Category Archives: Weekly Nursery Landscape Report

Now is the Time to Manage Beech Scale

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

  Introduced Beech scale (Cryptococcus fagisugae) is easier to see this time of year on our native American beech (Fagus grandifolia).  That’s because of the white waxy coverings the females produce to protect their eggs.  Look for Advertisements

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IPM This Week August 17/17

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Magnolia Scale has had another great year in the Ontario landscape. This means tons of honeydew, ants, wasps and other nuisance insects that plague our beloved magnolia trees. 

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The Tuesday Report – July 25

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Click HERE for the AUDIO version of this blog post.                         Um what happened to our crabapple trees?  You know what happened, all that rain during leaf emergence made … Continue reading →

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IPM This Week – July 11

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

Click HERE for the AUDIO version of this blog post.                         Frequent precipitation events continue to shower outdoor ornamentals with too much love.  Leaf diseases are rampant, making plants … Continue reading →

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Boxwood Leafminer Adults Abound!

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

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?

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Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds of May

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Click HERE for the AUDIO version of this blog post.                                              We are seeing wind tattering damage on tender … Continue reading →

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Leps are languishing…. time for biocontrol

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

                Seeing holes in leaves on deciduous trees?  This majestic sugar maple was showing interveinal holes and closer inspection revealed fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) larvae on the leaf undersides.  Larvae are pale green (although you’ll … Continue reading →

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