August 2011 Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP® Extension Specialist in Financial Resource Management Rutgers Cooperative Extension The words “resilience” and “resiliency” have been used frequently in ...

FS811,Add green materials such as grass clippings or vegetable scraps mixed with brown materials such as leaves (no woody-type materials should be included). Add water to pile until it's as wet as a ...

Description Coontail sometimes called "Hornwort" is a common, dark green, submerged perennial aquatic plant (Fig. 1). While it lacks true roots, Coontail may be loosely anchored to the bottom by ...

June 2015 Karen Ensle Ed.D., RDN, FAND, CFCS Family & Community Health Sciences Educator Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County The natural antioxidants in fruits and vegetables help keep your ...

Studies of the Hindgut Microbiome With growing interest in the hindgut microbiome in recent years, it may seem that this is a new field of study for equine researchers. However, scientists have been ...

Mosquito Biology and ControlRutgers' Role Rutgers' role in mosquito control is directed through the Center for Vector Biology, which provides research and information to the residents of New Jersey ...

Bed Bugs on a Box Spring Mattress A box spring was steamed thoroughly but still had hundreds of bed bugs after two weeks. The room was cluttered and heavily infested. Multiple control methods ...

Spotted Lanternfly in New Jersey Some people may think it is a moth but it's really the Asian plant hopper known as the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White) and is a member of the ...

The following is a list of landscape plants rated according to their resistance to deer damage. The list was compiled with input from nursery and landscape professionals, Rutgers New Jersey ...

Understanding the relationship among our lifestyle, food--what we eat and where it comes from--and even our finances is a key component of good health. Cooperative Extension, a unit of Rutgers New ...

Information for Residents Three species of ticks transmit disease in New Jersey. This includes the blacklegged (deer) tick, Ixodes scapularis (right), the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum, center) ...

Health and wealth are related in many different ways. First, there is the sheer cost of unhealthy habits. Eliminate a $10 a day smoking or junk food habit, for example, and you can save $3,650 ...