Some of my trees are showing signs of fall webworms. What can I do to eliminate these without chemicals? Although fall webworms are unsightly, they do not pose a significant threat to mature trees, ...
LOGAN COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – Just in time for the spooky season, you may be noticing more and more webs on Ohio trees. No, these don’t belong to any giant spiders. The large webs are the work of fall ...
It’s webworm season. The squirmy bugs are actually caterpillars and they can create some sticky situations in area trees. “They develop this web around them to protect them from the birds,” Lou Meyer, ...
There are many ways we mark the “end” of summer. Some refer to the beginning of school or the closing of the pool, while others view Labor Day as the “unofficial end of summer.” Another way, if you're ...
Question: I have noticed stromanthe plants at the garden centers. Can I plant them in the landscape and if so where? Answer: Landscapes can sparkle with red-and-white leaved stromanthe plants. They ...
Gardeners should monitor lawns for tropical sod webworms and consider applying a low-nitrogen fertilizer in early fall. Fall is an ideal time to apply fire ant bait, manage standing water to prevent ...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a flood of questions about brown lawns. In most cases, the culprit is simple: drought stress from our hot summer weather. However, lawn-feeding insects and fungal ...
Fall webworms are always interesting in that some years it seems like they are everywhere, and other years they are pretty sparse. Fortunately, this year seems like one of the sparse years, but none ...
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Leather jackets are the larvae of the crane fly, which resembles an overgrown mosquito when mature. These larvae have a cylindrical shape with a head that retracts into the thorax. The hungry larvae ...