Articles
Gardening Articles
Research-based horticulture information to help keep your plants and gardens thriving.
Apple Scab
Apple scab is a potentially serious fungal disease of ornamental and fruit trees in the rose family. This factsheet describes symptoms, management and control of this sometimes serious disease.
Late Blight
Late blight is a destructive disease of tomatoes and potatoes that can quickly kill mature plants and make tomato fruits and potato tubers inedible. This factsheet covers symptoms and management.
Sowbugs
Phil Pellitteri, UW Insect Diagnostic Lab Revised: 5/25/2010 Item number: XHT1110 Sowbugs and related pillbugs are harmless soil inhabiting creatures that occasionally are found in high numbers in and around the home. These hard-shelled, multi-legged, segmented isopods feed on decaying organic matter in the soil. Sowbugs often collect under flower pots, outdoor rugs, and boards, […]
Slugs
Phil Pellitteri, UW Insect Diagnostic Lab Revised: 5/25/2010 Item number: XHT1040 Slugs are legless, soft-bodied creatures that resemble snails without a shell. Slugs feed on a wide range of plants including ornamentals, vegetables and fruits. A number of species of slugs are found in Wisconsin, but gray and spotted garden slugs are the most common, […]
Roseslug Sawfly
Roseslug sawfly causes damage to leaves of wild and cultivated roses in early summer. This factsheet will help you identify this insect and manage the damage it causes.
Microdochium Patch
This article covers microdochium patch, aka pink snow mold, which is a fungal disease affecting cool season grasses, including bluegrass, bentgrass, perennial ryegrass and fine and tall fescues.
Identifying grasses in Wisconsin
R.C. Newman Revised: 5/11/2010 Item number: A1827 This 12-page publication will help you identify the 30 most common grass species in Wisconsin turf.
Turfgrass Disorder: Greenbug
Areas of discolored turfgrass,from pale green to yellow to burnt orange, often under shade trees, may be caused by feeding of greenbug, a type of aphid. Learn about greenbug here.
Turfgrass Disorder: Chinch Bug
Chinch bug infestations can cause serious injury to lawns, especially those with fescue or bentgrass. Find more information about symptoms, prevention and control in this helpful publication.
Helminthosporium Turf Diseases
Helminthosporium disease affects cool season turfgrasses and can severely reduce the appearance of a lawn and lead to expensive lawn renovations. Learn more in this factsheet.
Supina Bluegrass for Lawns, Golf Courses and Athletic Fields
Supina bluegrass is a potential new grass for areas with dense shade or high traffic. Read this publication to find out where supina bluegrass should and should not be planted, and how to care for it.
Root and Crown Rots
This factsheet covers root/crown rot, which is a general term that describes disease of woody ornamentals where the causal organism attacks a plant’s root system and/or lower trunk or branches near the soil.
