Resources
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Drechslera Leaf Spot [fact sheet]
Fungal leaf spots caused by Dreschslera spp. are common on bluegrass, bentgrasses, fescues, and ryegrasses.
Leaf spot symptoms on bentgrass (…
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Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Hairy Chinch Bug [fact sheet]
Hairy chinch bugs, (Blissus leucopterus), are probably the most destructive pest of home lawns. The adults are small (1/16" long), black with…
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Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Rhizoctonia Brown Patch [fact sheet]
Rhizoctonia brown patch is a common fungal disease of all turf grasses. Symptoms vary depending upon the grass species and mowing height. In general…
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Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Sod Webworm [fact sheet]
Sod webworms are the caterpillar stage of small moths, from the genera Crambus and Herpetogramma. Adult moths are about 1" long, tan-colored,…
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Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Twospotted Spider Mite [fact sheet]
Several species of spider mites invade field, garden, greenhouse, nursery, and ornamental plants. The most troublesome of these spider mites is the…
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Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
White Grubs [fact sheet]
White grubs are the larval or grub stage of several species of beetles and chafers. The two most troublesome species in New Hampshire are the…
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Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
White Pine Weevil [fact sheet]
The white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi) is one of the most destructive insect pests of eastern white pines in North America. Norway spruce, jack pine…
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Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Identifying Common Sweet Corn Caterpillars [fact sheet]
Corn earworm, Fall armyworm, and European corn borer caterpillars can all infest the ears of sweet corn. The most reliable way to identify them is to…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
Identifying Moths in Traps for Sweet Corn Pests [fact sheet]
We recommend control sprays and treatment intervals based on the number of pest moths collected in pheromone traps. Because large changes in pest…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Fruit & Vegetable Crops | vegetable crops | Fact Sheet | |
10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases [fact sheet]
1. Sanitation!
• Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor diseases,…
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Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | |||
Sink Those Germs - Wash Your Hands [activity]
What to do
Youth try to “sink germs” by tossing beanbag “germs” into a container. The game uses 6 beanbags to correspond with the 6 times it is…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | Activity | ||
Fruit/Vegetable Group Picture Cards [activity]
What to do
Click on Download resource in upper right hand corner for cards. Give each child one of the Fruit or Vegetable Group picture cards…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | Activity | ||
From a Grain of Wheat [activity]
What to say
Begin this lesson with a discussion of favorite breads. Which group on the MyPlate has bread in it? What other food is in that group?…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
The Apple Says [activity]
What to do
Play this game like “Simon Says.” With small children, have them all participate. Explain to only do the exercise if “The Apple Says”…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
Hot Potato [activity]
What to say
There are many good vegetables to eat. We need to eat vegetables every day. What are some of your favorites? What do you like about…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
Follow the Red Pepper [activity]
What to do
This is an adapted version of “Follow the Leader.”
Ask a volunteer to be the “Red Pepper” leader. Give the “Red Pepper” the…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
Developing the Senses: Guess the Fruit or Vegetable [activity]
What to do
Put a fruit or vegetable in a small paper bag. Have the children sit in a circle and guess what is in the bag without looking inside.…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
On-Farm Construction
Most farms will eventually have a construction project to add new facilities or improve existing ones. Depending upon the skill of the owner and…
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Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Agriculture & Gardens | Agriculture & Gardens | ||
Rising Bread [activity]
What to do
Tell the story of making bread, below. Tell the kids to move in the parts
of the story where they can act out what’s happening. (Show…
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Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood, Health & Well-Being | Activity | ||
Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite [fact sheet]
What are bed bugs?
Bed bugs have tormented people throughout human history. They are now increasingly becoming a problem within residences of all…
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Insect Identification Services, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden | Fact Sheet |