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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.

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  Mary Wilson

  Ornamentals, Landscape and Turf Systems
  wilsonm1@msu.edu
  

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  Rebecca Krans

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

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  Rebecca Finneran

  Environmental quality
  Finneran@msu.edu
  

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  Abiotic Plant Disorders: Symptoms, Signs, and Solutions (E2996)

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

• Rain gardens: Part 2 - Rain garden plants

  Published on March 25, 2014
  Rain gardens resemble regular perennial gardens and borders, but have a more important function in the landscape. Learn more about which plants to include in your family’s rain garden.

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  Why are all these bugs appearing on the side or inside of my home?

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Nuisance insects that aggregate on homes and structures in the fall.

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  Defeat weeding by eating – Part 2: Plant adaptations

  Published on October 24, 2019
  Struggling to get the kids to weed the garden? Turn it into a science lesson and snack by learning about plant adaption and why edible plants look the way they do and grow where they are.

• Corn gluten acts an alternative organic weed control

  Published on May 8, 2012
  Tired of weeding, but don’t like the ecological impacts of synthetic herbicides? Controlling weeds with a natural product makes good sense.

• Honey bee swarms

  Published on May 28, 2010
  Several people called the lab this past week to report a swarm of honeybees in their yards.

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  Defeat weeding by eating – Part 3: Lambsquarters and nutrition

  Published on October 24, 2019
  Struggling to get the kids to weed the garden? Turn weeding into harvesting by teaching youth how some weeds are nutritious to eat, like common lambsquarters.

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  Why is my indoor plant unhappy?

  Published on December 12, 2019
  Consider the growth conditions of your indoor plants when investigating plant problems.

• End of season gardening tips

  Published on November 18, 2014
  Getting ready for winter also means putting your garden to rest. Consider planting a cover crop and learn tips for winterizing your garden tools.

• Don’t ya just hate fruit flies?

  Published on September 7, 2007
  

• Strawberry root weevils on the move (into your home)

  Published on August 11, 2006
  

• Spider mites benefiting from our hot dry weather

  Published on July 27, 2007
  

• Integrated chemical pest management

  Published on June 29, 2007
  

• Controlling wasps in yards and structures

  Published on August 13, 2010
  

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  Growing amaryllis, a favorite holiday plant

  Published on December 17, 2014
  Amaryllis is one of the most widely grown bulbs worldwide and comes in a beautiful array of colors and flower types.

• Care of live fir trees can mean a greener holiday

  Published on November 29, 2012
  Trying a live alternative to cut trees during the holiday season can be a satisfying exercise if some precautions are taken in the tree’s selection, transition and planting.

• Carpenter bees: destructive home invader

  Published on May 18, 2012
  Carpenter bees are a beneficial pollinator, but can also be destructive.