• Calico scale, cottony maple scale, and Lecanium scale species are raining honeydew now

  Published on May 29, 2009
  

• Environmental trends in gardening

  Published on March 21, 2008
  

• Dothistroma needle blight of Austrian pine

  Published on June 4, 2010
  

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  Protecting yourself and your farm employees from COVID-19

  Published on March 27, 2020
  Considerations to help producers protect themselves, their families and employees from novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.

• Protecting irrigation equipment from winter damage

  Published on November 15, 2013
  Broken pipes from freeze damage and electrical equipment failure are results of poor winter preparation of irrigation equipment. Spending time now on your irrigation equipment can help avoid irrigation start up repairs and delays next spring.

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  Controlling annual bluegrass seedheads on golf courses

  Published on April 3, 2019
  Growing degree-days have accumulated very slowly this year, but within the next week many areas in lower Michigan will be in the optimum application window for applying plant growth regulators to control annual bluegrass seedheads on golf courses.

• Emerald ash borer treatments for homeowners

  Published on May 1, 2009
  Homeowners have the option of treating ash trees themselves to protect trees from emerald ash borer by using imidacloprid as a basal soil drench.

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  New growing degree-day maps on Enviro-weather

  Published on May 24, 2016
  Interpreting the newly revised growing degree-day maps on MSU Enviro-weather.

• Major weather changes – finally

  Published on June 1, 2011
  Expect warm and dry conditions over the weekend and early next week.

• Fall turf tips

  Published on September 18, 2009
  

• Slog of wet weather brings on garden pests

  Published on May 27, 2011
  It seems like the rain gage just keeps filling up. Garden plants love it, but pests like earwigs, pillbugs and slugs, do, too.

• Michigan State University offers plant science courses at both ends of the Lower Peninsula

  Published on November 8, 2012
  The MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT) will conduct a variety of off-campus courses as part of the growing certificate program in applied plant science and viticulture at two locations in the spring semester.

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  Interactive social media workshop emphasizes methods to grow your social media presence

  Published on October 22, 2019
  Register for an interactive workshop emphasizing social media 101, top 10 best practices and mastering your return on investment from social media for new to advanced growers and business owners.

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  Alumni Jake Kilby (MS 2024) reflects on his success at MSU

  Published on February 27, 2025
  Recent grad offers advice to students

• Managing stressed turf

  Published on August 10, 2007
  

• Controlling juniper scale

  Published on June 8, 2007
  

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  Got seedheads?

  Published on May 30, 2018
  Plant growth regulators seemingly failed at suppressing annual bluegrass seedheads on putting greens this year.

• Scout trees now for spruce needle rust

  Published on July 15, 2011
  Spruce needle rust can cause spruce trees to lose 25 to 75 percent of their new needles. Know how to reduce the impact of spruce needle rust to your Christmas tree fields and landscape.

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  Pain in the grass: Bermudagrass

  Published on June 8, 2023
  Tackling bermudagrass in a residential lawn can be daunting. Learn more about the biology and management strategies.

• Tree, turf and ornamental plant update – June 15, 2017

  Published on June 16, 2017
  Dry conditions, leaf drop on maple, rose chafer and forest tent caterpillar are active. Scout for scale crawlers. Symptoms of fungal pathogens are showing up.