News
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Woodpeckers and the house: It’s your siding versus their chipped holes
Published on January 3, 2012
Those who live in wood-sided houses should never scoff at woodpeckers. Scare-devices are your best option to rid your home of their drilling. -
Carpenter bees: Another home-wrecker
Published on January 3, 2012
Mysterious holes in exterior wood surfaces around the home may be the work of carpenter bees. -
Bagworms becoming more common in Michigan?
Published on December 15, 2011
Bagworms can be found on plants year-round, but often go unnoticed until plants are defoliated. Now is a great time of the year to inspect conifers for bagworms. -
Five fall insect invaders
Published on November 2, 2011
These six-legged overwintering zombies are a nuisance around homes, but there are a few things you can do send them elsewhere -
Wooly worms and winter weather predictions
Published on October 17, 2011
Those crazy caterpillars are talking weather again. -
Late fall oak caterpillar causing nuisance
Published on October 10, 2011
Got tiny caterpillars dangling down on threads and laying tiny, white, rice-like cocoons everywhere? Sounds like you have a bad case of oak skeletonizer! -
Gypsy moth finding a niche in evergreens
Published on August 18, 2011
Spruce trees provide haven for low populations of gypsy moth. Inspection of plants and sites where eggs could be laid is the key to preventing damage next year. -
Eastern filbert blight on Turkish filbert
Published on August 15, 2011
Keep an eye on Turkish filbert trees for eastern filbert blight, a potentially deadly disease. -
The tomato hornworm and the tobacco hornworm
Published on September 23, 2009
The tomato hornworm and the tobacco hornworm are the most well known and largest caterpillar pests of tomatoes in Michigan.