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Jumping oak galls are caused by a very tiny, native, stingless wasp (Neuroterus sp.) which lays eggs in leaf buds. As the leaf develops, pinhead-size galls, also referred to as abnormal plant growths, form on the undersides of the leaves. Each round, button-like gall contains one wasp larva.

Check out the latest updates on all things turfgrass. Thank you OSU's Turf Team for sharing this regular update.

Spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formally known as the gypsy moth, is still in its feeding frenzy stage in NW Ohio. Caterpillars can very evident when populations increase, and the leaves and needles of host plants disappear as the hungry caterpillars cause defoliation.

The Plant Phenology and Growing Degree Day (GDD) posts and impacts have been a Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine (BYGL) staple for years. GDD will continue to be an important part of the blog written to assist green industry professionals, Extension professionals, Extension volunteers, and people with a passion for plants and pests too.

I've long admired yucca (Yucca spp., family Asparagaceae). It was one of the most common flowering plants in farmhouse landscapes where I grew up in West Virginia. Indeed, it was common for yuccas to mark the site of long-abandoned homesteads reduced to nothing more than foundation stones.

Heavy fruit infections by the Cedar-Quince Rust fungus (Gymnosporangium clavipes) are occurring on Callery pears (Pyrus calleryana, family Rosaceae) in southwest Ohio. The “rust” in the common name refers to the rust-colored spores.

Yesterday, I came across a small Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea, family Erebidae) nest on a Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) in southwest Ohio. The webworms were the black-headed biotype, but more on that later.

Northcentral Ohio Extension offices offered an opportunity for Master Gardeners and community members to see Spotted Lanternfly 1st and 2nd instar nymphs up close and personal.

Thanks to Charlie Eisman, author of “Leafminers of North America, Second Edition," the leafminer on Yellow Buckeye has been identified. Yesterday's BYGL Alert has been updated to include this and other edits/perspectives.