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  • Vegetable and Fruit News-November 2021

    … for this Invasive Pest If you suspect you have found a spotted lanternfly, then report the sighting and location … to the Maryland Department of Agriculture at MD Spotted Lanternfly Online Survey. The link to the survey is under the picture "REPORT SPOTTED LANTERNFLY HERE" Women In Ag Wednesday Webinars …

  • Branching Out - Fall 2018

    … Adult spotted lanternfly. Photo by Pennsylvania Dept. of …

  • Outdoor Insects in the Home Landscape

    … Japanese Cedar Longhorned Beetle Kudzu Bug Sirex Woodwasp Spotted Lanternfly in Home Gardens Viburnum Leaf Beetle …

  • 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

    … Southern Pine Beetle Maryland Dept. of Agriculture Spotted Lanternfly Maryland Department of Agriculture …

  • July Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … and reducing/eliminating pesticide use.  ​​​​​​​​​ Pests Spotted lanternfly  adults may be found feeding on many … tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissma ). If you observe spotted lanternflies, inform the Maryland Department of … attractants. Sticky traps could also be used to locate fly breeding sites.    Fruit flies  are typically found in …

  • Diseases

    … 20Apr17 19Aug23 , 19May10 18Jun08 , 18May18 , 18May04 Fly speck and sooty blotch on apple 18Sep14 Fruit trees … Mushrooms, glowing 23Sep29 20Oct09 , 20Oct02 (Jack O'Lantern), 20Sep04 Mushrooms and Conks 23Sep22 (on living …

  • November Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … in areas you have seen ground nesting bees.   Syrphid fly  adults and larvae are still active. Syrphid fly adults … some leaves as habitat, especially under flowers you have spotted syrphid larvae.   North American wheel bugs  will … (allow them to naturally emerge in the spring). Pests Spotted lanternfly  adults are laying egg masses on any …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-September 2021

    … for this Invasive Pest If you suspect you have found a spotted lanternfly or their egg masses, snap a picture of it … Agriculture at: DontBug.MD@maryland.gov. Dead samples of spotted lanternflies from any life stage can be sent to the … Red Leaves in the Vineyard—Diagnosis, and Management The Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) - Part 1: History, Background, …