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Coneflowers are showing symptoms of three problems: tufted growth from the coneflower rosette mite; distorted flowers and growth from ash yellows; and dangling flower heads from the sunflower headcl...
Annual Cicadas and Their Intimidating Wasp Nemesis
JUL 13, 2023
During this week’s Tuesday morning BYGL Zoom Inservice, Curtis Young (OSU Extension, Van Wirt County) reported that he heard the first Annual Cicadas (family Cicadidae) singing in northwest Ohio. Cu...
What The Yell-Ow… I’ve Been SLIMED!
JUL 13, 2023
As I pulled into my driveway and glanced around the Drapescape, I noted brilliant yellow patches of flowers had appeared. They seemed to be scattered around, extremely low to the ground and close...
On Sad Cemeteries and Greener Alternatives
JUN 23, 2023
Home/Gardening on the Planet/On Sad Cemeteries and Greener Alternatives
While cycling past multi-million-dollar homes and upwards of million-dollar landscapes in Henlopen Acres, Delaware, I came upon...
Where Are The Lightning Bugs? Soon Friends!
JUN 15, 2023
Last summer, a neighbor asked why we don’t see Lightening Bugs anymore. This summer, there are already posts on social media asking about the lightning bugs and fireflies. Each of these concerns wer...
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...
The documents provide evidence of climate change’s effect on hardwood trees in Ohio
On my recent trip up to our local IGA, I had to look twice at this Honeylocust. Were those Flowers? Leaves? Buds? No, they were Lichen. The question is always “Will they hurt or kill the tree?”
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This winter, we are making complimentary site visits to many of our existing clients’ properties. Here is a summary of some of what we are finding.
