Have weeds taken over your gardens this summer? 🌿
Check out the link in our bio for tips on how to get your gardens back on track! 🔗
#weeds #gardenweeds #gardeninglife #gardening #gardeningchores #overgrown #uconnladybug
In August and September, we see an uptick in calls about controlling bees and wasps in the home garden. By late summer, their nests are well established, highly visible, and some species become more aggressive as floral resources begin to become scarce. When they can't find as many flowers, ...your soda can smells like just what they need!
So what's a homeowner to do?
🐝 Keep food and beverages covered while outdoors to reduce attracting bees and wasps to the area. Pick up any dropped or rotting fruit from nearby plants to help reduce attraction as well.
🐝 Stay calm - Swatting at potentially aggressive insects may be perceived as threatening and lead to a painful sting!
🐝 Identify the insects - There are many species of wasps and bees out there, with different life cycles and needs, and not all bees and wasps will be aggressive. Proper ID can help you save time in finding the right solution!
🐝 Avoid the area - If you find a nest in a place that doesn't see heavy foot traffic, it could be plausible to allow the nest to complete its season and admire from afar. Wasps do not return to or re-use nests in following seasons. Each Queen starts fresh with a new nest and a new colony.
🐝 Remember that human safety comes first - if the bees or wasps are nested in an area with heavy foot traffic, or a family member has an allergy, it is appropriate to take steps to remove the nest. We all want to help our pollinators and beneficial insects, but not at the cost of personal safety.
🐝 Contact a professional - Pest removal, especially when the pest is considered aggressive, is often best left to the professionals. Beekeepers may be equipped to remove honeybees, but not wasps. Get that ID and start with the right professional to reduce stress and save time!
📸 by Pamm Cooper, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
In August and September, we see an uptick in calls about controlling bees and wasps in the home garden. By late summer, their nests are well established, highly visible, and some species become more aggressive as floral resources begin to become scarce. When they can't find as many flowers, ...your soda can smells like just what they need!
So what's a homeowner to do?
🐝 Keep food and beverages covered while outdoors to reduce attracting bees and wasps to the area. Pick up any dropped or rotting fruit from nearby plants to help reduce attraction as well.
🐝 Stay calm - Swatting at potentially aggressive insects may be perceived as threatening and lead to a painful sting!
🐝 Identify the insects - There are many species of wasps and bees out there, with different life cycles and needs, and not all bees and wasps will be aggressive. Proper ID can help you save time in finding the right solution!
🐝 Avoid the area - If you find a nest in a place that doesn't see heavy foot traffic, it could be plausible to allow the nest to complete its season and admire from afar. Wasps do not return to or re-use nests in following seasons. Each Queen starts fresh with a new nest and a new colony.
🐝 Remember that human safety comes first - if the bees or wasps are nested in an area with heavy foot traffic, or a family member has an allergy, it is appropriate to take steps to remove the nest. We all want to help our pollinators and beneficial insects, but not at the cost of personal safety.
🐝 Contact a professional - Pest removal, especially when the pest is considered aggressive, is often best left to the professionals. Beekeepers may be equipped to remove honeybees, but not wasps. Get that ID and start with the right professional to reduce stress and save time!
📸 by Pamm Cooper, UConn Home & Garden Education Center
#beesandwasps #wasps #swarm #stings #friendorfoe #uconnladybug
A very common pathogen in our environment, Cedar Apple Rust uses two completely unrelated hosts to complete its life cycle - and it's been a good year for it!
As someone with a passion for science, I’m always looking at nature with a curious eye. I often find myself enraptured by even its smallest feats,...
uconnladybug.wordpress.comSeeing funky orange spots on your apple and crabapple leaves? It could be Cedar-Apple Rust! Learn more about this fascinating pathogen in this week's blog "I Spy: Cedar-Apple Rust" Link in Bio!
#cedarapplerustfungus #cedarapplerust #gymnosporangium #planthealth ...#plantdiseases #plantpathogen #uconnladybug
Thank you to all of our participants who joined us for our 4th Annual IPM Seminar for the Home Gardener last week!
Home gardeners from across the state joined us at the UConn Plant Science Research Farm for a day of talks and demonstrations geared towards helping them learn how to ...incorporate Integrated Pest Management strategies into their gardening.
Shout out to all of our speakers who did a fantastic job sharing their time and knowledge for the day!
It feels like autumn outside, but there's still summer garden chores to do! Make sure you're on track with our August Gardening Tips.
August Gardening Tips Click on highlighted links for additional informationAnnuals & Perennials August is the month to order peony roots for ...
homegarden.cahnr.uconn.eduThank you to all of our participants who joined us for our 4th Annual IPM Seminar for the Home Gardener last week!
Home gardeners from across the state joined us at the UConn Plant Science Research Farm for a day of talks and demonstrations geared towards helping them learn how to ...incorporate Integrated Pest Management strategies into their gardening.
Shout out to all of our speakers who did a fantastic job sharing their time and knowledge for the day!
#workshop #seminar #lovegardening #integratedpestmanagement #gardentips #uconnladybug
Tobacco farming is deeply rooted in Connecticut history, especially in the Connecticut River Valley.
Watch for tractors out on the roads and give them plenty of space this month, as harvesting has begun!
📸 by Pamm Cooper, UConn Home & Garden Education Center