Crawford County

Gypsy Moth From May into early June, farmers in Wisconsin may see low flying and fairly loud airplanes spraying to control gypsy moth. All three products in use are approved for organic growers.This spraying will NOT affect the status of your organic certification. As reported by e-news from Moses – the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service. [...]

Check out the UW-Madison Department of Entomology to find the identification of those mysterious insects and learn what to do about them. You’ll also find information on Ticks, Indoor Ants, Bees and Wasps, Mosquitoes, and other pesky insects, Gardening Techniques, Controlling Birds and Wildlife, and many more articles of interesthere Asparagus Beetles in Home Gardens Tick control Mole control

How do you you know if your trees have Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)? How do you know if it’s an EAB or a look-alike? You’ll find answers to many of your EAB questions at http://www.emeraldashborer.wi.gov/ Please report all suspect emerald ash borer findings by either calling the toll free emerald ash borer hotline at 1-800-462-2803 or submitting a report [...]

  Fire blight is the most destructive bacterial disease affecting plants in the rose family, including apple, pear,crabapple, hawthorn, cotoneaster, mountain ash, quince, rose, pyracantha, and spirea. It can kill or disfigure a tree or shrub, depending on the susceptibility of the host and weather conditions. More information is avialble at http://wihort.uwex.edu/gardenfacts/XHT1090.pdf Tender shoots infected [...]

Several fungal leaf spot dieseases can infect maple trees, including antrhacnose, Pyllosticta leaf spot and tar spot. You’ll find Dan Gillman’s article at http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/p414anthracnosemaple.html