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Be on the lookout for the second generation of Euonymus scale crawlers! The second generation emerges about 6 weeks after the first, putting them in mid-late July this year.
Author Archives: Jen Llewellyn
Gypsy Moth- Time to Switch Up Management Practices
Posted in Insects
Tagged gypsy moth, gypsymoth, gypsymothoutbreak2021, lymantria dispar, lymantriadispar, onnurserycrops
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Boxwood Leafminer Adults Are Flying Where Black Locusts are in Flower Bud!
Boxwoods in the landscape not looking so good? Are you seeing a lot of yellow-brown spots on leaves?
Hot, Humid Days are Here
Gymnosporangium rusts, like this Cedar-Apple Rust gall, are finally sporulating! These rusts overwinter on perennial gall on the evergreen Juniperus hosts. In the spring, they are stimulated to sporulate during warm, wet periods. We’ve had the heat, but its been … Continue reading
Protect Evergreens Starting As New Growth Emerges
Monitor for needlecast and blight diseases on older foliage where new foliage is emerging on Austrian pine and Colorado spruce.
Posted in Diseases, IPM
Tagged diplodia tip blight, Jen Llewellyn, rhizosphaera on spuce
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An Ill Wind That Blows No Good….#GypsyMoth 2021
First instar Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae have hatched and are dispersing, especially in the Southwestern part of the province! Continue reading
Agri-Tech Innovation Program – Early Adopters Stream is OPEN
The Agri-tech Innovation Program is a new a $22 million cost-share program that will help farming operations and processor businesses adopt innovative and new technologies. Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, Funding Opportunity
Tagged 2021, agri-tech innovation, agricultural funding, covid-19 farm, funding, omafra
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