Young Gypsy Moth Larve
Gypsy Moth Damage
Treat Woody Landscape Plants
If you look closely at your trees and shrubs you may
find a number of insects have become active. Now is the time to look for
and treat for Gypsy moth, Pine needle scale, European
pine sawfly, rose slug, Euonymus
webworm, honeylocust plant bugs, and tent caterpillars.
Specific information on many of these insects and general recommendations
for woody landscape plants are published in Extension bulletin A3597,
Woody Ornamentals Pest Management in Wisconsin, and can be found at http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/entobltn.html.
Pine Needle Scale
Adult Deer Tick
Adult Female Wood Tick
Deer Ticks
Deer ticks have been coming into the lab in numbers.
With people out hunting turkeys, morels or just enjoying the spring woods
you need to keep your guard up. There were over 1,000 cases of Lyme disease
last year. It takes the female deer tick 36-48 hours of feeding to transmit
the disease.
Partially fed deer tick
Carpenter Ant Nest
Carpenter Ant Nest
This is what a carpenter ant looks like inside a log. Notice they do not eat the wood but make small cavities to raise their young. We will be reaching the peak time for swarming winged forms in the next 2-3 weeks.
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