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Category Archives: Nursery Production
Save the date: Nursery Growers Short Course on February 7th, 2024
It’s official, the much anticipated Nursery Growers Short Course will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 and will take place at the University of Guelph Arboretum Centre. This year’s short course will feature presentations on topics such as automation, … Continue reading
Directive Posted for box tree moth: D-22-04
For Ontario nurseries that grow and ship boxwood outside of Ontario, D-22-04: Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) – domestic and import phytosanitary requirements, has now been posted.
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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Upcoming Pest Webinars for Nurseries
With the season starting to ramp up, there are two upcoming (and free!) webinars that I hope will be helpful to any nursery staff, IPM managers, and others in the green industry. Both webinars are meant to serve as a … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, Nursery Production, Uncategorized
Tagged BMPs, box tree moth, boxwood, BTM, nursery crops, Scouting, SLF, spotted lanternfly
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Nursery Growers: Register Now for Short Course!
It’s that time of year, the annual Nursery Growers Short Course is right around the corner. This year, short course is back in-person and will be held on Friday February 10, 2023. We also have a new location; Landscape Ontario … Continue reading
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.
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 […]
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Tagged bugfinder, dave cheung, Jen Llewellyn, onnurserycrops
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Plant and Insect Development is 2 Weeks + Ahead of Last Year!
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 […]
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Tagged bugfinder, dave cheung, Jen Llewellyn, onnurserycrops
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Hot, Humid Days are Here
Gymnosporangium rusts, like this Cedar-Apple Rust gall, are finally sporulating! These rusts overwinter on perennial gall on the evergreen Juniperus hosts. In the spring, they are stimulated to sporulate during warm, wet periods. We’ve had the heat, but its been … Continue reading
