Members of the Ohio State University Extension Buckeye Environmental Horticulture Team (BEHT) placed pheromone traps across twenty one Ohio counties this past May to monitor for the invasive box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis).  Counties participating in the trapping are located both within (Butler, Clark, Clermont, Greene, Lake, Montgomery) and outside (Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Delaware, Erie, Knox, Madison, Medina, Monroe, Ottawa, Preble, Putnam, Ross, Van Wert, Wayne) the...

Mimosa Webworm nests on honeylocusts are becoming evident in southwest Ohio. Populations of this non-native moth appear highly localized and hit-or-miss thus far this season. However, where populations are high, the damage will progress until honeylocusts become brown.

Turf Team Times brings together the OSU Turfgrass Team to share timely updates about what's happening in sports and lawn turf!

Willow Pinecone Galls are the work of the so-called Willow Pinecone Gall Midge. They house, nourish, and protect a single fly larva (maggot) located deep within the gall. There is a single generation per year.

Participants in this week’s OGIA/OSU Extension Greater Cincinnati Diagnostic Walkabout were treated to large numbers of buzz-bombing Green June Beetles cruising turfgrass. Adults usually emerge in Ohio in early July despite the beetle's common name.

The OGIA/OSU Extension Hands-On Diagnostic Walkabout at Ferncliff Cemetery & Arboretum. The Walkabouts are for Green Industry professionals and provide comprehensive, hands-on training. Participants examine and discuss plants, plant pests, plant diseases, landscape designs, and other points of interest.

Queen Anne’s Lace is in flower right now in Mid-July. Poison Hemlock is done flowering and is going to seed. So, the short answer is timing of flowers.

Participants in this week's OGIA/OSU Extension Greater Cincinnati Diagnostic Walkabout observed the trifecta of coneflower issues in a mass planting. They included Aster Yellows (phytoplasma disease), Coneflower Rosette Mite (eriophyid), and Sunflower Head-Clipping Weevil.

New Sprayer Technologies and Best Spraying Practices Workshop: Nurseries, Orchards, & Vineyards

During my slog through Hades last Thursday, I found a group of native false milkweed bugs frolicking on their favorite host, false sunflowers. At the time, I didn’t give much thought to the absurdity of those common names because I was too busy thinking about my poor life choice.