-
Join 1,286 other subscribers
Categories
- animal injury
- Application Technology
- Arboriculture
- Borers in Landscape Trees
- box tree moth
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
- Christmas Trees
- Conferences
- Covid-19
- Diseases
- Educational Opportunities
- Environment
- Funding
- Funding Opportunity
- Innovations
- Insects
- Invasive Species
- IPM
- Irrigation and Water Quality
- japanese beetle
- landscape
- Marketing
- mental health
- Mites
- Nursery Production
- Plant Nutrition
- Uncategorized
- Weather
- Weeds
- Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Search (Enter search word below). Click on resulting document, press “Ctrl F” and type search word after Find: in pop up search bar.
Category Archives: Arboriculture
July 2 Nursery-Landscape Report
Environment Canada is calling for showers and thunderstorms today, the chance of showers on Thursday and then clear and sunny by Friday. Much cooler temperatures are on their way for Thursday afternoon. Plant Phenology indicators this week. A) North of … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, IPM, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged IPM, ipm in the landscape, ipm in the nursery, Jen Llewellyn
Leave a comment
Yellow Headed Spruce Sawfly and Gypsy Moth Hiding & Feasting
In the north Toronto area, there is quite a problem with yellow headed spruce sawfly. I blogged about their hatch last week and already they have grown to 10-15 mm long! Take a quick scan of the new growth on … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, IPM
Tagged gypsy moth, Jen Llewellyn, yellow headed spruce sawfly
1 Comment
June 13: OMAF Nursery & Landscape Report
Environment Canada is calling for much cooler, sunny weekend with temperatures ranging from 19-21oC in many areas. What perfect weather for weeding and rehabilitating old garden beds and planting more trees, shrubs and perennials! The cool, weather we experienced this … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, IPM, landscape, Nursery Production, Uncategorized
Tagged Jen Llewellyn
Leave a comment
IPM for Trees Workshop July 15 @ Guelph Arboretum
The 2nd Annual Hands-On Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Workshop is coming up at: THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ARBORETUM GUELPH, ONTARIO Tuesday July 15, 2014 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This returning ISA Ontario Chapter “IPM FOR WOODY PLANTS” field course is…
Posted in Arboriculture, Educational Opportunities, IPM
Tagged ipm trees ontario, isa ontario, Jen Llewellyn
Leave a comment
June 7, 2014 IPM in the Nursery & Landscape
Environment Canada is calling for a gorgeous weekend, right through until early next week!!! Do you have a Harlequin Norway maple (Acer platanoides ‘Drummondii’ )? Did you notice how sometimes the twigs will revert back to solid green? Keep … Continue reading
Get OUT! Honeylocust Plant Bugs Are
Honeylocust Plant Bug nymphs were found feeding on emerging foliage of Gleditsia tricanthos (honeylocust) in the Greater Toronto area this week. Plant bugs are tiny, yellow-green insects that feed with piercing-sucking mouthparts on emerging foliage. They have a toxic … Continue reading
Lots going on in IPM this week May 30/14
Environment Canada is forecasting a lovely, warm weekend. Rain may return on Monday so keep that in mind if you are still managing diseases during leaf emergence. What a beautiful weekend for digging up dandelions and re-seeding the lawn and … Continue reading
It’s raining again (May 20, 2014)
Rain is in the forecast for much of southern Ontario for the next 24 hours. There is a chance of thunderstorms in some areas. This is FANTASTIC weather for shopping at the local garden centre and watering in newly planted … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, Insects, IPM, Nursery Production
Tagged arboriculture, euonymus scale, IPM, Jen Llewellyn, nursery crops
Leave a comment
May 10 Nursery-Landscape Report: “Those Darling Buds of May”
Well it’s the Friday of the Victoria Day long weekend and although it’s going down to 2-3C in many areas tonight and tomorrow night, I don’t see any risk of frost for areas south of Barrie. Keep in mind that … Continue reading
A rainy, warm week ahead
Environment Canada is forecasting a 40-60% chance of precipitation for much of this week, its raining in the southwest this morning. There are several diseases that will be active this week on Rosaceous plants such as apple, pear and serviceberry…..
