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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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, ...

  6. Fragrant Plant from Madagascar Holds Promise for Mosquito Control

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/fragrant-plant-madagascar-holds-promise-mosquito-control

    up to test a bark extract from a small, fragrant tree native to Madagascar and found that it has ... successfully controlled mosquitoes.  The bark extract repelled the flying adults from a distance, which kept ... are resistant to common insecticides as well as non-resistant mosquitos. The bark extract came from ...

  7. Fruit Pies and Home Food Preservation

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/fruit-pies-and-home-food-preservation

    Extension has a variety of factsheets on home food preservation? If you are interested in learning more ... Ohioline even has an entire factsheet on preserving pie filling. Canning or freezing premade pie filling is ...

  8. Look to the Trees

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/look-trees

    junipers, and other conifer and deciduous trees such as pine, spruce, locust, and willow. This worm can be ...

  9. Integrated Pest Management Considerations for Stored Grain Crops

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/integrated-pest-management-considerations-stored-grain-crops

    beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles, red flour beetles, and Indian meal moths, just to name a few. The ...

  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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