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January 1, 2001
Maggots for Lunch? No More!
Pharaoh Ants
Houseplants Brighten Winter Interiors
A Widow at Christmas
February 1, 2001
Carpenter Ant Activity in Winter
Let the Sun Shine
Scratch the Planting Itch With Onions
The Bell Tolls For Dursban And Diazinon
March 1, 2001
Should I Grow Grapes? A Decision-Making Checklist
Winter Injury on Trees
Growing Wax Plant, Hoya carnosa
Tomato Time.....Well, Almost!
Early-season Garden Pests
April 1, 2001
Avoiding Woes in a Garden of Weedin'
Beware of Bathroom Mold
Damping-Off of Seedlings
Time to Plan Weed Control Strategies for Lawn
Interesting New Vegetables for 2001
Lady Beetles and Light Traps
Using Oils to Control Pests
April 15, 2001
Flood Damage Effects On Trees
Try Growing Spuds
Getting Your Yard and Garden Ready for Spring
Pre-emergence Herbicides in the Lawn and Garden
Brace for Forest Tent Caterpillars
Sowbugs Common in Homes This Spring
Blacklegged Ticks Are Active Now
May 01, 2001
Special Trips for Moms who Garden
Spring Means Home Fruit Questions
April Showers Bring May Pathogens
Plotting to Infiltrate? Try Rain Gardens
Soluble Salts
Birch Leafminers
May 15, 2001
Create a Colorful Scene With Flowering Annuals
Some Common Sense Herbicide Guidelines
Mosquito Control
West Nile Virus
'Worms' Falling From Elm Trees
More "Worms"' In the Landscape
The White Stuff
Postemergence Herbicide Use in Lawn and Garden

June 1, 2001
Choosing Ornamental Crabapples
Alternatives to Grass for Light-challenged Locations
Arsenic Availability from CCA Treated Lumber and Uptake by Plants
Treated Wood Alternatives?
Ash Anthracnose
Testing Blacklegged Ticks For Lyme Disease
Insects on Columbine
Boxelder Bugs
June 15, 2001
Putting Houseplants Outdoors for Summer
Geraniums
A New Way to Keep the Doctor Away!
Oak Wilt Is On the Move
Red Turnip Beetles In Gardens
Has Something Been Eating My Oaks and Hackberrys??
Something Really Is Eating My Trees
American Dog Ticks (Wood Ticks) Common This Year
July 1, 2001
University of Minnesota Blueberry Varieties Trace Back to Wild Blueberry Ancestors
Turf Anthracnose
Seedy Trees
Invite Butterflies to Your Garden
Treated Wood in the Garden
Variegated Cutworms in Home Gardens
Sowbugs Enjoying Wet Season
A Scene from 'Arachnophobia'?
Agriculture Open House at St. Paul Campus
Horticulture Showcased at Research and Outreach Centers
July 15, 2001
And now...The Rust of the Story
Coping With Dry Weather
Premature Senescence and Leaf Shedding in Trees
Entering the O(no!)zone
For those of us who don't have too much zucchini…
Sphinx Caterpillars in Gardens
August 1, 2001
Plants to Avoid, Around Your Home or Lake Place
Cracks and Splits in Tree Trunks
Sclerotinia Blight
Sclerotium rolfsii-The Other White Mold
MPR Goes to the Arb
Growing Herbs? Try Herb Butter
Grand Rapids Hosts Hort Night
Those Little Black "Bugs" in Homes
Stable Flies
What Are Those Red Bugs in Your Garden?
Dobsonflies
August 15, 2001
A Primer on Natural Organic Fertilizers
Some Commonly Held Misconceptions
About Seeding Grass

Plant Iris Now for Beauty Next Spring
New Threat to Daylilies
Bottoms Up: Blossom End Rot
Insects of Summer
September 1, 2001
What to Expect From the Japanese Beetle
Iris Virus, Ringspots and Mottles…(oh my!)
Spiders During Late Summer
Core Aerate Your Lawn if Soil is Hard and Compacted
Reduce Thatch Now
Three New Minnesota
Mummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmms

September 15, 2001
West Central Research and Outreach Center
Foliar Nematodes
Keeping Geraniums Over Winter
Lady Beetles and Fruit
October 1, 2001
Miscanthus: Beauty and the Beast
Focus on Houseplants as Winter Nears
Picking Apples
Look for New Gardening Calendar for 2002
West Nile Virus Update
If This Summer Wasn't Bad Enough…Tomato Anthracnose
November 1, 2001
Spice up Your Winter Landscape with Smart Choices Next Spring
Insect Museum: A Hidden Gem, Order Insecta
Mystery Disease of Colorado Blue Spruce
What's Biting Me?
December 1, 2001
Southern Research and Outreach Center
Poinsettia; The Houseplant That Just Won't Quit
Christmas Trees; an Important "Crop" in Minnesota
Minnesota Gardening Calendar Reminder
Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
When the Boughs Bend (What To Do When Snow and Ice Covers Your Tree)