Horticulture
Cicada Killer Wasp Controll
These large (1-1/3- to 1-5/8-inch long) wasps fly slowly above the ground. Cicada killers have a black body with yellow marks across the thorax...
Horticulture
Fall Webworm Control
Fall webworm feeds on almost all fruit, shade, and ornamental trees except conifers. This insect is present more often on trees that are not...
Horticulture
How to Pick a Ripe Melon
Telling when a melon is ready to be harvested can be a challenge, or it may be quite easy. It all depends on the...
Horticulture
Spider mites on Tomatoes
Tomatoes are easy to grow but seem to have a million problems! One such problem is spider mites. Hot, dry weather often means spider...
Horticulture
Bitter Cucumbers
A bitter taste in cucumbers is the result of stress that can be caused by a number of factors, including heredity, moisture, temperature, soil...
Horticulture
Earworms in Kansas Sweet Corn
Corn earworm tends to be a problem every year on sweet corn in Kansas. The earworm moth lays eggs on developing silks at night....
Horticulture
Geraniums and Petunias Beware of the Tobacco Budworm
Have you noticed that your geraniums and petunias are not blooming (flowering)? Well, the “critter” or culprit causing the problem may be the caterpillar...
Horticulture
Oak Lace Bug
We often associate lace bugs with sycamores and cotoneaster, but oaks can be affected as well. Actually, the lace bugs that affect these three...
