Photo of the Week
Cute little Pale Green Weevils (Polydrusus impressifrons) can be found crawling everywhere right now. Fear not, their feeding is of little consequence :)
Category Archives: Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Late Spring IPM for Landscape and Nursery
Foliar diseases such as Anthracnose can be seen on deciduous trees in the landscape, especially on maple, ash and oak. The fungus infects leaf tissue as it is emerging, especially during cool, wet springs. Fungal infection causes some distortion and … Continue reading
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?
BANNER Year For Gypsy Moth Larvae!
First instar Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae have hatched and are dispersing! Larvae produce silken threads and take a ride in the wind in hopes of landing on other delicious botanical hosts.
The Monday Report: May 25, 2020
We can still see the remains of low temperature injury from a couple of weeks ago. Not to worry, the next set of leaves will cover up the desiccated leaves and stems.
Here Comes the Warmer Weather!
What a treat! Several of our sugar maples are blooming this year all over southern Ontario, from Barrie to Niagara, these native beauties are gracing our landscapes with blooms. Its been 5 years since sugar maples were blooming like this. The cooler weather continues! Climatologists are predicting that our daytime temperatures will stay moderate until about the […]
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IPM in August
Lots of hairy caterpillars can be found feeding openly on foliage of nursery and landscape ornamentals this time of year. Above you will see Hickory tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae, Family: Erebidae left photo) and the very common Virginian tiger … Continue reading
The Friday Report – July 26, 2019
Are you noticing webbed masses of yellow-brown, fuzzy larvae with dark heads feeding on leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs this summer?
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Tagged arboriculture, fall webworm, IPM, Jen Llewellyn, landscape plants, nursery crops
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IPM This Week (June 10)
Foliar diseases such as Anthracnose can be seen on deciduous trees in the landscape, especially on maple, ash and oak. The fungus infects leaf tissue as it is emerging, especially during cool, wet springs. Fungal infection causes some distortion and … Continue reading
Boxwood Leafminer Adults Are Flying
Boxwoods in the landscape not looking so good coming out of the winter? Are you seeing a lot of yellow leaves? Can you see any yellow-green-brown spots?
