Tag: Spotted Lanternfly

Today's the first day of Spring and along with greening turfgrass, singing birds, and blooming daffodils, are the far less welcome signs of warming temperatures—the return of hungry invasive insects.

What are the top 20 regions for spotted lanternfly? Here are the results of a TruGreen study based on data between May 2022 and May 2023.

Landscape professionals have been at war with pests since the dawn of time. From the emerald ash borer hiding its eggs within healthy trees...

    Imagine a young red oak growing in an open meadow, its limbs reaching towards the bright October sky. As fall sets in, its broad...

  Now there's a new tool to help diagnose landscape plant problems. The Purdue Plant Doctor website, co-created by Purdue University professors Cliff Sadof and...

One of the methods to help control the spotted lanternfly (SLF) invasion is having unintended negative consequences. According to officials fromNJ-based  The Raptor Trust,...

The browntail moth has recently made a strong resurgence across the Northeast, according to sources at Arborjet | Ecologel. Experts predict this will be...

Since Spotted Lanternfly eggs are laid in the Fall and overwinter, now is the last chance to identify and destroy egg masses before the nymphs hatch.

North Carolina Is Using Canines To Deter The Spread Of This Invasive Pest Affecting Plants & Trees   What's better than a good dog story? One...

Last December, a CNN article declared 2020 as the year of scary bugs. But 2021 has perhaps been worse with the return of the...

Editor's Letter It finally happened this summer. Standing on my porch, a flicker caught my eye and there it was—a spotted lanternfly (SLF). I had...

  This week, I've got spotted lanternfly (SLF) on the brain. It's one thing to write about invasive pests in my job here at Turf,...

How do you stand out from your competitors? Why should a homeowner call you before they call the other lawn and landscape maintenance company...

By Christine Menapace Landscapers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia need to be on the lookout for a new invasive insect,...