What's New

This is where you will find any new additions to this site. These include any newsworthy items, fact sheets, etc. Items will be updated monthly. Fact sheets will also be posted in the Online Publications section under Publications. Check back often for changes. Publications are in pdf format.

May 2008

• Visit our Gypsy Moth page
• Home and Garden Information Center Annual Report for 2007.
• Free download of our popular publication HG 120, "Native Plants: What, When & Where" (this publication may also be purchased from us for $5.00).
• Learn more about the Home and Garden Information Center! Read our 2007 Annual Report.
• Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic beetle from Asia that attacks ash trees. It has been found in Prince George's county, Maryland. It has killed millions of ash trees in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The Maryland Department of Agriculture would like help locating possible infested ash trees. Click here for more information. Read Michigan Extension's Bulletin E-2942 to identify ash trees.
• Soil Testing Information - View our on-line list of Regional Soil testing Laboratories (HG-110a) by clicking on this link or request a soil test bag by calling 1-800-342-2507 between 8am and 1pm, Monday - Friday (Maryland residents only). Maryland residents may also go to the "Send a Question" section of our website and fill in the requested information. In the description section type "soil test" and your complete name and address. A soil test bag and information sheet will be mailed to you in 5-7 days.
• Visit our FAQ section to search by keyword for previously submitted questions and and their answers.
• Visit our "Online Publications Page" under "Publications"

Check out these sites:

• Invader of the Month - Maryland Invasives Species Council.
  
• "Bug of the Week" feature on the New Maryland IPM web site.
  

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