Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine

July 3, 2008 PDF Print E-mail

This is the 14th 2008 edition of the Buckeye Yard and Garden Line (BYGL). BYGL is developed from a Tuesday morning conference call of Extension Educators, Specialists, and other contributors in Ohio.

BYGL is available via email, contact Cheryl Fischnich [ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] to subscribe. Additional Factsheet information on any of these articles may be found through the OSU fact sheet database [ http://plantfacts.osu.edu/ ].

BYGL is a service of OSU Extension and is aided by major support from the ONLA (Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association) [ http://onla.org/ ] and [ http://buckeyegardening.com/ ] to the OSU Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team (ENLTT). Any materials in this newsletter may be reproduced for educational purposes providing the source is credited.

BYGL is available online at: [ http://bygl.osu.edu ], a web site sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences (HCS) as part of the "Horticulture in Virtual Perspective." The online version of BYGL has images associated with the articles and links to additional information.

Following are the participants in the July 1st conference call: Pam Bennett (Clark); Barb Bloetscher (Entomology/C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic (CWEPPDC)); Joe Boggs (Hamilton/Piketon); Jim Chatfield (OSU Extension Center at Wooster/ Hort and Crop Science); Libby Dayton (School of Environment and Natural Resources); Erik Draper (Geauga); Dave Dyke (Hamilton); Tim Malinich (Lorain); Joe Rimelspach (Plant Pathology); Dave Shetlar (Entomology); Amy Stone (Lucas); Curtis Young (Allen); and Randy Zondag (Lake).

In This Issue:

  1. WEATHERWATCH
  2. HORT SHORTS: GDD (Growing Degree Days); Plants of the Week [Woody, Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa); Perennial, Coneflower (Echinacea purpurpea); and Weed, Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)].
  3. BUGBYTES: Summer Cats Meow [Hickory Tussock Moth and Yellownecked Caterpillars]; Holy Thistle - Hope Springs Eternal [Thistle Tortoise Beetle]; Boxelder Bug-Mania; Chigger Challenge; Some Blueberry Blues [Cranberry Fruitworm and Blueberry Maggot]; and Windshield Wipes [Golden Tortoise Beetle, Cereal Leaf Beetle, and Common Army Worm].
  4. DISEASE DIGEST: Rose Black Spot; Cedar Quince Rust; and A Rotten Deal for Strawberries [Leather Rot].
  5. TURF TIPS: Eurhoria Over Turf; and Good Year for Grubs! [Masked Chafer and Japanese Beetle].
  6. INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Entomophaga Impacting Gypsy Moth Caterpillars.
  7. COMING ATTRACTIONS: BYGL Live! in Cincinnati; Northwest Ohio Green Industry Summer Session; and Foundry Sand in Soil Applications Forum, July 23rd and July 24th.
  8. BYGLOSOPHY.
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