@OrnaPests

I use degree days to determine when ornamental pests become active and send tweets to nursery and landscape pest managers with scouting and management info

 Raleigh, North Carolina
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Joined February 2011
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New post: Crape myrtle bark scale crawlers on the move in Raleigh, NC ecoipm.org/2024/04/04/crape-…
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New post: Urgent New Pest Alert: Box Tree Moth Found in the US ecoipm.org/2021/06/03/urgent…
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Scout for Twospotted Spider Mites entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Scout for Twospotted Spider Mites - Entomology | NC State Extension

Twospotted spider mites are probably the most common spider mite species to damage ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, and others. Twospotted spider mites are widely distributed in the United…

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Wax Scales Hatching on Many Common Host Plants entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Wax Scales Hatching on Many Common Host Plants - Entomology | NC State Extension

There are a couple species of wax scales (Ceroplastes spp.) in North Carolina. Common ones include Indian wax scale and Florida wax scale. They look very similar and are managed similarly. Both are…

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Tulip Tree Aphids and Scales Feeding and Dropping Honeydew entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Tulip Tree Aphids and Scales Feeding and Dropping Honeydew - Entomology | NC State Extension

Tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) have two primary pests both of which produce honeydew and both of which are actively feeding now. Tulip tree scales are brown bumps that live and feed on…

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Eastern Tent Caterpillars entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Eastern Tent Caterpillars - Entomology | NC State Extension

Eastern tent caterpillars are common native insects that create silk webs or 'tents' in the branch crotches of some tree species. Their favorites are rosaceous species such as cherry and apple. I…

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Daylily Leafminer Causing White Streaks on Daylilies entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Daylily Leafminer Causing White Streaks on Daylilies - Entomology | NC State Extension

The Daylily leafminer is a recent pest from Asia. It was first detected in 2006 but has now spread through much of the Southeast including North Carolina. I spotted the first mines of the year this…

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Time to Scout for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Time to Scout for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale - Entomology | NC State Extension

Crape myrtles have typically been almost maintenance free (unless you top them) but with the new crape myrtle bark scale the will will require some pest management to stay healthy and beautiful.…

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Boxwood Leafminers Active entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020… ecoipm.org/?s=boxwood+leafmi…

Boxwood Leafminers Active - Entomology | NC State Extension

Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent - Nursery and Greenhouse alerted us that Boxwood leafminer adults are active in the Lenoir area. Adult leafminers are delicate orange flies that hover in large…

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Nursery Pest Alert – Maple Tip Borers Active Now entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…

Nursery Pest Alert - Maple Tip Borers Active Now - Entomology | NC State Extension

Maple shoot borers (Proteoteras aesculana) are common pests of red maples in nurseries. Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent - Nursery and Greenhouse, just emailed an alert indicating maple shoot…

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Yellow Poplar Weevils on Poplar and Magnolia are active now throughout NC. entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020…
Watch for Predators That Look Like Pests entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2019…

Watch for Predators That Look Like Pests - Entomology | NC State Extension

Yesterday on campus willow oak trees I found lots of insects that looked like mealybugs. But they were faster than mealybugs and constantly moving around the tree bark. Mealybugs don’t move much. It…

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Southern Red Mites Active on Ornamentals entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2019…

Southern Red Mites Active on Ornamentals - Entomology | NC State Extension

In North Carolina, the most important cool season mites are the spruce spider mite (Oligonychus ununguis) and southern red mite (Oligonychus ilicis). These are among the earliest and most damaging…

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Ground Bees Active but Don’t Be Affraid entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2019…

Ground Bees Active but Don't Be Afraid - Entomology | NC State Extension

This time of year many people notice small dirt mounds in their yards or in parks or ball fields created by small bees. In many cases these are mistaken for ant hills or the mounds made by big wasps…

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New post: 2019 Undergraduate Research Assistant: Effects of urban climate on insects and trees in cities ecoipm.org/2019/03/11/2019-u…
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New paper out today: Exotic trees can serve both pest management and conservation goals ecoipm.org/2019/03/07/new-pa…
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Watch for Cottony Cushion Scales entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2019…

Watch for Cottony Cushion Scales - Entomology | NC State Extension

Cottony cushion scale is an exotic pest that has been in the US for over a century. Initially a pest of citrus in California cottony cushion scale is now a pest of many crops including ornamentals…

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New post: False oleander scales reproducing ecoipm.org/2019/03/06/false-…
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Its 70 degrees. Ambrosia beetles could be active in nurseries. Consider reducing soil moisture <50% and preventive permethrin applications. ecoipm.org/?s=ambrosia
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Larger Elm Leaf Beetle entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2018…

Larger Elm Leaf Beetle - Entomology | NC State Extension

Elms have lots of pests. This week I have had several reports of larger elm leaf beetles, Monocesta coryli, infesting elms around Raleigh. I have not been able to find a specimen to get pictures. The…

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