Check out the latest edition of the Turfgrass Establishment Series from the OSU Turf Team. Dr. Ed Nangle outlines planting and mulching practices when establishing turfgrass from seed.

The OSU Turf Team posted their newest edition of their Turfgrass Team Times (TTT) last Friday. Check out the latest information that is all about turf - seed establishment and irrigation, seed corn beetle, turfgrass ants, yellow nutsedge, winter annuals including hairy bittercress, and Japanese stilt grass.

The Walk-Abouts are for Green Industry professionals (arborists, landscapers, turf managers, nursery managers, etc.). Participants look at plants, plant pests, plant diseases, landscape designs, and other points of interest. Discussions focus on plant problem diagnostics, plant health management, plant selection, and sustainable landscape designs.

Dodders are parasitic plants belonging to the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. They were formerly placed in the dodder family, Cuscutaceae, with only one genus in the family, Cuscuta. I think it’s fitting that dodders belong to the Convolvulaceae family because the taxonomy for this group of plants has been convoluted.

You may have heard of Spotted Lanternfly. You may have visited a state like Pennsylvania and seen it. You may have read that Spotted Lanternfly (aka SLF) has been found it parts of Ohio. But sad to say, “Spotted Lanternfly has been discovered in Erie County!”.

Wetlands are incredibly important features of the natural landscape, providing countless ecosystem services to local ecology and wildlife.

Are you a woodland owner who would like to produce an annual income from their property? It can be difficult to achieve an annual income but maple production may be the answer.

Check out the latest and greatest edition of OSU's Turfgrass Team Times. Highlights include: fall seeding; seed size; and herbicide options of seeding.

This is the 5th BYGL Alert this season dedicated to wasp galls on oaks. That may seem excessive, but it’s estimated that around 800 types of galls may be found on oaks in the Nearctic which is the part of the world that includes all of the U.S. and parts of Mexico and Canada.

Fall Webworms (Hyphantria cunea, family Erebidae) have been virtual no-shows over much of Ohio this season. Although, there are reports of highly localized populations with noticeable nests, trees in much of the state are largely free of silk webbing.