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Category Archives: landscape
Box tree moth update/ DeltaGard Insecticide renewed for use against BTM in Ontario
The Emergency Use Registration (EUR) for DeltaGard on box tree moth has been renewed for another year effective until June 23, 2024. This EUR only applies to commercial facilities in Ontario growing boxwood outdoors. Big thank you to the OMAFRA … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape
Tagged boxtree moth, boxwood, BTM, BTM adults, deltagard, emergency use, IPM, Pheromone traps
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Don’t give a free ride to the Spotted Lanternfly
Authored by Hannah Fraser, Wendy McFadden-Smith, Cassie Russell, and Denise Beaton, OMAFRA Spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive sap-feeding planthopper native to Asia. First identified in Pennsylvania in 2014, it has spread to at least 14 states. While live … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, Insects, Invasive Species, landscape
Tagged Invasive species, lanternfly, SLF, SLF ontario, spotted lanternfly
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NEW PEST ALERT: First Canadian Detection of Oak Wilt In Niagara
Article authored by Jenny Liu – Agroforestry, Maple, and Tree Nut Specialist, OMAFRA. FROM THE CFIA: “Oak wilt has been found in a residential area in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This is the first confirmed detection of oak wilt in Canada. To … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, Diseases, Environment, Invasive Species, landscape
Tagged Invasive species, oak wilt, oak wilt canada, oak wilt niagara
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Box Tree Moth: 2023 Training & Resources
Too busy to catch the last two Box Tree Moth Webinars? You’re in luck! Both were recorded and available to watch below. First up, we have a short refresher video on basics of BTM biology, how to monitor for this … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape, Nursery Production, Uncategorized
Tagged box tree moth, boxwood, BTM, Pheromone traps
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Get Ready for Fall Dormant Horticultural Oil
In mid-late autumn, we have an opportunity to manage some of our plant pests, such as mite eggs and scale insect nymphs, before they go completely dormant. Now that trees are starting to drop their leaves and the weather has … Continue reading
Memories of an OMAFRA Summer Field Technician
I am Mieke Boecker, the 2021 OMAFRA Summer Field Technician. I worked closely with Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA Nursery and Landscape Specialist on several projects and this article outlines some of the highlights of my summer contract with OMAFRA.
These Cloudy, Hazy, Humid Days are Numbered
Looking up at the sky today, it was so hazy you couldn’t see much but a fuzzy-looking grey. This is a different kind of overcast than what we normally get to experience. Hundreds of wildfires are burning in the west … Continue reading
Start Treating for the 2nd Generation of BTM Larvae in Toronto
Now is the time to detect and treat for actively feeding box tree moth larvae in Toronto Continue reading
The Friyay Report – July 8th, 2021
One of the most filthiest scale insect pests known to horticulturalists, the Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi) is a tiny little armored scale that covets evergreen Euonymus fortunei in the garden or landscape. Adult females have a dark cover that is wider at the posterior end, sea-shell in appearance with white margins. The smaller males have […]
Posted in Insects, IPM, landscape, Nursery Production
Tagged bugfinder, dave cheung, Jen Llewellyn, onnurserycrops
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