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THIS RECENT RUN OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HAS SEEN QUITE A BIT OF INSECT ACTIVITY AROUND HOMES. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF “CRITTERS” IN THE BLACKLIGHT TRAP THAT I CONTINUE TO RUN IN MY BACKYARD, AS WELL AS OTHER...
Continue Reading →If you live in a county where the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected, insecticide treatments are a viable option to protect ash trees. But fall is not the best time. Insecticide treatments are most effective against EAB when applied in...
Continue Reading →Chinch Bugs and Iris Woes - Iris Borers, Flurry-of-Wings - Hackberry Caterpillar Butterflies Read the latest Insect Newsletter HERE
Continue Reading →What everyone can do for pollinators: Watch for pollinators. Get connected with nature. Take a walk, experience thelandscape and look for pollinators midday in sunny, planted areas. Reduce your impact. Reduce or eliminate your pesticide use, increase green spaces,and minimize...
Continue Reading →Some areas of interest in this weeks insect newsletter. Especially the Bagworms, if any of you have Arborvitae or Juniper this may help you. Clusters of Bugs (white-margined burrower bug), Now Is Time To "Nail" Those Bagworms, Hessian Fly, National...
Continue Reading →Brought to you by: www.pollinator.org Pollinator Week will take place June 16 - 22, 2014 Background of Pollinator Week Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership. Seven years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation...
Continue Reading →Story by: University of Guelph Habitat loss on breeding grounds in the United States – not on wintering grounds in Mexico – is the main cause of recent and projected population declines of migratory monarch butterflies in eastern North...
Continue Reading →Read about a lot of pests in this issue....Cold Weather and Insects, Alfalfa Weevil Update, Just a Tad Late----Eastern Tent Caterpillar (ETC) and European Pine Sawfly (EPS), But on Schedule---Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (NPTM), Ash Tree Dilemma Newsletter
Continue Reading →If you live in a county where the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected, and you have ash trees that you plan to treat with a systemic insecticide, now is the time to apply it. Consult the map of...
Continue Reading →SAVE THE MONARCH MIGRATION - ONE BUTTERFLY AT A TIME - PLANT MILKWEED Monarch butterfly numbers are at an all time low and many pollinators are declining as well. The widespread planting of herbicide tolerant corn and soybean lines, intensive...
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