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Category Archives: Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Nursery Pest Update: May 22, 2026
Welcome to the first nursery pest update for 2026! 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
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Tagged box tree moth, boxwood pests, insects, ipm in the nursery, nature, nursery insect pests, Nursery IPM, nursery IPM report, nursery scouting, ontario nursery crops, Ornamental IPM, plants, publication 840, spongy moth, spruce spider mite
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Nursery IPM Update: June 3, 2025
Due to cooler temperatures last week, most regions of Southern Ontario are still between the 100-150 GDD (base 10°C) range with full bloom of Aesculus hippocastanum and spireae x vanhouttei. In more southern regions such as Harrow, GDD is closer … Continue reading
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Tagged box tree moth IPM, box tree moth spring, elm zigzag sawfly, honeylocust plant bug, hydrangea bacterial leaf spot, hydrangea disease, landscape plant IPM, landscape plant pests, nursery crops, Nursery IPM, nursery IPM report, Ontario nursery IPM, Ontario pests, Ornamental IPM, PLH, potato leaf hopper, strawberry root weevil
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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
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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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August 10: Pest Update
Well the summer feels like it’s flown by and somehow we are already into the second week of August. I saw that a garden center the other day had out a crop of early flowering chrysanthemums and that was quite … Continue reading
Posted in Diseases, Insects, Invasive Species, IPM, landscape, Weekly Nursery Landscape Report
Tagged August pests, BTM, Invasive species, IPM, JB, leaf spot, monitoring, overwatering, pest report, root rot, scouting in the nursery, SLF, TSSM
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Pest Update: July 13
In this post: The planet saw its hottest day on record already this month, and experts say we could set more records. On Monday July 3rd, the average global temperature reached 17.01˚C. On Tuesday the 4th, the average global temperature … Continue reading
Pest Report: June 2, 2023
We are in the thick of some hot/dry weather, that’s for sure. With those conditions in mind, keep your eyes peeled for building populations of mites, leafhoppers, and powdery mildew (among other things!) these pests can thrive in hot dry … Continue reading
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Tagged box tree moth, IPM, nursery scout, potato leafhoppers, Scouting, spongy moth
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Pest Report : May Long Weekend!
Happy May long weekend to everyone! What a wonderful (and busy) time of year. This week I’ve been appreciating all the fantastic blooms in the landscape: have we ever had a bloom this long and beautiful? Not that I can … Continue reading
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May 12th – Nursery Pest Report
Happy spring everyone and welcome to the first pest report for 2023. We had a damp start to May that’s for sure, but the plants sure are loving the sun and heat from this week. After this weeks warm temperatures, … Continue reading
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Tagged Nursery IPM, Pests and disease, weekly IPM report
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Magnolia Scale Crawlers are Active
Magnolia scale Adult females (photo above) have given birth to live young, and these tiny, dark crawlers are venturing out to feed on twigs in the landscape.
