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The “tHRIve - WEB SERIES” is where you can remain updated on a wide range of issues important to the Green Industry.  The webinar titled, “Box Tree Moth Demystified” was presented live last Wednesday, May 15.  The webinar covers what to look for with BTM and the latest results from BTM management trials.

United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, and The Ohio State University team up to trap for Spotted Lanternfly.

This beetle is widespread in the temperate parts of the world, including the Palearctic, Afrotropical, Australian, Nearactic, and Neotropical regions. In the United States, wharf borer is widespread in eastern and western coastal areas and the Great Lakes region.

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a Federal Order yesterday providing new information on the expansion of quarantines for the Box Tree Moth (BTM) (Cydalima perspectalis, family Crambidae). The Order also noted that conditions for interstate movement of regulated articles have been established.

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) have reached developmental stages that place these weeds outside of effective management options in southwest Ohio. Wild parsnip is producing seeds while poison hemlock is in full bloom meaning seeds can still develop on plants that are cut or sprayed with an herbicide.

Highly localized outbreaks of these native flamboyant-looking caterpillars are not unusual in Ohio. Unfortunately, outbreaks can occur so quickly that they “sneak up” on homeowners and managers of landscapes, nurseries, and Christmas tree plantations.

This free training opportunity provides an overview on Box Tree Moth (BTM) including what to look for and what to do about it. Sponsored by the Horticulture Research Institute (HRI)

I recently came across one of the largest colonies of soil mining bees I’ve ever seen in Ohio. The image below shows the extent of the collection of these important plant pollinators found in Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum (SGCA).

Lakeside Chautauqua, located on the Marblehead peninsula in Ottawa County Ohio is home to the rare Lakeside Daisy which typically blooms in early May. It was putting on quite a show.