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Insects and Mites

Bark Beetles

Defoliators

Galls

General

Leafminers

Management Tools

Mites

Nuisance Pests

Piercing and Sucking Insects

Root and Shoot Feeders

Scale Insects

Wood Attackers

Diseases

Blights

Cankers

Galls

Leaf Spots

Needle Casts

Other Topics

Phytoplasmas

Powdery Mildews

Root Diseases

Rust Diseases

Vascular Wilts

Environmental Stress

  • Effects of Cold on Landscape Plants
  • Freeze/Frost Occurrence Tables for Connecticut
  • Freeze/Frost Occurrence Tables for Massachusetts
  • Long-term Drought Effects on Trees and Shrubs
  • Winter's Death Knell

    • General Topics

  • Fungi in Mulches and Composts
  • Growing and Selling Organic Products
  • Poison Ivy
  • Problem Soils
  • Repelling Animals Using Commercial Animal Repellants
  • Sour Mulch
  • Wildlife and the Landscape: White-Tailed Deer

    • Maintenance Practices

  • Comparing Production Systems for New England Nurseries
  • Efficient Outdoor Watering
  • Fall Cleanup Hazards
  • Fall Maintenance Practices for Landscapes
  • Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
  • Helping Trees Recover from Stress
  • Indoor and Outdoor Residential Water Conservation Checklist
  • Inspection of Storm Damaged Trees
  • Irrigation Systems and Trees
  • Managing Soil Structure for Water Conservation in the Landscape
  • Measuring Soil Moisture
  • Nutrient Management for Ornamentals
  • Overwintering Container-Grown Ornamentals
  • Planting and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs
  • Pruning Blueberries
  • Pruning Needled Evergreens
  • Pruning Neglected Apple Trees
  • Recycling Gray Water for Home Gardens
  • The Role of the Irrigation Audit in Water Conservation
  • Trickle Irrigation

    • Plant Materials

  • Birch Culture
  • Choosing Sustainable Plants
  • Crabapples
  • Dogwoods
  • Drought Tolerant Perennials
  • Drought Tolerant Plants for the Landscape
  • Growing Hydrangeas
  • Guidelines for Planting Within the 100 Foot Buffer
  • Invasive Plants and the Green Industry
  • Juniper Culture
  • Landscaping to Conserve Water
  • North American Plants for New England Gardens
  • Ornamental Grasses for Water Conservation in the Landscape
  • Rain Gardens: A Way to Improve Water Quality in Your Community
  • Secondary Conservation List of Non-Native Species
  • Selection and Maintenance of Plant Materials for Coastal Landscapes
  • Trees and Shrubs for Coastal Environments and Freshwater Resource Buffer Zones
  • Trees, Shrubs and Vines For Low Maintenance Landscapes
  • Wintercreeper Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei)
  • “Right Plant, Right Place” - A Plant Selection Guide for Managed Landscapes

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