Cliff Sadof
As we move into summer it is time to be on the lookout for Japanese beetles. They are already being reported by Indiana Nursery Inspectors in Southern Indiana. Continued warm weather and precipitation should bring them out throughout the rest of the state over the next few weeks. See our bulletin Japanese Beetles in the[Read More…]
After surveying 72 sites across Indiana and Illinois in the coldest part of our states where bagworms are found, we determined that while many bagworms were killed, enough survived to keep bagworms near the top of our landscape problem list. NOW is the time to inspect your plants for bagworms. For details on the cold[Read More…]
Spring provides a great opportunity to kill insects that winter in vulnerable stages on leafless twigs, or on last year’s hardened off evergreen leaves or needles. The absence of tender leaf tissue makes it possible to use higher concentrations of oil that can kill insects without harming the plant. Dormant oil applications can have the[Read More…]
Although winter weather came late this year, when it finally arrived at the end of December, it was fiercely cold with temperatures dipping well below 0 ˚ F. Most Indiana insects can survive these temperatures. One serious defoliator, the evergreen bagworm may have been killed by the cold weather. What are bagworms? Bagworms, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis[Read More…]
