Lawn & Garden

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Rust is an extremely common fungal disease that invades hollyhock leaves and stems. This fact sheet helps you...

Author(s) D. L. Mahr, P. S. McManus, T. R. Roper. Lists general suggestions and specific directions for managing weed, insect, and disease pests o...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Viruses can destroy the value of a gladiolus crop. Serious infections have been observed throughout Wisconsin...

Author(s) M.F. Heimann, G.L. Worf. Fusarium disease on gladiolus is common in Wisconsin. This fact sheet details the signs and symptoms of this di...

Author(s) G. L. Worf. Bacterial stem rot and leaf spot is perhaps the most important disease affecting geraniums. This fact sheet will help you un...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper.  For fruit to develop, pollen must be transferred from the anther to the stigma. Find out which crops require pollen fr...

Author(s) R. C. Williamson, C. F. Koval. Skeletonizing of the leaves of roses, raspberries, grapes, fruit trees, and many other cultivated trees a...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Leaf spot diseases of cranberry are common in Wisconsin, but losses are usually insignificant. Learn about the thre...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, A. Vasanthakumar, V. Best. Cranberry stem gall is a sporadic problem in Wisconsin. Once infected, vines take several year...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Learn about the fungi that cause fruit rot in cranberries and management strategies. Also describes three disorders...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Cottonball, a disease caused by the fungus Monilinia oxycocci, fills berries with a cotton-like fungus and makes th...

Author(s) John Folstad, Sharon C. Long, Doug Soldat, Geoff Siemering. As interest in community gardening continues to grow, more and more gardens...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Clubroot is an old and serious disease of cole crops, including Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabba...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Once a very destructive disease, blackleg of cole crops has become less important with the introduction ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Black rot is one of the most serious diseases of cole crops. Learn about black rot's life cycle, how it ...

Author(s) Karen A. Delahaut. This fact sheet covers the imported cabbageworm, the cabbage looper, and the diamondback moth. Scouting tips and effe...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Alternaria and Cercospora leaf blights are common fungal diseases of carrot leaves and petioles. Learn a...

Author(s) E. R. Hasselkus Here's sound advice on planting, watering, mulching, pruning, and maintaining flowering shrubs and other woody plants (...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Cabbage maggots are insects that damage cole crops by feeding on the plant's roots and lower stems. Wounds produced by t...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson. Black cutworm is the most destructive of all cutworm species that attack turfgrasses. It is considered a major pest...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut. Black cutworm larvae are active nighttime feeders, clipping many seedlings at or below the soil line. They prefer beets,...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Cercospora leaf spot is the most prevalent and devastating disease of the table beet in Wisconsin. This ...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut Aster leafhoppers feed on vegetables, field crops, flowers and weeds, spreading aster yellows disease. Learn when to scou...

Author(s) Zahi K. Atallah, Walter R. Stevenson. Potato tubers may become infected in the field but show no symptoms for days, or even weeks, after...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. The common and spotted asparagus beetle are common pests in Wisconsin. This fact sheet details the insects' life cycle, ...

Author(s) K. M. Kobriger, D. J. Hagedorn, W. R. Stevenson.  Bean root rot is one of the most destructive diseases of commercially grown snap beans...