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2025 Plant Disease Talks

Each month, the UW Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic hosts a Zoom webinar on a plant disease-related topic. View the 2025 schedule and webinar descriptions here.

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▶ Watch: How do Pesticides Affect Pollinators and Songbirds in Your Yard

▶ Watch: How do Pesticides Affect Pollinators and Songbirds in Your Yard

In this video, you will learn what research studies have found about how pesticides affect pollinators and songbirds. You will also learn about what people have done to help in their yards and communities to aid pollinator health and habitats.

Wisconsin’s Busy Bees: Getting to Know the Bees in Your Area

By: PJ Liesch, Extension Entomology Specialist, UW-Madison While bees such as honey bees and bumblebees are well-known, Wisconsin is home to nearly 500 species of bees. Most of these bees go unrecognized by the public but provide critical pollination services. In this video, you will learn about some of the commonest wild bees in the […]

Growing Apples in Wisconsin

Growing Apples in Wisconsin

This publication is a great how-to resource for backyard apple growers. It covers everything from planting to pruning to disease and insect management strategies, to help you get a great harvest.

Mulches for Home Gardens and Plantings

Mulches for Home Gardens and Plantings

Boost your garden’s production with mulches. This publication shows when to use organic mulches, like bark or leaves, and synthetic mulches, like plastic sheets, and teaches how to apply them.

Specialized Gardening Techniques: Wide-Row Planting, Square-Foot Gardening and Raised Beds

Specialized Gardening Techniques: Wide-Row Planting, Square-Foot Gardening and Raised Beds

Learn how to make the most of your garden. Features tips for setting up and planting raised beds, including wheelchair access.

Fascinating Fasciation

Fascinating Fasciation

This physiological disorder, called fasciation, can occur in almost any plant part, but is most noticeable in the stems or inflorescences.

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