Extension Horticulture specialists and educators across Wisconsin are regularly featured by local and national news outlets to share expertise on a wide range of topics related to gardening and horticulture. With a shared commitment to research-based horticulture and environmentally sustainable gardening practices, Extension provides invaluable guidance to home gardeners and professionals alike, to enhance understanding of plants, insects, wildlife, and local ecosystems.

Read our latest news features

• Garden calendar | For the week of June 30
  June 30, 2024 | Wisconsin State Journal | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• Insects and disease, growing sustainable roses
  June 29, 2024 | Garden Talk – WPR | Featuring Brian Hudelson and Lisa Johnson
• Wisconsin entomologist talks ladybugs, gardens and ordering online
  June 27, 2024 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring PJ Liesch
• When will mosquitoes take over? ‘The clock is ticking’ says bug expert
  June 27, 2024 | WTMJ | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Spangenberg column: Why apple trees do not bloom
  June 26, 2024 | Superior Telegram | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• DNR reports illegal cicada harvesting at Bigfoot Beach State Park
  June 24, 2024 | CBS 58 | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Wet Season Leads to More Mosquito Activity
  June 24, 2024 | WAOW | Featuring PJ Liesch
• DNR warns removing cicadas from state parks is illegal
  June 24, 2024 | WPR | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Unknown Host Charlie Stone Chats with PJ Liesch, The Bug Guy: Cicadas, Climate Change, Oh My!
  June 21, 2024 | RealClear Politics | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Rainy weather is helping a fungus kill invasive spongy moth caterpillars
  June 20, 2024 | WPR | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Eradication of insect pests and invasive plants
  June 19, 2024 | The Larry Meiller Show – WPR | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Unusual Bug Populations Reported In Wisconsin This Spring
  June 18, 2024 | Seehafer News | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Scorpion, moths, beetles: Wisconsin bugs skitter into spotlight
  June 16, 2024 | WKOW | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Japanese beetles emerging early in 2024
  June 16, 2024 | Watertown Daily Times | Featuring PJ Liesch
• See the Photos of the Rare Cicada Emergence
  June 14, 2024 | TIME | Featuring PJ Liesch
• The buzz about cicadas
  June 13, 2024 | UW–Madison News | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Are Cicadas Dangerous? Here’s What To Know Ahead of Summer 2024
  June 11, 2024 | The Pioneer Woman | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Garden calendar | For the week of June 9
  June 9, 2024 | Wisconsin State Journal | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• Cicada presentation shines light on the little critters’ life cycle
  June 8, 2024 | WMTV | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Why are 17-year cicadas so loud, and how do they make noise?
  June 7, 2024 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring PJ Liesch
• The truth about ‘zombie cicadas’: ‘The fungus can do some nefarious things’
  June 7, 2024 |  Fox News | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Millions of cicadas are blanketing Lake Geneva. Here’s what they look and sound like
  June 7, 2024 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Lake Geneva gears up for first ever Cicadapalooza
  June 5, 2024 | CBS 58 | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Cicadapalooza Will Buzz Into Lake Geneva This Weekend
  June 8, 2024 | Milwaukee Magazine | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Garden calendar | For the week of June 2 – Wisconsin State Journal
  June 2, 2024 | Wisconsin State Journal | Featuring Lisa Johnson

If we missed a feature, let us know! Email madi.potratz@wisc.edu with a link to the news article you’d like added to the list.