During a recent Sunday drive, my wife and I came across a dramatic display of the fruitful connection between European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris, family Sturnidae) and Callery Pears (Pyrus calleryana, family Rosaceae). The lead image needs no label.

Christmas is 6 weeks away. You may think it’s too early to start thinking about your Christmas Tree. But maybe not if your thinking a “Live” tree.

As spotted lanternfly (SLF) adult activity winds down for the 2023 season, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has updated the SLF quarantine.

You won't want to miss December's Escape to the Forest featuring OSU's Department of Entomology, Sam Ward. Sam is an assistant professor of Forest Entomology.

The sun's rays or morning dew may be revealing an event that takes place in the fall of the year, spider migration.

Technological Improvements in Tree Trimming equipment are amazing. When you think you have seen the newest and greatest, something better comes along. But with improvements in technology comes safety but at a cost, literally!

On a bright, sunny Thursday morning in October, ANR Extension Educators, Carrie Brown of Fairfield County and Dan Lima of Belmont County, teamed up with the North American Pawpaw Growers Association (NAPGA) and the Ohio Nut Growers Association (ONGA) to establish a grove of pawpaw trees at the Mansfield Correctional Institution.

Time and again I have heard, “I miss the old OSU Nursery Short Course where we could talk about landscape plants, bugs, diseases and what might impact our industry next!”  Well, stop dreaming of the good old days and get back into understanding potential future landscape plants and challenges!!  A great landscape educational experience can be discovered at the Ohio State University Short Course.  Why call it the OSU Short Course??  Because the OSU Short Course is exactly that— a short, intensive course of educational classes and updates that are all landscape related!...

What a spectacular year for fall color! From red maples reminiscent of a sailor’s sunset and gingko as bright as the sun shining on them, it’s difficult not to become entranced by the majestic display tendered by changing autumn leaves. Offering an explosion for the senses, what we are really experiencing is chemistry happing right before our eyes! Let’s take a closer look at some of this year’s highlights.

“Invasive Plants and Global Change: Addressing the Challenges of Tomorrow” was this year’s theme of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council Research Conference held on Friday, October 27th, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio.