Outdoor Insects in the Home Landscape
Vegetable and Fruit News-July 2021
… Read more>> Reminders for Monitoring and Managing Spotted-Wing Drosophila By Kelly Hamby, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii ) is a small fly that lays its eggs into ripening and... Read more>> …
Honeydew and Sooty Mold
… honeydew include aphids, adelgids, planthoppers (including spotted lanternfly ), leafhoppers, whiteflies, mealybugs, … and soft scale insects. Although many of these insects can fly or jump, they need to remain fairly sedentary while … be sufficient to remove both honeydew and sooty mold. Spotted lanternflies excreting honeydew Video: Dr. Mike Raupp …
Forest Threats: Insects
… Order) Asian Longhorned Beatle Maryland Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Maryland Invasive Species Council Emerald Ash Borer Saving your Ash Trees from the … 20 mins): Presented by Kimberly Rice, Maryland Dept. of Agriculture; Mike Raupp, University of Maryland; and Jonathan …
Branching Out Newsletter
… rebranding efforts. There's also information about the Spotted Lanternfly and about the rebounding forestry industry …
July Gardening Tips and Tasks
… problems. In droughts, use drip irrigation to minimize water waste. It's time to think about fall planting! You … leaves, keep a thick organic mulch around plants, and water around the base of your plants- keep foliage dry. … and/or decaying organic matter including potted plants, leaking sewage pipes, pet waste, rotting fruits and …
November Gardening Tips and Tasks
… 'good' insects that provide pollination and pest control. To learn more on this topic, watch our free 1-hour webinar … unless they are broken into smaller pieces. Learn how to set up an indoor composting or vermicomposting system, … are active and chewing holes in leaves, flowers, and fruit. Adults spend the winter months in plant debris and …
Vegetable and Fruit News-September 2021
… Tips By Emily Zobel, Extension Educator, University of Maryland Extension-Dorchester County Read and follow all … blight By Neith Little, Extension Educator, Urban Agriculture, University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City … least one urban farm where this... Read more Fusarium Wilt in Basil By Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, …
Diseases
… 24Jun14 , 24May10 23Oct27 , 23Sep08 (MDA confirms it in MD), 23Jul14 , 23May12 21Aug27 (in Virginia) 19Aug23 … Bacterial blight 21Jul16 (on geraniums) Bitter rot on apples 22Jun17 Blight, boxwood 24Aug23 22Apr15 21Aug27 … , 18Apr13 Rust, mayapple 21Apr30 (also rust on Jack-in-the-pulpit) Rust, pear trellis 19Nov01 , 19Sep06 Rust, pine …
Branching Out - Fall 2021
… Wildlife Wednesday webinars, a way to remove adult Spotted Lanternflies using an empty water bottle, how to have …