Horticulture and Home Pest News

Horticulture and Home Pest News

Horticulture & Home Pest News is filled with articles on current horticulture, plant care, pest management, and common household pests written by Iowa State University Extension specialists in the Departments of Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Pathology.

Notify me when new issues are published!

Search

Search articles from 1992 to the present.

Past Issues

Browse through our back issues by author, date, or topic.

Directory of extension specialists

Topic: fall needle loss

Topic: fall-bearing red raspberries

Late Winter/Early Spring Pruning of Small Fruits : IC-504( 2) -- February 13, 2013

Topic: fall-blooming bulbs

Fall-Blooming Bulbs : IC-503(15) -- August 29, 2012

Topic: Fanny Iriate

Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic Staff : IC-499(16) -- August 27, 2008

Topic: FAQ

New Yard and Garden FAQs Home Page Up and Running! : IC-504( 1) -- January 11, 2013

Topic: farmers' market

Iowa Farmers’ Market Surveys, 2009 : IC-501( 1) -- January 6, 2010

Topic: fertilizer

Topic: fertilzation

Fertilizing Tree and Small Fruits in the Home Garden : IC-501( 5) -- March 31, 2010

Topic: field day

Horticulture Field Days : IC-501(10) -- June 9, 2010

Topic: field days

Home Demonstration Garden Field Days : IC-501(12) -- July 14, 2010

Topic: firewood

Topic: flood water mosquitoes

Flooding and Mosquitoes : IC-499(11) -- June 16, 2008

Topic: Flooding

Flooding Stress on Plants FAQ's : IC-499(11) -- June 16, 2008

Topic: florist plants

Flowering Houseplants for Winter : IC-503( 1) -- January 11, 2012

Topic: flower bulbs

Tulip Planting Time Again : IC-503(17) -- September 26, 2012

Topic: flowering shrubs

Early Spring-Flowering Shrubs for the Landscape : IC-499( 4) -- March 12, 2008

Topic: flowers

Care for Blooming Hanging Baskets : IC-500( 9)--June 3, 2009

Topic: foliar nematodes

Foliar Nematodes Lunch on Leaves : IC-501( 7) -- April 28, 2010

Topic: food preferences

Japanese Beetle Food Preferences : IC-501(12) -- July 14, 2010

Topic: food preservation

Harvesting and Storing Onions : IC-501(12) -- July 14, 2010

Topic: forcing bulbs

Topic: fourlined plant bug

Fourlined Plant Bug : IC-500( 9)--June 3, 2009

Topic: freeze

Topic: freeze damage

Topic: Freeze injury

Freeze Injury to Landscape Plants : IC-503( 6) -- April 18, 2012

Topic: freezing

Topic: frost

Topic: frost damage

Understanding Frost : IC-503( 5) -- April 4, 2012

Topic: frost damgae

Evergreens Hit by Mother’s Day Cold Snap : IC-501(11) -- June 23, 2010

Topic: frost free date

Early Spring Vegetable Garden Actions : IC-501( 7) -- April 28, 2010

Topic: frost injury

Effects of Freezing Temperatures on Fruits and Vegetables in the Home Garden : IC-501( 8) -- May 12, 2010

Topic: frost protection

Understanding Frost : IC-503( 5) -- April 4, 2012

Topic: fruit

Trees and Shrubs with Colorful Fruit in Fall and Winter : IC-491(24) -- November 5, 2004

Topic: fruit damage

Yellowjacket and Paper Wasp Pests of Fruit : IC-500(15) -- August 26, 2009

Topic: fruit thinning

Alternate Bearing and Hand Thinning of Tree Fruits : IC-502( 9) -- June 1, 2011

Topic: fruit tree grafting

2013 Fruit Tree Grafting Workshops : IC-504( 3) -- March 8, 2013

Topic: fungi

Underappreciated Fungi : IC-495 (6) -- April 5, 2006

Topic: fungicide

When Should I Spray Conifers for Needle Diseases? : IC-497 (8) -- April 18, 2007