THOUSAND CANKERS DISEASE (TCD) UPDATE – DON’T RUSH TO CUT WALNUT TREES

THOUSAND CANKERS DISEASE (TCD) UPDATE – DON’T RUSH TO CUT WALNUT TREES

The long-term outlook for eastern black walnuts (Juglans nigra) seemed dire when the Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) complex was confirmed in Butler County, OH, in 2013. Thankfully, TCD has not followed the devastating trajectory we originally feared. It is not rolling through our native black walnuts à la emerald ash borer….

OHIO’S NEWEST INVASIVE INSECT: THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY

OHIO’S NEWEST INVASIVE INSECT: THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY

Thanks to world trade, there is another new invasive, destructive insect flying around in North America. The spotted lanternfly was likely introduced around 2012 in eastern Pennsylvania via some egg matches attached to some shipping crates from China….