Forest Threats: Insects
Elm Leaf Beetle
… stages of the elm leaf beetle develop on or near the elm tree. Adult beetles are about 1/4 inch long and range in … bark crevices, and in the soil and debris beneath the tree. Pupae are about 3 inches long, orange to yellow and do … that are also attacked. Repeated defoliation may reduce tree vigor and increase susceptibility to more serious pests …
Sustainable Gardening: Solutions to Climate Change
… in Our Changing Climate introduces the many benefits of tree planting and provides tips for selecting trees. Use …
Invasive Species
… Learn how to identify invasive plants, insects, and diseases and how to manage them in the landscape. About … Herbaceous Plant Control Invasive Shrub Control Invasive Tree Control Invasive Vine and Groundcover Control (PDF) … Other invasive organisms Invasive Insects Invasive Diseases Invasive Jumping Worms Maryland Grows Blog - …
Evergreen Foliage Yellowing
… needle yellowing occurs towards the interior of the tree. It may occur all at once and it could be quite … very dramatic Fall color and needle drop of bald cypress tree Related information What Causes Trees and Shrubs to Die? …
Sudden Oak Death/Ramorum blight
Diseases
… and Nursery IPM Alert (links are set back to 2018) DISEASES DATE OF REPORT Anthracnose 19May24 (on strawberry) … and Botryosphaeria on Leyland cypress) Cherry shot hole diseases 20Nov13 , 20May22 , 20Apr03 18Jul06 16May13, 16Apr01 … (update), 23Mar31 (disease control) 22Sep09 (late season diseases), 22Mar25 21Aug27 (late season apple diseases), …
April Gardening Tips and Tasks
… tent caterpillars will begin to hatch and form tents in tree “crotches”, where tree branches fork. Luckily many predators and parasitoids … Repellents are also an effective tool to keep ticks away. Diseases Cedar-apple rust disease forms its galls on …
Beginning Fruit Producer Resources
… monitoring, phenology, production timeline, and more. Tree Fruits: Organic Production Overview - ATTRA National … List - includes many guides for the organic production of tree and small fruit (There is a cost for some publications): … nutrition, spraying, pesticides, storage, weeds, insects, diseases and more. Ben Beale, University of Maryland …
Vegetable and Fruit News-September 2022
… trial work and abiotic stress tolerance in sweet corn, diseases of concern in sweet corn and update on sweet corn …