Turf Team Times brings together the OSU Turfgrass Team to share timely updates about what's happening in sports and lawn turf!

This week, hear about yellowing turf after heavy rains, late season weed control and thinking to next year. The re-seeding window is now open for renovating lawns. This is the ideal time of year to seed grass. Dr Gardner talks weed control including suggestions for sedge herbicide options that are available and a quick insect update from Dr. Wu.  BugDoc Dr. Shetlar shares some late summer, early fall odd-ball insects such as Cranberry Girdler in Kentucky...

The “fall” in fall webworm remains accurate, with the red-headed biotype producing a dramatic localized outbreak in Toledo. Heavy webbing and defoliation of preferred hosts in the Oak Openings area.

The non-native Box Tree Moth feeds exclusively on boxwood. The “tree” in the common name refers to the tree-like growth of native boxwoods in Europe as well as Asia, where BTM is native.

Oak Rough Bulletgalls are produced under the direction of the tiny gall wasp. The “rough” in the common name refers to the roughened appearance created by tiny hairs covering the surface. The sturdy galls can be round like a musket ball or slightly elongated like a Minie ball, which accounts for the “bullet” part of their common name.

Small, round, fuzzy wasp galls on the underside of distorted leaves can draw the attention of concerned tree owners. The galls are produced under the direction of a tiny gall wasp (family Cynipidae) with a big scientific name, Neuroterus quercusverrucarum (syn. N. floccosus).

Join us Friday September 11th at Hocking State Forest for an A DAY in the WOODS workshop focusing on Diagnosing Forest Insects and Diseases.

Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) is potentially the most devastating non-native tree-killing pest or disease ever to arrive in North America. ALB kills trees in 12 genera across 9 plant families, including all native maples, a preferred host.

Baldfaced Hornet nests are now large enough to become noticeable. The same is true with Yellowjackets and Paper Wasps. These members of the wasp family, Vespidae, share common lifestyles and life cycles. Gaining an understanding helps avoid stinging encounters.

Last year, my wife and I were mesmerized by a blooming carpet of marvelous mallow (Malvaceae) in Magee Marsh just east of Toledo. Using her smartphone, my wife found that the dominant mallow in Magee Marsh is Swamp Rose-Mallow.

The OGIA/OSU Extension Hands-On Diagnostic Walkabout at the Snyder Park Gardens and Arboretum. The Walkabouts are for Green Industry professionals and provide comprehensive, hands-on training. Participants examine and discuss plants, plant pests, plant diseases, landscape designs, and other points of interest.