Purdue Landscape Report: Virtual Please join us tomorrow (September 2nd) for our bi-weekly, live educational series. The event will take place at 12:00 pm (Eastern) on Zoom at https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96190839031 or on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/PurdueLandscapeReport/. The following speakers and topics will included: Janna Beckerman, Resistance is…..confusing John Bonkowski, Tulip Poplar Summer Leaf Drop Kyle Daniel,…Read more about Purdue Landscape Report: Virtual Live[Read More]
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Have you noticed large, messy webs on trees? You may have seen a colony of fall webworms. These caterpillars hatch in mid-July but tend to become more noticeable as the summer progresses. They often eat branches bare of leaves but are they a threat to tree health? What do they look like? Fall webworms…Read more about Fall webworms: Should you manage them?[Read More]
Do you have a tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) in your yard and does it look like fall has come early? This is a likely occurrence in the landscape in late summer, especially leading into August. About this time of year leaves on many tulip poplar trees will start to gradually turn yellow before they fall…Read more about Tulip poplar summer leaf drop[Read More]
One of the most common weeds that present significant challenges to both landscapers and growers are thistles. There are several reasons that thistles are difficult to control, including thousands of viable seeds per plant (Fig. 1), rhizomatous growth characteristics (Canada thistle) (Fig. 2), and large root system (Fig. 3). There are three major types of…Read more about Understanding and Controlling Thistle in the Nursery and Landscape[Read More]
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