The late-season blooms of goldenrod attract a plethora of pollinators including flies. The convergence of pollinators also attracts a range of predators that make a living on these beneficial insects. Nature doesn’t play favorites.

We hope you will consider participating to this important project sponsored by Northern Nut Growers Association to Evaluate the Distribution and Incidence of Post-harvest Rots on Chestnut Kernels.

Weather continues to make the news. Check out the latest version of the OSU Turfgrass Team Times (TTT).

Check out the latest turf updates from OSU experts!

I received several complaints this past week from homeowners and professionals about large numbers of stinging insects buzzing oaks in Ohio landscapes. The most recent involved an oak next to a Columbus playground.

Current weather conditions are dictating what should be done, or not done, in the turfgrass.

The terms “leaffolder,” “leafroller,” and “leaftier” refer to the leaf structures produced by certain moth caterpillars. Leaffolders fold leaves, leafrollers roll leaves, and leaftiers tie leaves together. The descriptive terms have no relationship to moth taxonomy. They are intended to aid in identification by portraying the caterpillar’s creative use of silk to fashion a home.

Don't miss a stellar line-up of speakers next week at the Gwynne Conservation Area during the 2024 Farm Science Review, September 17-19. Experts will present scheduled programs on a wide variety of natural resources topics. Areas include woodlands, wildlife, aquatics, forages & grazing, and horticulture. 

If you have milkweeds growing in your garden or landscape, you have likely noticed an alarming abundance of oleander aphids this year. While plentiful in number, natural enemies have been doing a great job of keeping oleander aphid populations "in check".

This is the time of the year when “dodders” reach their maximum growth in their annual life cycle and become most obvious. The tangled masses of the string-like stems of these bizarre-looking parasitic plants bear little resemblance to most plants. They more closely resemble a colossal fishing line accident.