Gardening
Caladium foliage brightens gardens
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service There’s something magical about a shaded garden that is still filled with color this time of year. When I recently visited my friend, Maurice...
Fall garden performers are key for pollinators
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service Although temperatures still feel like midsummer, the calendar says it is fall. Some of my favorite pollinator plants choose this time of year to...
MSU Extension scientists ask public to watch for new insect
By Susan Collins-Smith, MSU Extension Service What might appear to some to be a beautifully exotic butterfly is actually an invasive pest that can devastate fruit crops and be a...
Outstanding perennials add to butterfly garden
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service The last stop on this summer’s tour of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Butterfly Garden examines three outstanding perennials. These plants are...
Native plants key to bobwhite quail success
By Edward D. Entsminger and Mark D. McConnell, MSU Extension Service Step into a well-managed old field in the Southeastern U.S. on a cool morning, and you might hear the clear whistle of...
MSU scientists urge farmers to scout for new invasive pest
By Susan Collins-Smith, MSU Extension Service Although pasture mealybugs have not been detected in Mississippi, entomologists and forage specialists at Mississippi State University...