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University of Illinois Extension Staff - Index
... worms lunch scraps and two or three months later they are harvesting castings - worm compost. Teacher worm composting workshops are held in the fall. Urban Programs Resource Network The Urban ... Chicago Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners receive 60 hours of training in horticulture, botany, pest control and related topics and in return give Extension 60 hours as volunteers. Master Gardeners ...
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Raspberries & More - Insects & Diseases of Raspberries
... in your area for a list of pesticides recommended for insect pests and disease control in raspberries. Watch for the following: Weak plants, chlorotic leaves indicates viral, fungal, bacterial, ... indicates crown galls. There is no chemical control, and sanitation is recommended. Links to Raspberry Insect Pests Aphids Leaf rollers Cane borer Cane maggot, fruit worm, crown borer Sawfly Sap beetles ...
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Watch Your Garden Grow - Collards
... become large. If you maintain ample soil moisture during hot periods in the summer and control insect and disease pests, collards produce an abundant harvest. All green parts of the plant ... damage caused by diamondback larvae looks like shot holes in the leaf. The larval or worm stages of these insects cause damage by eating holes in the leaves and cabbage head ...
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Watch Your Garden Grow - Corn
... affects only the appearance of the white corn, not the eating quality. Cultivate shallowly to control weeds. Chemical herbicides are not recommended for home gardens. Although corn is a warm-weather ... the largest devouring any others present. Once the worm is inside the protective husk covering, there is no effective control. Anything that restricts the worm-such as tightening the tip of the husk ...
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Taste of Gardening-Disease Control
... -Disease Control Composting Disease Control Growing Transplants Harvesting Vegetables Herbs Insect Control Planning a Garden Planting Storing Vegetables Credits Disease Control Diseases That Plague Garden Plants Plant health can ... removed from the garden when first found. Nematode Diseases Nematodes are small, transparent, worm-like animals that live in the soil. They fed on plant roots, often ...
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Taste of Gardening-Insect Control
... Control Composting Disease Control Growing Transplants Harvesting Vegetables Herbs Insect Control Planning a Garden Planting Storing Vegetables Credits Insect Control Bugs Worm Their Way Into ... over the plants. Series Topics: Composting | Disease Control | Growing Transplants | Harvesting Vegetables | Herbs | Insect Control | Planning a Garden | Planting | Storing Vegetables | Credits University ...
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Watch Your Garden Grow - Tomato
... coming through the entire season. Determinate vines are easier to control and support during the growing season. Some of the extreme ... . A horn protrudes from the top rear end of the worm. Tomato hornworms feed on the leaves and fruit. Several worms ... alone. These structures are the pupae of parasitic insects that help control the hornworm population and the individual wearing them is already doomed ...
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The Bug Review-Cabbage Worm
... kale, kohlrabi, and other cole crops grown in Illinois. The imported cabbage worm is a sluggish, velvety-green worm. The cabbage looper is green with stripes along its back and sides ... infestation. It is almost impossible to raise cole crops in Illinois without controlling these pests. Control Contact your county Extension office for current pesticide controls. Written by Susan M. Grupp, ...
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Watch Your Garden Grow - Tomato
... coming through the entire season. Determinate vines are easier to control and support during the growing season. Some of the extreme ... . A horn protrudes from the top rear end of the worm. Tomato hornworms feed on the leaves and fruit. Several worms ... alone. These structures are the pupae of parasitic insects that help control the hornworm population and the individual wearing them is already doomed ...
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