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Mimosa Webworms on Honeylocust

Mimosa Webworm
Mimosa Webworm nests on honeylocusts are becoming evident in southwest Ohio. Populations of this non-native moth appear highly localized and hit-or-miss thus far this season. However, where populations are high, the damage will progress until honeylocusts become brown.
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Joe Boggs
“Torched” Honeylocusts (NOT Black Locusts!)
Mimosa Webworm
boggs.47@osu.edu Wed, 07/27/2022 - 16:19
The nests of first-generation Mimosa Webworm (Homadaula anisocentra, family Galacticidae) are now becoming evident on honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) in southwest Ohio. Honeylocust is considered the alternate host of this non-native moth in much of the U.S. However, it’s the primary host in Ohio where mimosa trees (a.k.a. silk trees) (Albizia julibrissin) are rare.
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Joe Boggs

Mimosa Webworm on Honeylocusts

Mimosa webworm nests
Damage by non-native Mimosa Webworms (Homadaula anisocentra, family Galacticidae) was a topic of discussion during this week's BYGLive! Zoom Inservice. Despite their common name, mimosa webworms are most often found in Ohio on honeylocusts (Gleditsia triacanthos).
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Joe Boggs

A Plant Walk in Wooster

Calycanthus blossom

The great thing for all of us as plant lovers is the simplicity of enjoyment of a walk in the woods or through city streets, checking out the plants we know. Here are some snapshots of just a few plant sightings on an afternoon walk in Wooster, Ohio a few days ago.

 

  First, as our lead photo, at the edge of a parking lot was Calycanthus, which a Clemson fact sheet notes has common names of Carolina allspice, strawberry-bush, sweet bubby {my favorite}, sweet Betsy, and spicebush {my least favorite since we think of Lindera benzoin as spicebush up North...

Hort Shorts
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Jim Chatfield
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