Root maggots — even the name makes vegetable gardeners scowl! But how to combat these garden pests? Cooperative Extension’s free publication Root Maggots in Alaska Home Gardens is a great way to start learning how to identify and control these pests. Your local Cooperative Extension Service is your year-round resource for a variety of topics, visit us today at: http://www.uaf.edu/ces/districts/kenai/ to find this publication and more. We also have hard copies in our office located at 43961 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Suite A, Soldotna, AK 99669, open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 262-5824. We are “Learning for Life”.

Submitted by Janice Chumley, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Agriculture and Horticulture technician, Kenai Peninsula District.