Agriculture & Gardens

Most spruce trees are damaged by one of two species of adelgids: the Eastern spruce gall adelgid (Adelges abietis) and the Cooley spruce gall adelgid ...

Powdery mildew occurs most commonly on the cool-season grasses such as bluegrasses and fescues, especially in shaded areas or areas with poor air circ...

Sclerotinia dollar spot is a fungal disease that affects most of the coolseason grasses such as bluegrass, ryegrass, fescue and bentgrass.<br /> <br ...

The birch leaf miner (Fenusa pusilla) feeds primarily upon three host plants: gray birch, paper birch, and European white birch. This European native ...

The bluegrass billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus) was first reported in the United States almost 100 years ago in Nebraska. Since then, it has become a pe...

The bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) is found throughout the birch range in the U.S. and Canada. It attacks and breeds in paper birch, yellow birch...

Fungal leaf spots caused by Dreschslera spp. are common on bluegrass, bentgrasses, fescues, and ryegrasses.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Leaf spot s...

Hairy chinch bugs, (Blissus leucopterus), are probably the most destructive pest of home lawns. The adults are small (1/16&quot; long), black with whi...

Rhizoctonia brown patch is a common fungal disease of all turf grasses. Symptoms vary depending upon the grass species and mowing height. In general, ...

Sod webworms are the caterpillar stage of small moths, from the genera Crambus and Herpetogramma. Adult moths are about 1&quot; long, tan-colored, and...