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  • The Mystery of Marcescence

    … American beech tree in winter. Photo by Pennsylvania Parks & Forests … leaves provide a fresh layer of mulch around the tree by adding nutrients for growth in the new year. This is … areas, how to identify and control invasive plants and insects, and about news and regional online and in-person …

  • Indian Wax Scale

    … scale insect groups and biology on  Introduction to Scale Insects . This is a common pest of hollies and a range of … Learn more about what to look for on Monitoring for Scale Insects . Appearance Mature female covers are rounded to … small branches. Rarely, they can also be found on foliage. Insects attracted to honeydew. Bees, wasps (including …

  • Apples

    … Schupp, and Tara Baugher. Learn More Fruit Production Tree Fruit Production Guide Web pages on Production & … relate to the management steps for pre-plant planting and tree care during the first season, second season, and early … Professor of Pomology, Robert Crassweller, Professor of Tree Fruit, and Mike Basedow, Extension Assistant. Learn More …

  • Pears

    … Updated: July 27, 2021 By Dr. Joseph Fiola Tree Fruits Information Web pages on Production & Harvesting, … 16 pages Access the Publication Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards Common Fruit Herbicides* Tree Fruit Production Guides Tree Fruit Pest Management …

  • Woolly Aphids on Trees

  • Plant Bugs on Trees

    … need to know about plant bugs Plant bugs are small sucking insects (2-9mm) that feed on the leaves of many shade trees …

  • Invasive Vine and Groundcover Control

    … at ground level, woody vines must be unwrapped from tree trunks or they will still girdle trees. P/D (young), …

  • Broken Branches and Lower Trunk Damage

    … The death of one branch or scattered dieback throughout a tree or shrub may be the result of mechanical damage (damage … bumping into them. Branch or lower trunk damage opens the tree or shrub to disease and insect organisms, which may … broken branches as soon as possible. Contact a licensed tree professional for larger trees or shrubs. Related …

  • Branching Out - Winter 2021

    … of the red fox in the  Woodland Wildlife Spotlight , and Tree-of-heaven in  Invasives in Your Woodland,  as well as … the health of your woodlands, and about a first for Tree Farm Inspectors in Maryland. Subscribe to Branching Out … and a Marylander has been chosen as the 2021National Tree Farm Inspector of the Year. Learn more >> Woodland …

  • Predatory Spiders

    … Floyd, Creative Ideas LLC, Bugwood.org Spiders are not insects , although they are closely related, but they are … webs, but have poor vision and rely on the vibrations of insects captured in their webs to detect their prey. … on plants or flowers and pounce in ambush on unwary insects that wander near. Ambush spiders include funnel …