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  • Growing Flowering Dogwood Trees

    … dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small Maryland  native tree with white or pink bracts (specialized leaves resembling … it in a suitable location and take proper care of your tree to minimize stress (e.g., water during drought, avoid … macrophylla) . Selecting a disease-resistant dogwood tree Selecting a disease-resistant dogwood is the first step …

  • Natural Area Management Services Providers: A to Z

    … N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |   A&A Tree Experts, Inc. 7081 Milford Industrial Road, Pikesville, … Services: Invasive plant and vine control Chosen tree management Riparian buffer planting/maintenance Insect … management Trail construction/maintenance Small woodlot tree harvesting Other (Forestry mowing/mulching) Serving: …

  • Outdoor Insects in the Home Landscape

    … D. Clement, UME Updated: August 12, 2024 Most of the insects in the home landscape are beneficial. Learn how to … Flower Insects Fruit Insects Lawn Insects Shrub Insects Tree Insects Vegetable Insects Invasive insect pests Asian Longhorned Beetle Box Tree Moth Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Emerald Ash Borer …

  • Conifer Bark Beetles on Trees and Shrubs

    … usually less than 8mm. They are brown to black in color and cylindrical in shape. The beetles generally attack trees … pheromone, which attracts more bark beetles to the tree under attack. Beetles often carry pathogenic fungi such … stain that are deposited in the vascular system of the tree. These fungi quickly multiply and clog the water …

  • Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) II - Scouting and Management

    … but know they are in the area, scouting for and monitoring Tree-of-Heaven (TOH) or other hosts (Sumac, Sycamore, Black … in the fall the adults will heavily congregate on stems of Tree of Heaven and grapevines (figure G).   Sooty mold … you may be disrupting the delicate balance with beneficial insects which may lead to other pest outbreaks (mites, …

  • Minute Pirate Bug: A Beneficial Generalist Insect Predator

    … include protected habitats such as underneath cracks in tree bark or under residual leaf litter, particularly in semi … which means they use both arthropods (e.g., mites, insects) and plants as food. Yes, in addition to feasting on … hatched caterpillars, mites, and eggs of several different insects (Figs. 3a, b & c.). They are also commonly found in …

  • Tree and Shrub Galls

    … Updated: February 28, 2023 Galls are unusual growths on tree leaves or branches. They are caused by insects. They are unsightly but not life-threatening to the … Eastern spruce gall Photo: Lorraine Graney, Bartlett Tree Experts, Bugwood.org Galls on the bases of twigs of …

  • Cytospora Canker of Spruce Trees

    … Other susceptible spruces include black, Norway, Oriental, and white. Colorado blue spruce trees are no longer … than younger ones. The disease often proceeds up the tree destroying branches and the tree’s ornamental symmetry. … symptoms. The only direct action for disease reduction is pruning out diseased limbs (see below). Drought is the major …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Princess Tree

    … Princess tree. Photo by T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, … . In the case of this issue’s feature, Princess tree was first imported from China to Europe and then to … colonize areas that have been burned or defoliated due to insects such as spongy moths. How does it spread? Princess …

  • Woodpecker and Sapsucker Damage on Trees

    … food and shelter. Most feed on free-living or wood-boring insects. Some, like the flickers, get most of their insects … trees may attract insects as well as porcupines or tree squirrels. These feeding wounds may also serve as … off. Occasionally limb and trunk girdling may kill the tree. Woodpeckers also communicate with each other by …