The Plant Phenology and Growing Degree Day (GDD) posts and impacts have been a Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine (BYGL) staple for years. GDD will continue to be an important part of the blog written to assist green industry professionals, Extension professionals, Extension volunteers, and people with a passion for plants and pests too.

The latest edition of the Ohio Fruit News (OFN) was recently distributed, and I thought there might be some BYGL readers out there that are not current subscribers, but would find this resource useful. The newsletter is developed by a team of Ohio State University Small Fruit and Tree Fruit State Specialists, and Extension Educators and Staff, with support from the Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit Research and Development Program and the Department of Plant Pathology - Fruit Pathology Program. Ohio Fruit News provides fruit growers with the most current and relevant information for managing...

Would you like to learn more about one of Ohio's newest invasive species? Check out this week's presentation on Box Tree Moth as part of Emerald Ash Borer University (EABU). The EABU presenter will be Ohio's very own, Joe Boggs. Joe is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator in Hamilton County and Associated Faculty in OSU's Department of Entomology.

The Turfgrass Team has posted the second edition of their Turfgrass Team Times for 2024. Contributors include: Dr. Ed Nangle; Dr. David Gardner; Pamela Sherratt; Dr. Tyler Carr; Dr. Shaohui Wu; and Todd Hicks.

Commonly known as Yellow-Legged Hornet - Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836, was first recorded in Georgia and South Carolina in the fall of 2023. This species is a great threat to local honey bee populations in the US.

Diagnosing tree pest problems can be challenging especially in the middle of winter when pests and trees are not actively growing. However, if one takes their time and follows the proper steps of plant pest diagnoses, one can still reach an appropriate answer...it just takes a little more time.

As the vibrant season of spring unfolds, so do the challenges of managing pests and plant diseases. But fear not! Doyeon Park, a master's student in the Department of Plant Pathology at CFAES Wooster Campus, in collaboration with the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, has created two very useful videos. These videos guide you through the essential steps of collecting proper diagnostic samples and understanding the diagnostic triage process at the clinic.

My lawn has a circle that’s darker green than the rest of my lawn. What’s going on? Two words: Fairy Ring. So, what is a fairy ring and what causes them?

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna (previously Ranunculus ficaria)) belongs to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, and is sometimes called "fig buttercup." The “buttercup” describes the bright yellow flowers, and the “fig” refers to the shape of the underground tubers.

Tomorrow is the first day of spring, how warm is your soil?