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  1. OARDC, OSU Extension Join Effort to Fight Ash Pest Found in Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/oardc-osu-extension-join-effort-fight-ash-pest-found-ohio

    last week by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) as emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis —a beetle ... David Shetlar will be part of the Ohio Emerald Ash Borer Task Force, a group of experts and officials ... in a press release. The beetle Because of its recent discovery in North America, little is known ...

  2. Herbicide and Mulch Combo Superior Method of Weed Control

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/herbicide-and-mulch-combo-superior-method-weed-control

    Pine nuggets and hardwood bark were the tested mulches, and the liquid chemicals used in the study ... three were pre-treated mulches, eight were herbicides applied under hardwood bark, and eight were ... herbicides applied over pine nuggets. At 350 days, four treatments were still providing commercially ...

  3. Herbicide-Treated Mulches Effective Method of Weed Control

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/herbicide-treated-mulches-effective-method-weed-control

    organic mulches (pine nuggets, cypress, Douglas fir, hardwood bark, rice hulls, cocoa bean shells, and ... required in the nursery and landscape industries. Based on the results, rice hulls and hardwood bark ... considered commercially acceptable," said Mathers. Other pre-treated mulches, like pine nuggets, also ...

  4. Ohio State Forestry Students to Hold Christmas Tree Sale Nov. 29-Dec. 2

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-forestry-students-hold-christmas-tree-sale-nov-29-dec-2

    The trees are fresh cut Ohio-grown Fraser firs, Scotch pines, white pines and blue spruces in heights ...

  5. CROP ALERT AND YARD ALERT! IT’S ARMYWORM by Trevor Corboy

    https://greene.osu.edu/news/crop-alert-and-yard-alert-it%E2%80%99s-armyworm-trevor-corboy

    infestations from Dr. Dave Shetlar, Ohio State University Professor Emeritus of Entomology: “For commercial ...

  6. Exotic Tree Pest Generating Concern in Forestry/Nursery Industries

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/exotic-tree-pest-generating-concern-forestrynursery-industries

    beetle, known as the emerald ash borer, has been identified as Agrilus planipennis, and is generating ... similarly to other insects in the genus Agrilus, such as the bronze birch borer, a key pest of white-barked ... years is more common," said Herms. Infestations prove fatal because the larvae feed under the bark ...

  7. Storm Cleanup Good Opportunity to Check for Emerald Ash Borer

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/storm-cleanup-good-opportunity-check-emerald-ash-borer

    which feed on EAB larvae living under the trees bark. Other symptoms of EAB infestation € such as the ... sapwood € require that the bark be peeled off to detect them. A fact sheet with details and pictures of ... Diagnostic Check-off List under the Factsheets/Bulletins section of the Web site) or through local OSU ...

  8. Viburnum Chewer Makes Its Way Into Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/viburnum-chewer-makes-its-way-ohio

    hungry for the popular woody ornamentals. The viburnum leaf beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, was recently ... sighting of the pest in U.S. territory occurred in 1996 in New York state. Since then, the beetle has ... viburnum leaf beetle is a very damaging, invasive pest," said Dan Herms, an entomologist with Ohio ...

  9. Sports Turf Managers Fighting Bugs by Going Green

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/sports-turf-managers-fighting-bugs-going-green

    green. That's why Dave Shetlar, Ohio State University Extension, will present “Cost Effective and ... Columbus. "There's concern about exposure to pesticides," said Shetlar, also known as the ... meet those expectations." In his talk, Shetlar will offer details to grounds staff, coaches, ...

  10. One Day Insect University

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/one-day-insect-university

    science plays in what we know about insects. Presenters include Mary Gardiner, Dave Shetlar, Reed Johnson ...

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