Yard & Garden

Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is found to some extent almost every year in New Hampshire and other major apple and pear grow...

Aphids, or plant lice, feed on most vegetable crops, many house plants and ornamentals grown in New Hampshire, as well as numerous weeds and wild plan...

Congratulations!  You have finished the Master Gardener class and now you are an Intern. What does that mean?<br /> <br /> Interns take the informat...

    These maps are the results of 27 years of surveying by Dr. Alan Eaton for Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis). Black legged ticks occur in all t...

There are two families of ticks, the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks). Those of importance to hikers, campers, and pet owners are in t...

The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) and the Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) feed on fruit, shade, and woodland trees. They are of lit...

In appearance, scales in general show little resemblance to typical insects. They are well protected by the waxy, almost impermeable shell they live u...

Powdery mildew occurs most commonly on the cool-season grasses such as bluegrasses and fescues, especially in shaded areas or areas with poor air circ...

Rhizoctonia brown patch is a common fungal disease of all turf grasses. Symptoms vary depending upon the grass species and mowing height. In general, ...

1. Sanitation!<br /> <br /> • Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor ...