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Tag Archives: fall webworm
Magnolia Scale Crawlers are Active
Magnolia scale Adult females (photo above) have given birth to live young, and these tiny, dark crawlers are venturing out to feed on twigs in the landscape.
These Cloudy, Hazy, Humid Days are Numbered
Looking up at the sky today, it was so hazy you couldn’t see much but a fuzzy-looking grey. This is a different kind of overcast than what we normally get to experience. Hundreds of wildfires are burning in the west … Continue reading
IPM in The Middle of August
We recently cracked a case of stunted, distorted leaves and premature leaf drop on honeylocust this week….
Watch Out For Hot Spots of Magnolia Scale
Magnolia scale females have given birth to live young, and these tiny, dark crawlers have started to venture out to feed on twigs in the landscape. Signs of magnolia scale include honeydew: sticky leaves and sticky residue on vehicles and … Continue reading
2020 – The Year of the MITES!
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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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IPM in early August
This beautiful, fat four-horned Sphinx moth larva (Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Sphingidae; Species: Ceratomia amyntor) was found chewing on elm leaves by OMAFRA Field Tech Student Kaitlin Creighton and LO Nursery Scout Charlotte Thomson. Knowing their supervisor’s sense of humour, Kait … Continue reading
The Tuesday Report – July 24, 2018
Are you seeing black marginal necrosis on the newest growth of Pear (Pyrus) trees? We saw the same phenomenon back in 2016 and after several attempts at culturing pathogens failed, … Continue reading
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