Meadow voles occur throughout most of the northern and eastern United States and Canada in low wetlands, open grasslands, and orchards. Meadow voles are most active above the ground, as evidenced by surface trails-often ...

The techniques of integrated pest management (IPM) offer a practical way for growers to maintain profitable crop production while effectively managing pests. Using IPM, growers can improve plant protection of annuals, ...

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is an important native forest species that provides many ecosystem services including shelter for wildlife, protection against erosion and shade for forest streams. Additionally, thanks ...

The banded slug was introduced from Europe during the 1800s. It has become a common pest of vegetables, field crops, and ornamentals throughout the United States and Canada. The banded slug attacks seedlings of a number ...

The gray garden slug was introduced from Europe during the 1800s. It has become a common pest of vegetables, field crops, and ornamentals throughout the United States and Canada. It is a close relative of the marsh slug, ...

What’s in a name? A groundcover is a perennial plant used en masse for its visual wallop and to crowd out weeds. Many are gorgeous perennials that gardeners have used in flower borders for years. Now we’re finding that ...

What’s in a name? A groundcover is a perennial plant used en masse for its visual wallop and to crowd out weeds. Many are gorgeous perennials that gardeners have used in flower borders for years. Now we’re finding that ...

The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) is a burgeoning pest of turfgrass in the northeastern United States. This native beetle is most prevalent and injurious in low-cut, high maintenance turf such as golf course greens, tees ...

Prunus is a large genus of over 400 species and hybrids in the rose family which includes apricots, nectarines, peaches, cherries, plums and almonds. Stone fruit trees are important agricultural crops, but many are also ...

Juniperus is a genus of about 60 species of conifer trees, shrubs and groundcovers. Junipers are widely grown for their diverse ornamental qualities including needle-like foliage in shades ranging from green to blue. ...