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What to Look for with Box Tree (Boxwood) Moth
JUL 13, 2023
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced this past week that Box Tree Moth (BTM) (Cydalima perspectalis, family Crambidae) had been confirmed in Hamilton and Clermont counties in southwest...
Box Tree (Boxwood) Moth Confirmed in Southwest Ohio
JUN 27, 2023
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has announced that the Box Tree Moth (BTM) (Cydalima perspectalis (family Crambidae) has been confirmed in southwest Ohio near the borders of Hamilton and Cl...
I Spy……….Poison Hemlock.
JUN 15, 2023
As I drive down the freeway, I am seeing Poison Hemlock everywhere. What’s a gardener to do?
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Thomas deHaas
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has scheduled mating disruption treatments in 9 Ohio counties. Treatments are scheduled for later this week, but timing will be weather dependant.
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Is Emerald Ash Borer on the Rebound in Ohio?
JUN 15, 2023
The lead image for this Alert of an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis, family Buprestidae) adult was taken on June 1, 2023, in Butler County, OH. According to our Ohio State Phenology Cal...
ODNR recently held a workshop in Spring of 2023 on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid(HWA) and Elongate Hemlock Scale(EHL) at Penitentiary Glenn in Like County. So as a horticulturist or homeowner, what should y...
Hatch of Spotted Lanternfly Observed in Cincinnati
MAY 18, 2023
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Jonathon Shields, Agriculture Inspection Manager with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), confirmed hatch of spotted lanternfly (SLF) within the Cincinnati infestatio...
Poison Hemlock is No Joke
APR 6, 2023
Poison hemlock is currently in the growth stages in southern Ohio that are susceptible to early-season management options. Seeds have germinated and last season’s rosettes are beginning to “bolt.” ...
Wild Parsnip: Look But Don’t Touch
APR 6, 2023
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L., family Apiaceae (= Umbelliferae)) plants are now large enough to be readily identified in southwest Ohio. Parsnips have been cultivated as a root crop in Europe fo...
It’s that scaly time of the year…
FEB 20, 2023
In winter site inspections, we are finding a lot of Japanese maple scale on a lot of different plants, many you may not expect. This is a blue holly loaded with Japanese maple scale.
