PURDUE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

                                                                                     Grant County Office

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ'S)

Below are a few questions commonly posed to the Grant County Extension Office that are in the general area of agriculture and natural resources. The questions are organized alphabetically by key subject (in bold). You may navigate using key words at top. Follow the link provided to access Purdue Extension information that addresses that question. Note that many of these links go directly to select Purdue Extension publications that require Adobe Acrobat Reader. To get this free plug-in, click on the image to the right.

FAQ Topics:

Ants | Bagworms | Bats | Bed Bugs | Black Walnut Toxicity | Cash Rent Contract | Cash Rent Rates | Cash Rent - What's Fair? | Cockroaches | Crop Yield Tests | Custom Rates | Emerald Ash Borer | Farm Fence Law | "Fly-Free" Date for Wheat | "Fly Specks" on Home | "Fungus" on Tree Trunks | Gardening - Vegetables | Groundhogs | Hay Crop - Seeding | Japanese Beetles | Ladybugs | Land Values | Lichens | Moles | Mosquitoes | Mulch | Pasture - Seeding | Pasture for Horses | Pasture Renovation | Pesticide Applicator License | Pesticide Programs | Pests of Field Crops | Pests of Landscape Plants |  Pond Weed Control | Poisonous Pasture Plants | Pruning | Soil Tests | Spiders | Termites | Timber Sale | Tomatoes | Topping Trees | Toxic Plants | Tree Planting | Vegetable Garden | Weed Control - Crops | Weed Control - Lawns | Wheat "Fly-Free" Date | Wildlife (Nuisance Wildlife Management)

How do I control ants in and around my home?   

How do I control bagworms?   

I have bats in the house. What do I do?

How do I avoid/control bed bugs?

I can't grow some plants under or near a black walnut. Which plants seem susceptible to black walnut toxicity?

Do you have examples of a cash farm lease I can use as a guide to make my own?

What are average cash rent rates and land values for my geographical area?     

What's the right cash rent for me and my situation?   

How do I control cockroaches?   

Where do I find Purdue's crop variety tests?   

What are the average custom rates for field operations?   

How do I identify Emerald Ash Borer, know where it is, and know what to do about it?   

What does the Indiana farm fence law say?   

What is the fly-free date for planting wheat in my area?

I have what looks like fly specks on the side of my home. What are they?   

I have some kind of fungus growing on the trunks and limbs of my trees that look "scaly" or like little doilies. What are they?   

How can I control groundhogs (woodchucks)?   

I want to seed a new hay crop. How do I select the types of forages I need and when should they be seeded?   

How do I control Japanese beetles?   

I have ladybugs (lady beetles) entering my house and driving me crazy. What can I do?

How do I control moles in my yard?   

How do I control mosquitoes in and around my home?   

I have something growing in my mulch that looks gross - like dog vomit. What is it?   

I want to seed a new pasture. How do I select the types of forages I need and when should they be seeded?   

How do I go about providing the best pasture for horses?   

How do I accomplish pasture renovation effectively?   

How do I identify and control pests of field crops (corn, soybean, small grains, forages) ?   

How do I identify and control pests of landscape plants?    (University of Minnesota)

How do I control pond weeds?   

How do I get a Private Applicator's Permit (license) to spray restricted use pesticides?   

Where are Private Applicator Recertification Programs (PARPs) happening, and when?   

How do I properly prune my trees and shrubs?   

Where can I get a soil test done?   

How do I control unwanted spiders, and what do the really bad spiders (black widow, brown recluse) look like?   

What are acceptable ways to control termites?   

How do I conduct a timber sale?   

I want to grow tomatoes. What are the basics of growing good tomatoes?

What's wrong with topping trees?   

Is there information on toxic plants (poisonous to livestock and pets) in Indiana?   

How do I do tree planting properly?   

How do I plant and care for a vegetable garden?   

Where do I find information on weed control in field crops?   

How do I control weeds in my home lawn?   

Where do I find information on nuisance wildlife?   

Back to Purdue Extension - Grant County ANR

Last updated September 28, 2009 (Link targets may or may not be more current)