Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut

Black walnut is ecologically and economically important to Missouri, and thousand cankers disease (TCD) represents a serious threat to this resource. TCD occurs when the walnut twig beetle (WTB), Pityophthorus…

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Emerald Ash Borer News

FROM THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION FOREST HEALTH PROGRAM December 2014 Newsletter The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is a non-native forest pest causing widespread mortality of ash trees…

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UNINVITED VISITORS IN YOUR HOME

THIS RECENT RUN OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HAS SEEN QUITE A BIT OF INSECT ACTIVITY AROUND HOMES. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF “CRITTERS” IN THE BLACKLIGHT TRAP THAT I…

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Zucchinis: Not That Easy to Grow Anymore

  I like this article from K-State.  I know I have had issues growing zucchini and squash. By Dennis L. Patton, M.S., County Horticulture Agent, K-State Research and Extension/Johnson County…

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KS Insect Newsletter

Chinch Bugs and Iris Woes – Iris Borers, Flurry-of-Wings – Hackberry Caterpillar Butterflies Read the latest Insect Newsletter HERE

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Kansas Insect Newsletter

In last weeks Kansas Insect Newsletter…European Pine Sawfly, Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Alfalfa Weevil Update, Wheat Aphids – Chinch Bugs, Brownheaded Ash Sawfly Read HERE

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Kansas Insect April Newsletter

Read about a lot of pests in this issue….Cold Weather and Insects, Alfalfa Weevil Update, Just a Tad Late—-Eastern Tent Caterpillar (ETC) and European Pine Sawfly (EPS), But on Schedule—Nantucket…

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Emerald Ash Borer Management

If you live in a county where the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected, and you have ash trees that you plan to treat with a systemic insecticide, now…

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Statewide Quarantine Changes for Ash Wood Products

 (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – The Director of Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the State Entomologist, announced today that the state quarantine regulating the movement of ash wood products has been…

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