Rainwater mitigation is a challenge. With initiatives and programs like Ohio Department of Agriculture’s H 2 Ohio, water quality is important.

If you are a vegetable gardener, and if you grow zucchini, you probably have enough for you, your family, neighbors and friends, and still may have some extras. Celebrate those plentiful zucchini yields with OSU Extension on Wednesday, August 8.

This week's TTT includes updates from Dr, Tyler Carr, Dr. David Shetlar and Dr. Ed Nangle as they discuss field day updates, grub development cycles, chinch bugs, soil tests and upcoming TTT - they will be live on August 18!

This afternoon's BYGL Alert on the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is a media release that was distributed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture on Friday, August 4 and is the source the information below. 

Dogbane Beetles are arguably one of the most beautiful beetles found in Ohio. Their light-blending artistry makes these shimmering living gems stand out on the dark green foliage of their namesake host. Male and female beetles are identical in size and shimmering luster.

Summertime was made for chiggers. But what ARE they?  And are you correct in calling that itchy leg their fault?

This is the time of year that concerned citizens call into the office asking what they can do to help magnolias or rhododendrons in their landscape to not die.  When asked what is happening to lead them to believe the plants are going to die, the plant symptoms indicating imminent death turn out to be exactly the same.   Concern is expressed for plants that previously bloomed this Spring and are right now beginning to bloom again!  This behavior has somehow evolved into a mythical belief that it is a last-ditch effort by the plant to make seeds so that its progeny can...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared August as TREE CHECK MONTH for Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB).

European paper wasps have presented a conundrum over the past several years in Ohio. After becoming the dominant wasp in Ohio during the 2000s, they all but disappeared in the 2010s. However, they are now making a dramatic comeback and their odd nesting habits can put them in conflict with people.

Wasp nests have been with us since the beginning growing season; however, they typically don’t appear on our radar until late in the season when the colonies reach their zenith. But this year, Extension offices are already receiving complaints about wasps; particularly yellowjackets. It appears that yellowjacket populations are running high thus far this season producing stinging commentaries about close encounters.