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Category Archives: IPM
Nursery IPM Update: May 21, 2025
Welcome to the first nursery pest update for 2025! Most regions of Southern Ontario are between the 50-100 GDD (base 10°C) range with full bloom of Syringa vulgaris. In more southern regions such as Harrow and the Niagara peninsula, GDD … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, IPM, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged box tree moth, boxwood pests, insects, ipm in the nursery, nature, nursery insect pests, Nursery IPM, nursery IPM report, ontario nursery crops, Ornamental IPM, photography, plants, publication 840, spongy moth, spruce spider mite, travel
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Intro to IPM – training for summer scouts
If you’re looking for a refresher of IPM basics relating to scouting, OMAFA’s annual Intro to IPM workshop is taking place on Thursday May 1st at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Simcoe. This workshop is free to attend but … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Opportunities, IPM
Tagged ipm basics, scout training, summer scout training
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Upcoming Webinar: Scouting your Ornamental Crops like a Pro!
Ever feel like you’re taking too much time scouting your crops for insects or diseases? Or, maybe you feel the opposite – you’re willing to spend the time, but you keep missing critical pests. If scouting has been a challenge … Continue reading
What mesh type is needed to exclude box tree moth adults in boxwood production?
This blog post aims to summarize the findings of a study conducted last winter on various types of mesh exclusion netting that boxwood growers in Ontario could use for safeguarding boxwood to exclude box tree moth adults in a controlled … Continue reading
Posted in box tree moth, Invasive Species, IPM, Nursery Production
Tagged box tree moth, BTM, BTM IPM, exclusion netting, safeguarding
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August 2, 2024 – Pest Updates
It’s August already!? Anyone else wondering where July went? It’s continued to be a hot and humid summer, that’s for sure. Some plants have definitely been feeling the stress of the heat, but one things for sure: the insects are … Continue reading
Elm Zigzag Sawfly: a new(ish) pest for Southern Ontario
Elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) is an invasive forestry pest from Asia that can cause defoliation of elm trees (Ulmus spp). The first report of Elm zigzag sawfly (EZS) in North America was in July of 2020, by an iNaturalist … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM
Tagged elm zigzag sawfly, EZS, Invasive species, ipm in the nursery, ontario invasive species, pests of elm, sawflies
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Box Tree Moth: Time to scout and treat the second generation
Adult box tree moths have been observed throughout Southern Ontario over the last couple weeks and as their eggs hatch, early instar box tree moth larvae start to feed again on boxwood shrubs. This second period of feeding activity is … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, box tree moth, Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape
Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, BTM, btm larvae, buxus, IPM, ipm in the landscape, second generation, treat btm
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June 19, 2024: Japanese Beetles Have Started to Emerge!
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults were caught in traps today in Guelph and spotted in the last day or two near London, ON. Read on for what the start of the adult emergence period means in terms of pest management … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape
Tagged beetles, japanese beetle, JB, JB adults, JB emergence, JB infographic, white grubs
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Box Tree Moth are flying – check your traps!
Box tree moth (BTM) development got off to an early start this spring and we’re already starting to see flight of the first generation. Using public observations from the website iNaturalist, we can see some of this springs first observations … Continue reading
Posted in box tree moth, Insects, Invasive Species, IPM
Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, boxwood moth, BTM, BTM IPM, BTM ontario, ipm in the landscape, pest management
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ALTUS® insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Spotted Lanternfly on Outdoor Nursery and Landscape Plants in Canada
Written by Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator,OMAFA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use label expansion registration for ALTUS® insecticide for suppression of Spotted Lanternfly on Outdoor Nursery and Landscape Plants in Canada.
Posted in Invasive Species, IPM
Tagged altus insecticide, managing SLF, SLF, Spotted lanternfly IPM
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