Vegetable Leafminers

Leafminers are the larval stage of flies, moths, sawflies and beetles that can cause damage to leafy vegetables such as spinach and chard. Learn more about controlling the damage in this factsheet.

Raccoon Ecology and Damage Management

Author(s): Scott Craven, David Drake In this, the fifth publication in the “Living With Wildlife in Wisconsin” series, the authors describe the life, habits, and habitat of the raccoon, that clever creature whose versatility and energy can make him both entertaining and troublesome. The authors describe the economic and ecological benefits provided by raccoons. They […]

Chipmunk and Ground Squirrel Ecology and Damage Management

Author(s): David Drake, Carolin Tappe, Ryan Klausch, Jason Suckow In this publication, the authors describe the life, habits, and habitat of chipmunks and ground squirrels as well as nonlethal and lethal ways of mitigating the damage they cause (4 pages; 2013).

Vine Crops Disorder: Scab

Scab, aka gummosis, is an important disease affecting vine crops. Read this helpful factsheet to better spot, prevent, and control scab in your garden.

Vine Crops Disorder: Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildew is a foliar disease that occurs in the later part of summer on many vine crops. Find out how to identify, prevent, and control powdery mildew in your garden in this helpful factsheet.

Vine Crops Disorder: Anthracnose

Anthracnose is a destructive fungal disease of the foliage, stems and fruit of cucumbers, gourds, and melons. Find out how to identify, prevent and control this disease in your garden.

Vine Crops Disorder: Angular Leaf Spot

Angular leaf spoit is a bacterial disease that affects cucumbers, honeydew melon and zucchini grown in Wisconsin. This factsheet will help you identify, prevent and control this disease in your garden.

Vine Crops Disease: Phytophthora Blight

Phytophthora blight is a serious disease of zucchini, pumpkin, summer squash and melons, as well as other vine crops. This factsheet describes symptoms, disease cycle and control methods.

Tomato Disorder: Physiological Fruit Problems

Environmental factors can affect the look, and sometimes flavor of tomatoes. This publication covers disorders including blossom end rot, blotchy ripening, catfacing, cracking, puffiness and sunscald.

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