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Berms, Sound Barriers, Plant Barries, Barriers,

Using Berms as Barriers

If you want to create privacy, redirect wind, reduce noise, or stop erosion around your urban home, you can …

Wheel Bug, Bugs in the Garden, Manage Bugs at Home, Manage Bugs Near Me, Bugs in the Garden, Bugs in my Home, Manage Bugs Around Me

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a well-rounded management approach to pest control. Damage to plants by pests is …

Slime Flux, What is this Foul Smell in my tree, Tree smells bad, Tree is Leaking, Tree Smells, Why Does My Tree Stink, Why Does my Tree Smell Like Alcohol

Slime Flux

With the hot weather comes a foul-smelling and unsightly seepage of sap from the trunk of shade trees, called …

Japanese Beetle on Leaf

Japanese Beetles

Japanese Beetles are an invasive species, and are starting to make their appearance. You may be able to …

Bugs in the Garden, Union County,

Insects in the Garden

Have you paid any attention to the insects in your yard and garden this season? It seems I am …

Mulch in Truck Bed, What is in Mulch, What is the Purpose of Mulch, Mulch Near Me, Facts About Mulch

What's Growing in Your Mulch?

There are several decay organisms that will live and thrive in the hardwood mulch in your garden. Mushrooms are …

Cover photo for The Dangers of Plastic Netting

The Dangers of Plastic Netting

Did you know that plastic netting is commonly embedded in turf sod and erosion control blankets? This plastic netting …

We Grow Union County

Extension in Full Bloom

As a month filled with holidays and everyday occasions, April at UC Extension was blooming with events and opportunities. …

Union County Great Trees Program

Union County Great Trees

Union County has Great Trees! Union County Cooperative Extension is rolling out a new program – Union County Great …

Growing in a Container, How to Garden in a Container, We Grow Union County, North Carolina

How to Garden in a Container

Townhomes, condominiums, apartments, and small in-town lots don’t give you much room to grow plants. You may only have …

Cane Creek Park, Parks in Union County, Parks Near Charlotte, Family Friendly Activities Near Charlotte

Cane Creek Park

Cane Creek Park is more than 1,000 acres of land surrounding a 350 acre lake and hosts a wide …

White Fringe Tree, Trees in NC, North Carolina Trees, Union County Trees, Trees, Forage,

White Fringe Tree

White Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) is also known as Old-man’s-beard, or sometimes as Gray-beard. It grows native in the …

We Grow Union County - Spring 2022

Springing Into Extension

Spring is in the air, and so much is happening at UC Extension. With the arrival of spring, comes …

Recent Publications related to Lawn & Garden

Tuliptree aphids

Tuliptree Aphid

This factsheet describes the biology of the tuliptree aphid, Illinoia liriodendri, and provides residential management …

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Pear sawflies

Pearslug

This factsheet describes the biology of the pearslug, Caliroa cerasi, and provides residential management recommendations. …

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Pear slugs closely resemble blackgum slug sawfly caterpillars.

Blackgum Leafslug Sawfly, Caliroa nyssae

This factsheet describes the biology of the blackgum Leafslug Sawfly, Caliroa nyssae, and provides residential …

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Adult hibiscus sawflies are small, fly-like insects with a brown

Hibiscus Sawfly

This factsheet describes the biology of the hibiscus sawfly, Atomacera decepta, and provides residential management …

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butternut woollyworm

Butternut Woollyworm

This factsheet describes the biology of the butternut woollyworm, Eriocampa juglandis, and provides residential management …

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Baptisia seed pod weevil eggs

Baptisia Seed Pod Weevil

This factsheet describes the biology of the baptisia seed pod weevil, also called baptisia weevil, …

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Macrodiplosis gall midge damage may resemble herbicide injury.

Macrodiplosis Gall Midges

This factsheet describes the biology of midges in the genus Macrodiplosis, which cause vein "pocket" …

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Maple bladder galls are well named!

Maple Bladdergall Mite

This factsheet describes the biology of the maple bladder gall mite, Vasates quadripedes, and provides …

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