
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Jumping Worms Update
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Training your Apple Tree
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Gardening in January: Outside & Inside
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What are Those Bugs in My Flour? – Pantry Pests
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Preventing Uninvited Guests (a.k.a. Pantry Pests)
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Fall House Guests
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Enjoying the final hurrahs of a staple landscape tree
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Fall Webworms
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Hover Flies may Look Like Bees but are Beneficial Flies
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Syrphid Flies: Annoying but Helpful Impostors
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Galls Abound All Around
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Lady Beetle Invasion
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Scouting in the Garden
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Tomato hornworms and hummingbird moths are here
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Squash bugs
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Living with Japanese Beetles
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Blossom End Rot
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Common Tomato Diseases
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Welcome Beneficial Guests with an Insect Hotel
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Mosquito and Tick Season is Upon Us
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Ants in the Kitchen
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News Releases
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Leaves of three? Keep poison ivy out of the home landscape
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Say goodbye to your tomato troubles with free master gardener event
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Visit the Master Gardener Help Desk to have all your garden questions answered
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Prevent the spread of invasive species in Illinois
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Crop scientists explore using predator insects to eat pests in high tunnels
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Give caterpillars a chance with soft landings under trees
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Grub attack could be just under the surface
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Fall Armyworms Invade Stephenson County
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Armyworms march into Illinois' fields, lawns, gardens
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They thrash about and are here for your soil
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Invite good insects into the garden to battle pests
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Aphid pests on the move in backyard gardens, agricultural fields
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Applying herbicides in natural settings lowers costs, increases efficiency
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Pesticide rollback removes hundreds of pesticides from future use
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Research study focuses on predatory insects used as biological control in high tunnels
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Rye cover crops attract good insects with minimal impact from pests
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Cicada killer wasps in search of cicadas, not humans
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Invasive earthworm species a threat to Illinois’ natural resources
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Researchers call on backyard scientists to help save pollinators
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Keep an eye out for invasive jumping worms in the garden
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It's wild out there! Learn about nature at Master Naturalist education day
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Get rid of weeds and insects at home without pesticides
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Grow your green thumb this spring with free online gardening classes
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Birds, bees need growers' help to keep pollinating
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Preventing fruit tree diseases starts in the dormant season
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It's big, but it's not a murder hornet: How to identify large wasps
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Prevent oak wilt from damaging your trees
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Don't get bugged; eliminate mosquito breeding habitats
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Protect your plants from Japanese beetles
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Cicadas begin to emerge early in cycle
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Learn to manage pests and diseases in the home landscape
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Get answers to pressing commercial ag questions
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Familiar tale: Victims of emerald ash borer and other exotic pests
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Practical community management practices for ticks and mosquitoes
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Oak Pests and Diseases Workshop
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Fall House Guests
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Insect monitoring in soybeans: What to look for during pod fill
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Extension to Host Weed and Pest Management Webinar
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Staff
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Christopher Enroth
Horticulture Educator
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Douglas B. Gucker
Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator
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Richard Hentschel
Horticulture Educator
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Sarah Hughson
Extension Specialist, Entomology
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Ken Johnson
Horticulture Educator
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