Amy Stone

Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources (AgNR)
Ohio State University Extension - Lucas County

Amy at Magyar GardenAmy is an Agriculture and Natural Resources (AgNR) Educator with Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County.  She began working with Extension in 1992, and has been in her current position since May 2000. 

Amy has earned degrees from Owens Community College and the University of Toledo.  Her specialization has been invasive species and began with a local infestation of the gypsy moth in the county in the mid-nineties.  In 2003, Amy collected and submitted the first known infestation of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Ohio.  Amy worked on EAB for nearly ten years on USDA project dollars from APHIS and the Forest Service.  Work with Purdue University and Michigan State University on Emerald Ash Borer University (EABU) continues to date.   As Ohio faces numerous invasive species threats, Amy is part of an Extension team to address those threats through outreach and education efforts. 

Amy and her family live on her husband’s grandparent’s farm in southeastern Michigan where they had a forty acre truck farm and sold produce at the Detroit’s Eastern Market.  While their garden is only about 2 acres, it is enough to keep the family busy with their jobs away from the home.  

OSU Extension at Toledo Botanical Garden (Horticulture Office)
5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615
419-574-0986

Articles Authored

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Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area
Turfgrass Team Times, 05.09.25
Webinar: Protecting you, your family, and your animals from ticks
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hatch Observed Last Week in Cincinnati
Ohio's Invasive Species: ID and Management Class
Turfgrass Team Times, 04.25.25
Mystery Seeds are Back for 2025!
OSU Turf Team Times, 04.11.25
Disease Management in Home Strawberry Plantings Guide Available Online
Turfgrass Team Times, 03.28.25
Spotting the Spot - Springtime Spotted Lanternfly Update
Updated FactSheet on How and Why to Hire an Arborist Hot Off the Press
Frost Cracks From Winter's Past May Have Gardeners Asking What Happened To My Tree
Check it Out: Three New OSU Extension Box Tree Moth Fact Sheets
2025 National Invasive Species Week Set For February 24 - 28
Emerald Ash Borer University, Thursday, December 12, 2024 - “Biological Invasion by Emerald Ash Borer Threatens Keystone Species Indelibly Entwined With Indigenous Cultures”  
Box Tree Moth (BTM) Federal Quarantine Expanded
Lake Erie Seiche
Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) Update
Rooted in Excellence - Ohio Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show and OSU Green Industry Conference
Final Turfgrass Team Times (TTT) - Friday, November 15, 2024
Emerald Ash Borer University (EABU) - Recognizing Invasive vs. Native Trees
Turfgrass Team Times (TTT), October 18, 2024
Emerald Ash Borer University (EABU) - "Firewood Movement Regulation, Outreach, and Impact"
Turfgrass Team Times, 09.27.2024
Turfgrass Team Times, 09.20.2024
Turfgrass Team Times, 09.13.2024
Turfgrass Team Times, 08.30.2024
Turfgrass Team Times, 08.23.2024
Growing Degree Day Summary, January - July 2024