Trapping for Spotted Lanternfly on Kelleys Island and South Bass Island! Why?
Annual Cicadas are Here. What About Their Killers?
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) this season singing in northwest Ohio over the 4th of July Weekend. Likewise, I heard my first cicadas in the southwest part of the state this past Friday.
Annual cicadas share several behavioral traits with their periodical cicada (Magicicada spp.) cousins. The nymphs of both types of cicadas develop...
Sweet Magnolias in NEOhio... Blooming!
Most individuals associate magnolias blooming with early Spring but those are not magnolias that are currently in bloom. The magnolias blooming which are capturing the attention of NEOhio plant lovers are the lesser noticed Magnolia virginiana commonly called Sweetbay, Laurel or Swamp Magnolia. Sweetbay Magnolia (SBM) is an excellent native tree that is not nearly as well-known or used as often in landscapes as other magnolias. The native range of SBM extends mostly along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains beginning at Long Island and heading south all the...