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Join the Good Growing crew as they answer your insect questions. Ken, Katie, and Chris welcome special guest Kelly Allsup, horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension. Kelly's passion is insects and shares her knowledge with the podcast to answer your insect questions. Following are the questions we discuss in this episode: 1. Brussels sprouts never get very big, what can they do get bigger sprouts. 2. A high school greenhouse is seeing aphids, whiteflies, and gnats. How do they save their plants? 3. How do I get rid of house centipedes? Do they bite? 4. How do I get rid of giant spiders in the house!? 5. How do you get rid of Japanese beetles Links to follow Kelly online: Blog https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/flowers-fruits-and-frass Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MidIllinoisMasterGardener/ Resources mentioned during the episode: Guidelines for Purchasing and Using Commercial Natural Enemies and Biopesticides in North America https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in849 Relative Susceptibility of Woody Landscape Plants to Japanese Beetle https://webdoc.agsci.colostate.edu/bspm/JapaneseBeetle/Held2004.pdf Email us your insect or any home gardening and landscaping questions: Chris cenroth@illinois.edu Ken kjohnso@illinois.edu Katie keparkr2@illinois.edu Check out our blog chocked full of articles on home gardening, landscaping, conservation, and so much more! extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing