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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.

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Topic: Joe Hannan

Welcome, Joe Hannan, Extension Commercial Horticulture Specialist : IC-501(20) -- December 8, 2010

Topic: june-bearing

Renovation of June-Bearing Strawberries : IC-497(14) -- June 13, 2007

Topic: lady beetle

Ladybug Myths : IC-499(20) -- November 5, 2008

Topic: ladybug

Spring's Unwelcome Guests : IC-501( 3)--March 3, 2010

Topic: larder beetle

Spring's Unwelcome Guests : IC-501( 3)--March 3, 2010

Topic: late summer garden

Mid-Summer Activities for the Vegetable Garden : IC-501(13) -- July 28, 2010

Topic: late summer lawn care

Late Summer Lawn Care : IC-501(14) -- August 11, 2010

Topic: lawn care

Topic: lawn fertilization

Topic: lawn maintenance

Topic: lawn weed control

Topic: leaf drop

Apple Scab Symptoms Starting to Appear : IC-501(10) -- June 9, 2010

Topic: leaf raking

Fall Lawn Care Suggestions : IC-502(18) -- October 12, 2011

Topic: leaf spot

Topic: leafminer

Columbine Leafminers Leave Quite a Mess : IC-500( 9)--June 3, 2009

Topic: leafminer damage

Columbine Leafminers Leave Quite a Mess : IC-500( 9)--June 3, 2009

Topic: Lettuce

Let Us Grow Lettuce! : IC-500(10) -- June 17, 2009

Topic: lilac

Lilac Care for the Home Garden : IC-503( 9) -- May 30, 2012

Topic: living roof

Green Roof Benefits : IC-501(18) -- October 27, 2010

Topic: longevity

Longevity of Perennials : IC-495 (3) -- February 22, 2006

Topic: low maintenance

Low-maintenance perennials : IC-491(11) -- May 21, 2004

Topic: magnolia scale

Magnolia Scale Insect : IC-499(16) -- August 27, 2008

Topic: maple leaf blister

Maple Leaf Blister: Black Leaves on Maple Explained : IC-500( 9)--June 3, 2009

Topic: Master Gardener

Topic: master gardener training

Master Gardener Symposia, 2011 : IC-502( 1) -- January 12, 2011

Topic: mealybugs

Keep Checking for Insects on Houseplants : IC-500(20) -- December 9, 2009

Topic: meetings

Topic: melons

Topic: meserve holly

Hollies for the Iowa Landscape : IC-501(20) -- December 8, 2010

Topic: micronutrient

Micronutrient Deficiencies of Trees : IC-495(21) -- August 23, 2006

Topic: millipedes

Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update - June 15, 2011 : IC-502(10) -- June 15, 2011

Topic: mining bees

Digger Bees in the Landscape : IC-500( 7) -- May 6, 2009

Topic: minor diseases

Minor leaf spots and blights of turfgrasses : IC-497(13) -- June 6, 2007

Topic: minute pirate bug

Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update - September 30, 2009 : IC-500(17) -- September 30, 2009

Topic: mole control

Mole Control Reminder : IC-501(10) -- June 9, 2010

Topic: mole crickets

Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update - September 15, 2010 : IC-501(16) -- September 15, 2010

Topic: monarch butterflies

Insect Population Predictions: Or, Where Are All the Monarchs : IC-500(14) -- August 12, 2009