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WEBA Strategic Path for Extension Impact. Throughout 2023 and early 2024, Illinois Extension, in partnership with Huron Consulting Group, engaged in a comprehensive planning process to refine and refresh its core priorities, goals, and paths to success through internal and external stakeholder surveys, focus groups, and listening sessions statewide.
ABCs of School Nutrition
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How to take care of amaryllis and get them to rebloom
WEBDec 3, 2021 · Amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.) are large bulbs, often 2-5 inches in diameter.The bulbs will produce large (four-to-ten-inch) trumpet-shaped flowers on long, hollow stalks (1 to 2 feet long). The flowers can be single or double, and range from red, salmon, pink, and white to bicolor and are often striped or mottled.
What's wrong with my lilac? Summer foliar diseases on lilac
WEBAug 5, 2021 · Powdery Mildew on lilac; Ward Upham, Kansas State University, Bugwood.org. There are common problems that routinely plague lilac. Powdery mildew can be expected on most older lilacs during the summer.This fungal disease creates a powdery coating on the leaves, resulting from dry periods with several days of high humidity.
Illinois Master Gardeners | Illinois Extension | UIUC
WEBAugust 1, 2024. Get outside, get learning at fall 2024 Illinois Master Naturalist conference. URBANA, Ill. — The very nature of nature is that it is always changing. Seasons come and go, birds flit in and out of view, and water ebbs and flows constantly moving downstream. Master Naturalist volunteers are invited to stay up to date on nature ...
Cicadas | Insects | Illinois Extension | UIUC
WEBCicadas. There are two species of cicadas commonly found in large numbers in Illinois. First, there are dog-day or annual cicadas that emerge every year. Second, there are periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 years in the southern half of Illinois and every 17 years in the northern half of the state. 2024 is a big year for periodical cicadas ...
Pesticide Safety Education Program - Illinois Extension
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WEBer or 1 to 2% v/v tr. clopyr in water. Basal bark: Plants 6 inches in diameter or less—apply a triclopyr ester formulation at a 20 to 30% v/v rate, mixed with basal oil. to the lowest 15 inches of the stem. Cut stump: Apply glyphosate at a 25 to 50% v/v rate in water or triclopyr amine in water or ester i.
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More than monarchs - What are those bugs on my milkweed?
WEBJul 30, 2021 · There are two species of true bugs (Hemiptera) that can commonly be found on milkweed, the large and small milkweed bugs. Adult large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) are ¾” long, orange to reddish-orange, with a black band across their back. The nymphs and adults will feed on milkweed, particularly the seeds, and are commonly found clustering on plants' seed pods.