Get a Jump-Start on Managing Plant Pests

Winter is the best time to monitor and manage plant-damaging insects.

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By Melinda Myers From Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Just like us, insects spend their winters in different locations. Unlike us, they spend their winters in different stages of development. Some may overwinter as adults, others in their immature stage as grubs, caterpillars or nymphs, while others will be in the pupal stage like a chrysalis or cocoon.