Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hatch Observed Last Week in Cincinnati stone.91@osu.edu Mon, 04/28/2025 - 14:25
Last week, Jonathan Shields, Agriculture Inspection Manager with the Ohio Department of Agriculture's (ODA) Division of Plant Health reported seeing hatch of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) in Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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Amy Stone
Ashley Kulhanek
Thomas deHaas
Joe Boggs
Carrie Brown

Too Late For Dormant Oil Application??

In the Extension office this time of year, we often receive calls from concerned people wondering if they had missed the timing for dormant oil application to fruit trees.  When asked why they can’t apply dormant oil, the answer is always “because it’s not the dormant season now!”  They are relieved to hear the answer I give them of “have no fear and confidently spray away”!  Then the discussions begin, “then why is it called a dormant oil spray if that doesn’t matter!”

 

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Erik Draper