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Japanese Beetles Have Emerged
Original Alert Sent May 2019
Japanese Beetles in Turf
First reported in North America in 1916, the Japanese beetle now occurs in most of the eastern United States. About 1⁄ 2 inch long, Japanese beetles are a shiny, metallic green with coppery brown wing covers that extend almost to the tip of the…
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Management of Adult Japanese Beetles for Commercial Nursery and Landscape Operations
This entomology insect note describes the management of Japanese beetles in commercial nursery and landscape operations. Scouting, monitoring and control of these insect pests is discussed.
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Japanese Beetles on Ornamental Landscape Plants
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of Japanese beetle adults, which feed on many species of ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowers.
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Japanese Maple Scale Crawlers Hatching in the Foothills
Original Alert Sent May 2019
Eggs of Japanese maple scale are hatching in Morganton. Applying an insecticide about a week after crawlers are first seen will ensure the product reaches the most crawlers. Products containing the insect growth regulations buprofezin (Talus) and pyripoxyfen (Distance, Fulcrum) work well. A second generation hatches in late summer.
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Lesser Peachtree Borer
Original Alert Sent April 2019
Borer adults have been found in the western part of Buncombe County. These insect tend to attach various species of Prunus and particularly are problematic on Cherry Laurel. If you have are managing or growing Prunus laurocerasus, or cultivars such as Otto Luyken Laurel, Skip Laurel etc, in your landscapes or nurseries please be aware that the adults have emerged in numbers. This emergence is in direct sequence with the flowering of Cherry Laurel and could vary within the region. The adults are mating and the females will be laying eggs during this time. Insecticides to control the larvae should be applied within the next 7-10 days.
Treat Now to Prevent Damage from Maple Shoot Borer
We are nearing the end of the time to treat maple trees for maple shoot borer. The most obvious symptoms of maple shoot borer are wilting of new shoots and flagging. Once damage is visible, it is too late for treatment, so if you’ve had a problem with this pest in the past, you may want to consider spraying. A single application of a pyrethroid like bifenthrin or cyfluthrin will be effective.
Read more | entomology.ca.uky.edu