MSU Extension Gardening in Michigan

News

• Home health – Protect your pets

  Published on August 8, 2013
  Protect your family pets from poison and recognize the signs that it has been digested.

• What’s hovering over my flowers?

  Published on July 31, 2013
  Several sphinx moth species look a lot like hummingbirds or bumblebees.

• Altering canning recipes

  Published on July 1, 2013
  It is vital to always use tested recipes when canning to make sure that you end up with a safe home canned product.

• Juniper scale crawlers are active in Michigan

  Published on June 14, 2013
  Mid-June is best time to control juniper scale on needles.

• How to remove flying bats from your house

  Published on June 10, 2013
  Ways to prevent drama and trauma when dealing with bats indoors.

• Mosquito season is here

  Published on May 16, 2013
  Plenty of snow over the winter and ample spring rains has provided plenty of standing water for developing mosquito larvae.

• Pollen cones may be plentiful on conifers in 2013

  Published on May 9, 2013
  Stress from 2012 drought likely to result in bumper crop of pollen cones.

• Cicada mania not coming to Michigan in 2013

  Published on May 8, 2013
  You’ll have to travel east to witness this remarkable flight of billions of noisy insects, the cicada.

• How to choose a pest management company

  Published on May 8, 2013
  Qualified, licensed and insured pest management companies are key in riding homes of bed bugs.

• Growing grapes in the backyard

  Published on May 3, 2013
  Tips and resources to help get you started on your own backyard vineyard.