• Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Self-Mailer

    Published on April 17, 2023
    Whether you are concerned with contamination from lead or other materials in your soil, or just want to avoid overfertilization. This kit comes complete with everything you'll need to submit a soil sample for testing to the MSU Soils Laboratory.

  • Insecticide Options for Box Tree Moth Management

    Published on April 14, 2023
    This fact sheet contains a preliminary list of insecticide options for managing box tree moth in nurseries and landscapes.

  • Insecticides for Managing Box Tree Moth

    Published on April 14, 2023
    This list of insecticides focuses primarily on insecticides that are available to commercial operations (nurseries, greenhouses and landscapes), and is developed based on insecticides registered for management of caterpillars in general.

  • Box Tree Moth Alert

    Published on April 14, 2023
    Use the information provided in this tip sheet to look for box tree moth (BTM) and report any possible sightings.

  • The Anatomy of a Soil Test Report

    Published on March 9, 2023
    A summary of how to understand a soil test report to help you best understand and analyze the results to make effective farm management and soil fertility decisions.

  • A Field Guide To Soil Sampling

    Published on October 13, 2022
    Soil sampling is a foundational step to make effective farm management and soil fertility decisions. This step-by-step field guide is a summary of best practices and recommendations for composite soil sampling to help you do just that.

  • Spotted Lanternfly Biology

    Published on August 26, 2022
    A new invasive insect pest has arrived in Michigan. Learn about the biology of the spotted lanternfly, including its hosts and impacts, and how it spreads.

  • Hosta Pests and Diseases

    Published on August 3, 2022
    This Michigan State University Extension bulletin describes the major pests and diseases that afflict hostas.

  • Identification Guide to Boxwood and its Lookalikes

    Published on May 12, 2022
    This guide will help you identify boxwoods as well as similar-looking plants so that you can tell the difference between them.

  • Using Bands to Protect Shade Trees from Spongy Moth

    Published on May 4, 2022
    Hiding bands and barrier bands can help protect individual shade trees from spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth.