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  • Periodical (17-year) Brood X Cicadas

    … 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 …

  • Resources

    … by guest authors from around the world.   Fruit Matters Tree Fruit News Washington State University … more about all aspects of wine.   International Fruit Tree Association     Maryland Apple Promotion Board    … Cornell Cooperative Extension   Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory   U.S Department of …

  • Branching Out Summer 2023 News and Notes

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

  • Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) I—Background

    … 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 …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Winter Creeper (Updated 2025)

  • Round Two: Multi-Colored Asian Ladybeetle (MALB) Management For Grape Growers

    … azadirechtin, an organic insecticide derived from the neem tree) also has repellent and “knockdown” activity that …

  • Branching Out Winter 2021 News and Notes

    … you won’t find them in supermarkets like other native fruits (think blueberries), one man has devoted a large part … Norman for gardenandgun.com Mike Kay Chosen as National Tree Farm Inspector of the Year Mike Kay, Project Manager for … Counties, has been recognized as the 2021 National Tree Farm Inspector of the Year. Mike Kay. Photo by Maryland …

  • Miscellaneous IPM Report Topics

    … pet urine 21Sep10 Cherry defoliation 18Aug03 Christmas tree availability (and bad weather) 21Oct29 Containers … snakehead 22Jul15 Flowering, out of season 19Sep20 Frog, tree 21Mar12 Frog, Cuban tree (invasive) 21Apr16 Fruit, new apple cultivars 23Sep29 …

  • Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Gray Fox

    … small prey such as rabbits, shrews, moles, and birds, plus fruits, nuts, and certain herbaceous plants. Both have bushy … running the length of it and a black tip. Gray fox in tree. Photo © Todd Fitzgerald, iNaturalist.org   Appearance: … when berries become a large part of its diet. Leaving a tree is the reverse order as it descends head-first.   The …

  • Apply for PSR Qualified Exempt Status NOW!

    … above. MDA staff developed the following decision tree to help growers decide if they fall under the Produce … Rule compliance? Contact, Carol Allen, callen12@umd.edu. * Fruits and vegetables such as almonds, apples, apricots, …