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Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden

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Caterpillars are some of the most easily observed insects in backyards and gardens. Learn to identify them so you will know what type of butterflies or moths they will turn into.

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Pale tussock moth caterpillar.

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 31

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Pale tussock moth caterpillars (Halysidota tessellaris) are present from early summer to fall. They produce two generations per year.

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Polyphemus moth caterpillar.

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 34

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Polyphemus moth caterpillars (Antheraea polyphemus) are present from May to October. They produce multiple generations per year.

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Spider mite.

Least-Toxic Control Methods to Manage Indoor Plant Pests

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Learn safe and effective ways to manage indoor plant pests using natural, mechanical, and low-toxicity treatments that protect both plants and the environment

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Achemon sphinx caterpillar.

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 02

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Achemon sphinx caterpillars (Eumorpha achemon) are present from early summer to fall. They produce one to two generations per year.

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Roseslug caterpillars.

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 37

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Roseslug caterpillars (Endelomyia aethiops) are present in summer. They produce one generation per year.

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Twig Girdler and Twig Pruner

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Twig Girdler and Twig Pruner are long-horned beetle species that attack numerous types of valuable trees. Visit our website to learn more.

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Banded woollybear caterpillar.

Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 05

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Banded woollybear caterpillars (Pyrrharctia isabella) are present in the spring and from late summer to late fall. They produce one to two generations per year.

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Reducing Losses When Feeding Hay to Beef Cattle

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Feeding hay to cattle is expensive, mostly due to waste. Learn good management practices to minimize the losses that occur due to poor storage methods, improper feeding methods, or both.

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Pelvic Measurements and Calving Difficulty

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Learn how pelvic measurements can help estimate calf birth weight and reduce calving difficulty in beef cattle.

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Liver Flukes in Missouri: Distribution, Impact on Cattle, Control and Treatment

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Cattle operations should evaluate their risk for is Fascioloides magna, also known as the deer fluke or the giant liver fluke. Learn about its distribution in Missouri, its life cycle, treatment and more in this guide.

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Enlist Label Compliance: How to Determine Hydrologic Soil Groups

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Learn how to use the USDA Web Soil Survey interactive map to determine your field's hydrologic soil group for the soil series on which you plan to apply an Enlist herbicide.

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Decision-Making Techniques for Community Groups

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Explore four decision-making techniques to help community groups identify and prioritize projects effectively.

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Croton.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 12

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Croton produces abundant seeds and is a common summer weed in pastures and other disturbed areas. A dense covering of white hairs gives croton flowers a fuzzy white appearance.

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Roundhead lespedeza.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 44

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Roundhead lespedeza is a tall perennial plant with reddish-brown seed heads and large leaves. It provides crucial food for bobwhite quail, especially in winter.

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Common elderberry.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 15

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Common elderberry is a shrub that grows to 8 feet tall and forms dense colonies from root sprouts. The tops are multibranched, bearing opposite, pinnately compound leaves 4 to 12 inches long. Lance-shaped leaflets are 2 to 6 inches long, 1 to 2 inches wide and sharply toothed.

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Sideoats grama.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 47

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Sideoats grama has fine leaves and widely spaced fine hairs along the leaf edge, especially near the collar. Most sideoats plants are 18-24 inches tall at maturity. It has a unique, oatlike seed that droops slightly off one side of the stalk.

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Foxtail.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 18

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Most of the foxtails found in the Midwest are native to Europe and Asia. They are annual plants generally considered to be weeds. The seed head has the bushy form of a fox's tail. Height at maturity varies by species, but is generally 1-3 feet.

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Smooth sumac.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 50

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Winged, smooth and staghorn sumac have single stems and a broad reaching canopy of pinnately compound leaves. Fragrant sumac has three leaves resembling poison ivy but with more serrated margins. The leaves of all species often turn a brilliant red in autumn.

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A woodland vole.

Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri - Page 2

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Pine voles spend most of their lives under the ground in burrow systems. They can be found in forested areas but also inhabit fields next to woodlands. They feed on plant roots, flower bulbs, and the growing tissue (cambium) of tree roots.

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Wild grapes.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 21

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Wild grapes are vines capable of climbing to 75 feet or more by means of tendrils. Leaves are alternate, simple and heart-shaped (Vitis) to triangular (Ampelopsis). Flowers bloom from mid to late spring, and globe-shaped fruits are borne in drooping clusters from late summer through fall.

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Techniques for Aging Live Deer

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The ability to age live deer is a beneficial skill for all deer hunters and managers. Visit our site to learn Techniques for Aging Live Deer.

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Three-seeded mercury.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 53

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Three-seeded mercury is characterized by longitudinally folded, lobed, leaflike bracts that persist throughout the growing season. The seeds are small, egg-shaped and dark brown to light gray or tan.

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Writing Features

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Learn how to craft engaging feature stories by focusing on imaginative leads, concise sentences, and active verbs to captivate your readers.

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Hazelnut.

Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 24

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Hazelnut is a thicket-forming, spreading shrub that can vary in height from 3 to 10 feet. Its leaves are egg-shaped to oval, doubly serrated with five to eight veins on each side of the central vein. Fruits occur in clusters of two to six.

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