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| December 22, 2022

2022: Garden Bugs in Review

As we turn the page on 2022 and start our growing plan for 2023, we evaluate trends and local changes in the natural environment. Today, let’s take a good look at the noteworthy creepy crawlies that we found at our nursery and in our client’s landscapes in Southern Wisconsin. BAD GUY: Magnolia Scale Sometimes mistaken for […]

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Bugs & Blights

| February 24, 2021

This STINKS: Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in Wisconsin

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a tremendous increase in Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) in our homes and our gardens.  These large, shield-shaped insects are an exotic & invasive insect native to Asia.  It is important not to confuse these alien invaders with our native stink bug, whose population is kept in check by natural predators and poses […]

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