By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners As we have been in our yards this season, we both have noticed how few...

By Debbie Roland, Emmy Ulmschneider, and Shirley Kelley, Master Gardeners Insects are the cogs that keep our Earth’s machinery running. ...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last year when the monarchs were migrating, I wondered where the rest of the...

Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Several years ago I lucked into a 6’ in diameter tub from the recycling center. It’s about 30” tall and...

Debbie Roland, Master Gardener I love most living things but I have never been able to warm up to spiders or snakes. I do feel like I am...

by Barbara Porsch-Master Gardener-herb enthusiast We haven’t talked about parsley in a long time, so let’s talk about parsley this month....

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist There are bad bugs, and then, there are bad, bad bugs. Spider mites are bad, bad,...

by Carl White Master Gardener To those who are unaware, this is one garden pest whose life objective is to destroy your garden or...

by Carl White, Master Gardener We are all familiar with the sounds of summer including bird calls, trilling of crickets, drone of bees...

by Carl White Learning to recognize the insects of the garden is so helpful in order that we don’t destroy the beneficial predators which...

by Carl White, Master Gardener To observe this most beneficial insect, the preying stance in which the powerful forelegs are folded into...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener At the risk of sounding a bit dramatic, we as gardeners put ourselves in harm’s way each time we do what...

by Carl White, Bee Enthusiast, and Ron Nelson, BeeKeeper, Master Gardeners The soft buzz around the flowers, the constant flow of bees...

By Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Christmas is almost here, and what better way for an entomology specialist to...

By Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Our “Ask a Master Gardener” program has received several inquiries about a pale...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener, Entomologist Specialist As Master Gardeners we are here to answer questions regarding gardening. This...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Are you one of the people who enjoying sitting on your porch at night listening to...

by Karen Miller, Entomology Specialist Mud dauber is a common name given to a number of wasps that build their nest from mud. Also called...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Most of us consider the Pill bug, aka Rollie Pollie or woodlice, a pest especially...

Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomologist Specialist Which red butterfly have you had in your garden? Is it a Monarch, a Queen, a...