This is the time of year when we typically receive complaints of bothersome bug break-ins. Fall home-invading insects include the notorious Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles, and Boxelder Bugs. Less well-known Ohio home invaders include Western Conifer Seed Bugs and Magnolia Seed Bugs.

Consider attending the 2026 Ohio Floriculture & Nursery Conference either in person or online!

Carnivorous Pit-Trapping Antlions don’t hunt their prey; they don’t ambush. They wait for meat items to stumble into their excavated conical pits that measure around 3/4 - 2" wide and 1/2" deep.

Spider poop on the siding of a house or business is a common call that comes into the extension office. Hopefully, this will shed some light on the topic!

Late-season flowers are a boon to pollinators prepping for winter. Two of my favorites are members of the Asteraceae family: Late-Flowering Thoroughwort (Eupatorium serotinum) and Goldenrods (Solidago spp.). They are pollinator magnets.

Participants in today’s OGIA/OSU Greater Cincinnati Diagnostic Walkabout held at the Boone County Arboretum, Union, KY, discussed the current developmental condition of bagworms. The caterpillars have completed their development and “tied off,” marking a significant shift in management options.

Oaks are unique that the species is native to 47 of the 50 United States. They were an important source of food for Native Americans and wildlife. They are outstanding trees in nature. To celebrate the United States 250th Birthday, they are being planted throughout the State of Ohio.

The OGIA/OSU Extension Hands-On Diagnostic Walkabout at the Boone County 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.

Spider-Man uses a line of silk to swing through cityscapes and subdue evildoers. But in the arthropod world, spider-women are the masters of silk. Female spiders have seven different silk glands from which they draw an array of different types of silk for different purposes, including constructing intricate webs to snare prey.

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

This week, we saw stormy days up North creating some wet and humid conditions for our lawns. Weather conditions have led to some delays in certain insects and disease appearances. Todd Hicks talks about Poa trivialis or roughstalk bluegrass, an invasive species that usually goes dormant and looks dead in July/August. It has been delayed and is just now starting to brown out and may alarm homeowners. Management includes killing it with an herbicide...