Photo of the Week
Our sugar maples (Acer saccharum) are blooming! These native beauties don’t bloom every year so when they do, it’s pretty special…and means seed is on the way!
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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?
Insect Pests on Evergreens Right Now
Look for small, white, woolly tufts or masses on the twigs of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) (Photos: Julie Holmes, CFIA). It is still a good time to scout for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) because of the visibility of the white … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, landscape, Nursery Production
Tagged evergreen ipm, Jen Llewellyn, onnurserycrops
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A New Tool For Managing Japanese Beetles is HERE!
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults are starting to take flight in southern Ontario!
Posted in Insects, IPM
Tagged european chafer, japanese beetle, Jen Llewellyn, onnurserycrops
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Upcoming IPM Workshop for Landscape, Arboriculture and Garden Centre Pro’s
Looking for a fun, educational workshop to brush up on your integrated plant health knowledge and skills? Looking to network with other professionals? Have I got the workshop for you!
You Must Remember This?
Now is the time for dormant oil applications to smother overwintering pear leaf blister mites Continue reading
Be On The Lookout For This Fulgorid Beast, The Spotted Lanternfly
Here’s a pest you may have heard about, 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 flyer. Found recently … Continue reading
Posted in Insects
Tagged invasive species of trees, Jen Llewellyn, Lycorma delicatula, omafra, onnurserycrops, spotted lanternfly
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