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Tag Archives: BTM
Notice for commercial boxwood growers: product update for Box Tree Moth
The LAST DATE to use any inventory you might have of the insecticide DELTAGARD SC for Box Tree Moth on commercial grown boxwood is next week: June 23, 2024. This product is no longer being produced by the manufacturer and … Continue reading
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Tagged BTM, BTM IPM, deltagard, emergency use, products for Box tree moth, suspend polyzone
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Box Tree Moth are flying – check your traps!
Box tree moth (BTM) development got off to an early start this spring and we’re already starting to see flight of the first generation. Using public observations from the website iNaturalist, we can see some of this springs first observations … Continue reading
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Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, boxwood moth, BTM, BTM IPM, BTM ontario, ipm in the landscape, pest management
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Box tree moth update: Pupae already?!
Scouting this spring has revealed a lot of variation in larval development and I think we might be in for a challenging summer for management. Late instar box tree moth larvae have been observed preparing for pupation in the more … Continue reading
Notice for Boxwood Growers: updated regulated area announced
On May 14, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) updated the regulated area of Canada to reflect recent box tree moth detections east of Ontario. The expanded regulated area includes Ontario and all provinces east of Ontario except Prince Edward … Continue reading
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Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, BTM, ontario boxwood, regulated area
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Box tree moth are waking up!
We had some unseasonably warm days this March and April here in Ontario which resulted in a few instances where box tree moth (BTM) were coming out of their hibernaria during the day to feed, but quickly retreat back when … Continue reading
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Tagged box tree moth, box tree moth IPM, BTM, btm larvae, ipm in the landscape, treat btm
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August 10: Pest Update
Well the summer feels like it’s flown by and somehow we are already into the second week of August. I saw that a garden center the other day had out a crop of early flowering chrysanthemums and that was quite … Continue reading
Posted in Diseases, Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged August pests, BTM, Invasive species, IPM, JB, leaf spot, monitoring, overwatering, pest report, root rot, scouting in the nursery, SLF, TSSM
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Box Tree Moth Pheromone Lures: time to replace?
If you’re using pheromone traps to monitor for box tree moth this season, it might be time to change your lures. If you are using the gel/syringe lures that last 3 months and you set the traps up the first … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM
Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, BTM, monitoring, pheromone lures
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Box Tree Moth: Time to start treating the second generation
Early instar box tree moth larvae have started to be found on boxwood shrubs in Ontario; mainly in the GTA and Niagara region. This is the start of the second generation. Now is the time to inspect your boxwoods again … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape
Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, BTM, btm larvae, buxus, IPM, ipm in the landscape, second generation, treat btm
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Pest Update: July 13
In this post: The planet saw its hottest day on record already this month, and experts say we could set more records. On Monday July 3rd, the average global temperature reached 17.01˚C. On Tuesday the 4th, the average global temperature … Continue reading
Box tree moth update/ DeltaGard Insecticide renewed for use against BTM in Ontario
The Emergency Use Registration (EUR) for DeltaGard on box tree moth has been renewed for another year effective until June 23, 2024. This EUR only applies to commercial facilities in Ontario growing boxwood outdoors. Big thank you to the OMAFRA … Continue reading
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Tagged boxtree moth, boxwood, BTM, BTM adults, deltagard, emergency use, IPM, Pheromone traps
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