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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.
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Get Ready for Fall Dormant Horticultural Oil
In mid-late autumn, we have an opportunity to manage some of our plant pests, such as mite eggs and scale insect nymphs, before they go completely dormant. Now that trees are starting to drop their leaves and the weather has … Continue reading
Seeing Leaf Chlorosis? Foliar Nutrient Testing Can Help Solve the Mystery
Do you ever see chlorotic or stunted leaves and wonder if it could be a particular nutrient deficiency? Soil nutrient testing can be a good tool to assess levels of … Continue reading
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
Start Treating for the 2nd Generation of BTM Larvae in Toronto
Now is the time to detect and treat for actively feeding box tree moth larvae in Toronto Continue reading
The Friyay Report – July 8th, 2021
One of the most filthiest scale insect pests known to horticulturalists, the Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi) is a tiny little armored scale that covets evergreen Euonymus fortunei in the garden or landscape. Adult females have a dark cover that is wider at the posterior end, sea-shell in appearance with white margins. The smaller males have […]
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You Are Ontario’s Early Warning System: Spotted Lanternfly NYMPHS!
Here’s a pest you have been hearing about more and more, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). It is not a fly, but a planthopper. In the Order Hemiptera, Family Fulgoridae. It is actually a much stronger hopper than it is a … Continue reading
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Tagged invasive species of trees, Jen Llewellyn, Lycorma delicatula, omafra, onnurserycrops, spotted lanternfly
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Japanese Beetles Have Started To Emerge
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults are starting to take flight in southern Ontario!
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Plant and Insect Development is 2 Weeks + Ahead of Last Year!
One of the most filthiest scale insect pests known to horticulturalists, the Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi) is a tiny little armored scale that covets evergreen Euonymus fortunei in the garden or landscape. Adult females have a dark cover that is wider at the posterior end, sea-shell in appearance with white margins. The smaller males have […]
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Tagged bugfinder, dave cheung, Jen Llewellyn, onnurserycrops
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Gypsy Moth- Time to Switch Up Management Practices
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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?