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… floors and reach into forest canopies. Although it is a non-native plant, it is widely available for purchase in the U.S., and in some cases, it is touted as a way to purify household air and as a means of fighting mold. But … of English ivy (2016). Courtesy eddmaps.org.   How does it spread? English ivy spreads by sending out …

… Learn more about scale insect groups and biology on Introduction to Scale Insects . This is a common pest of … vulnerable crawler stage. Learn more about what to look for on Monitoring for Scale . Appearance Mature female covers … Miri Talabac Smokebush blooms Photo: Miri Talabac Related information Introduction to Scale Insects Monitoring for …

… most of their lives as nymphs, feeding on xylem sap from tree roots.   After developing for 17 years below ground on … emergence holes about 1/2″ diameter around the base of the tree.    Nymphs are wingless, pale white to tan nymphs with a … themselves for feeding first on grass roots and then on to tree roots as they get larger. After developing for 17 years …

… Infestation on flowering dogwood bark Photo: Brian Kunkel, University of … vulnerable crawler stage. Learn more about what to look for in Monitoring for Scale . Appearance Mature female covers … bloom Joe-Pye weed bloom Photo: Miri Talabac Related information Japanese Maple Scale: Woody Ornamental Host …

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… “family forests”: as little as one acre with at least 10% tree coverage owned by an individual, family, or …

… many fruit crops including grapes, apples, and stone fruits; it has the potential for great impact on these crops, as well as ornamentals and hedgerow plants.   The Tree of Heaven (TOH—an invasive tree),  Ailanthus altissima , is preferred by adults, but the …

… a restricted use insecticide.   Carbaryl (trade name Sevin - carbamate family of insecticides – 7-day PHI) is … most promising. Imidacloprid is not considered a contact pesticide, but extremely low rates of this compound have …