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Indoor Plants & Pests

Plants are commonly used as decorations within a households interior. MSU Extension provides an educational opportunity for you to view common resources and articles regarding the maintain of indoor plants and the pests.

Rebecca Krans

Consumer Hort
kransr@msu.edu
906-875-0606
Mary Wilson

Ornamentals, Landscape and Turf Systems
wilsonm1@msu.edu
Rebecca Finneran

Environmental quality
Finneran@msu.edu
Abiotic Plant Disorders: Symptoms, Signs, and Solutions (E2996)

Published on November 10, 2015
Abiotic plant disorders are associated with non-living causal factors.
Poison ivy control

Published on August 16, 2010
Spring is on its way – prepare for food preservation

Published on March 16, 2015
It is never too early to start planning for your summer home preserved foods.
CAT Alerts are moving to join news.msue.msu.edu

Published on March 23, 2011
CAT Alerts are joining a new effort to bring you more timely information from MSU Extension.
Multi-colored Asian lady beetles are moving from fields to homes

Published on September 19, 2014
Elevated soybean aphid numbers in western Van Buren County will mean high numbers of multi-colored Asian ladybeetles trying to get into area homes soon.
Butterflies, moths, skippers, oh my?

Published on May 4, 2006
Earwigs: Bane of summer garden plants

Published on June 22, 2012
The key to combating ravenous earwigs in container plants is to dry out the environment.
The secret to getting a Christmas cactus to bloom: temperature and light

Published on December 1, 2011
To bloom or not to bloom, that is the question many Christmas cactus owners are asking themselves.
Managing brown marmorated stink bugs in homes

Published on September 30, 2015
How to prevent and get rid of brown marmorated stink bugs in your home or building.
Recycle your fresh Christmas tree and protect against deer browse

Published on December 26, 2012
Take advantage of this smart use of your old Christmas tree. Protect your garden plants from deer feeding by placing cut boughs from your recycled tree in a tee-pee fashion around plants.
Why are there worms in my swimming pool?

Published on July 2, 2009
What can I do about the mosquito super emergence?

Published on August 12, 2011
If simply staying indoors isn’t an option, use these precautions and repellents to keep away the heavy swarms of mosquitoes lurking in your yard.
Northern Michigan butterflies suffer from late 2008 May cold

Published on March 20, 2009
Strawberry root weevils: Uninvited guests stop by in late summer and early fall

Published on August 17, 2016
Strawberry root weevils can be found inside homes this time of year, though they won’t cause any damage to you, your home or pets.
Juniper scale crawlers are active in Michigan

Published on June 14, 2013
Mid-June is best time to control juniper scale on needles.
Landowners cautioned about mail offers to lease mineral rights

Published on April 8, 2011
If you own land, to watch out for too-good-to-be-true offers encouraging you to lease your oil, gas and other mineral rights.
Dig in now to plant a living Christmas tree

Published on November 15, 2011
Plenty of planning and preparation are a must if you’re interested in adding a living Christmas tree to your holiday season and landscape plans.