Yellow poplars are failing to leaf out fully in eastern Ohio. The affected trees are located where Ohio experienced a record-breaking drought last season. The trees are also being affected by the yellow poplar weevil and the tuliptree scale.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is expanding the spotted lanternfly (SLF) quarantine to include counties in northeast and northwest Ohio to reduce the spread of the invasive insect. The six new counties now under quarantine are: Wood, Seneca, Summit, Portage, Trumbull, and Carroll counties.

Check out the latest Turfgrass Team Times that was recorded last Friday, May 9, 2025.

What actually is Vascular Cambium? Why does it matter?

Join Ohio State tick experts on Wednesday, May 7, at 4 p.m. to learn more about the growing public health concern caused by the exploding tick population in the Buckeye State.

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.

Want to learn more about invasive species? Check out this program brought to you by the OSU Ohio Woodland Stewards Program.

Timely turfgrass information is here from our OSU Turf Team!

Spring blooming trees and shrubs are beginning to bloom. And those showing the color lavender or various shades of purple to hot pink are striking.

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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