Purple Haze All in My Eyes
Updated EAB Detection Map
Each month, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) updates and distributes an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) Detection Map. While EAB is "old news" to many in the buckeye state, it is interesting to continue to watch the progression of this invasive species in North America. In February 2003, EAB was confirmed for the first time in Ohio in Lucas County in NW Ohio, approximately seven months after the initial detection and identification in Michigan the summer before. Fast forward 14+ years later...
Blistered Boxwoods and Hissing Hedges
Coltsfoot, Not Dandelion
The 2017 Southwest Ohio BYGLive! Diagnostic Walk-Abouts Green Industry Professional Training Series
Some Unscientific Weather-Related Observations
List of Flowering Plants Attractive to Bees
Firewood Beetles Flare-Up
Outstanding Resource for Testing Ticks
Nancy Taylor recently found a great resource regarding ticks called the Laboratory of Medical Zoology (LMZ). LMZ is an academic research lab at the University of Massachusetts with a focus on infectious diseases or more specific "zoonosis". Their website describes zoonosis as "diseases with transmission cycles that involve other animal species." One of the great things about this resource is that they test ticks for diseases. The standard test of deer ticks is $50.00 and includes testing for Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis. In addition you can search their database and find...