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Don't Let The Bed Bugs Hitchhike

UW-Extension

With another busy travel season quickly approaching, many Wisconsin residents will take to the roads and skies for excursions near and far. While their biggest concern may be delays on the road or at airports, the tiny bed bug has the potential to end up causing big headaches for any traveler staying in hotels or other lodgings.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Seeding Milkweed Can Help Patch Up Monarch Butterfly Habitat

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Fall is a great time to harvest and sow milkweed seeds. For the monarch butterfly, milkweeds are essential for survival.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

How Wisconsinites Can Make Sense Of The Health Insurance Marketplace

Jeni Appleby

UW-Extension

Stephanie Severs

UW-Extension

Most Wisconsinites will find several choices on the Health Insurance Marketplace during open enrollment for 2017.

Wet Weather Increases Tar Spot Disease On Maple Trees

Jill Nadeau

Wisconsin Public Radio

Have you noticed black splotches on the leaves of your maple tree this year? You're not alone.

How To Put Gardens To Bed In Autumn

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

The arrival of fall frosts signals the growing season has ended and the time has arrived to give the vegetable garden bed a good cleanup to prep it for next spring's planting.

How To Avoid Collisions With Farm Implements

Cheryl Skjolaas

UW-Extension

Fall harvest season is underway throughout Wisconsin and will continue for the next couple of months, which means farmers and other drivers will be sharing roadways more frequently.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

How To Take Control Of Buckthorn

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Property owners who are battling with the invasive buckthorn in their woods and are determined to take action should consider applying herbicide in the next few weeks.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Wood Heating Could Spark Economic Opportunities In Wisconsin

Scott Sanford

UW-Extension

The early fall is the best time of year to do some planning for winter and keeping homes warm, and some may want to consider converting to wood energy, given Wisconsin’s great timber reserves.

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Invasive Stink Bug Moves In On Homes — And Crops — In Wisconsin

Christelle Guédot

UW-Madison

Janet van Zoeren

UW-Extension

With the advance of the brown marmorated stink bug across the United States, Wisconsin researchers are working to detect when and where their populations will reach nuisance or agricultural pest levels in the state — leading to the first official report of them on on agricultural crops in Wisconsin in early October.

Falls Are A Serious Threat For Older Adults, But Risks Can Be Reduced

Erin Eggert

UW-Extension

An older adult falls nearly every second of every day across the United States. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among people who are ages 65 or older.