The Mystery of Marcescence
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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
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Pears
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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 …