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2003 Plant Health Care Reports

Tagged as: insects, diseases

4-04-03 - Issue 1

Hemlock needleminer damage, leaf crumpler, Rust mites on hemlock, bagworm eggs, Spring sap flow or wetwood?, Winter Injury.  Feature article: Emerald Ash Borer. By: Donna Danielson, M.S. 

4-11-03 - Issue 2

Linden twig galls, Praying manthis egg sacs, Dothistroma needle blight, Cytospora, Seasonal needle drop.  Featured article: What are degree days and why do we care about them anyway? By: Donna Danielson, M.S.

4-18-03 - Issue 3

Spruce spider mites, Larch casebearers, Pine bark adelgids, Gypsy moth eggs, Sapsucker damage.

4-25-03 - Issue 4

Juniper webworms, Euonymus webworms, Woolly alder aphids, Eriophyid galls on wild black cherry, Black knot, Cedar apple rust, Euonymus scale.

5-02-03 - Issue 5

European pine sawfly larvae, Boxwood psyllids, Spruce rust mites, Witches broom on hackberry, Cryptodiaporthe canker (golden canker).  Featured article: Sudden Oak death: Yet another disease to be on the look out for.  By: Karel Jacobs, Ph.D.

5-09-03 - Issue 6

Silver maple bladder galls, Zimmerman pine moth, Elm leaf miner adults, boxwood psyllids, Cedar rusts, Elm leaf twigs.

5-16-03 - Issue 7

Ash/lilac borers, Elm bark beetles, Oak apple galls, Leafrollers, Azalea bark scale, Rose Rosette, Ash anthracnose, Storm damage.

5-23-03 - Issue 8

Euonymus scale crawlers, Pine needle scale crawlers, Azalea sawflies, Ash plant bug, Honey locust plant bug, Oak shothole leaf miners, Cankerworms, Spittle bugs, Small mines of elm leaf miner, Eriophylid mite galls on wild plum, Erineum galls on linden, Linden gall mites, Apple scab, Sycamore anthracnose, Wetwood, Cedar hawthorne rust on hawthorne, Cedar-apple rust on crabapple, Buckthorn crown rust, Rust on mayapples, Frogeye leaf spot, Oak leaf blister, Botrylis blight, Gypsy moths.

5-30-03 - Issue 9

Aphids, Honeysuckle leaf miner, Birch leaf miner, Hawthorne leaf miner, Alder leaf miner, Roseslug sawfly, Maple petiole borer, Rose midges, Potato leaf hopper damage, Nipple gall, Hawthorn lace bugs, Elm lace bugs, Elm bark beetles, Brown rot, Spot anthracnose, Oak anthracnose, Cedar quince rust, Seasonal needle drop on yews, West Nile virus.

6-06-03 - Issue 10

Eastern tent caterpillars, Spiny oak sawfly, Spiny witch-hazel aphids, Slug sawfly damage on Amelanchier, Larch adelgids, Linden loopers, Volutella on pachysandra, Leaf streak disease on daylillies, Orange rust of brambles, Virus, Black spot of elm, Cercospora leaf spot, Winter damage, Wind damage.

6-13-03 - Issue 11

Periodical cicadas, Caterpillars and sawfly larvae, Spiny elm caterpillars, Slug sawflies on elderberry, LArch sawflies, Guignardia, Downy leaf spot on walnut, Maple anthracnose, Sycamore anthracnose, Chlorosis.  Featured article: Everything you always wanted to know about the Sterling Morton Library but were afraid to ask. By: Rita M. Hassert, Technical Service Librarian.

6-20-03 - Issue 12

Arborvitae leaf miner adults, Thistle catepillar (painted ladies), Linden borers, Leaf beetle larvae on sumac, Phylloxera galls on shagbark hikory, Serpentine leaf miners on buckeye, Dutch Elm Disease, Shaerropsis tip blight, Phyllosticta on black maple.

6-27-03 - Issue 13

Peachtree borers, Sycamore lacebugs, Slug sawfly larvae on pin oak, Columbine leaf miners, Imported currantworm, Leaf cutter bees, Alder leafminers, Fireflies, Earwigs, Verticillum, Black spot on roses, Island chlorosis, Black rot (Guignardia bidwellii), Leaf blight on witch hazel, Bagworms, Fire blight.

7-04-03 - Issue 14

Flea weevils on elms, Rose curculios, Mossyrose galls, Cottony maple scale, Solitary oak leaf miners, Armillaria root rot, Boston ivy leaf spot, Cercospora leaf spots on catalpa, Botryosphaeria canker, Squirrel damage. Featured article: Looking for Treasures on the Arboretum's West Side. By: Joselph Krol, Horticulturist.

7-11-03 - Issue 15

Japanese beetles, European elm scale crawleres, Azalea bark crawlers, Black vine weevil damage, Cypress twig galls, Sphaeropsis on spruce, Slugs.

7-18-03 - Issue 16

Magnolia scale, Rust mites in bald cypress, Two-spotted spider mites, Gall on black walnut, Butternut canker, Powdery mildew, Leaf footed bugs.

7-25-03 - Issue 17

Gypsy moths, Pipevine swallowtail catepillars, Redbud leaf roller, Birch anthracnose, Iris leaf spot, Cedar quince rust, Bull's eye leaf spot, Schizophyllum commune.

8-01-03 - Issue 18

Ailanthus webworm, Milkweed beetles, Measles on peonies, Fire blight, Septoria leaf blight, Leaf blotch on linden, Girling root, Pandora sphinx moth.

8-09-03 - Issue 19

Yellow-necked caterpillars, Fall webworm, Lecanium scales, Hummingbird moths, Tar spot on maple, Melampsora rust, Dog vomit slime mold, Pestalotiopsis.

8-15-03 - Issue 20

Bagworms, Soldier beetles, Praying mantises, Septoria leaf spot, Clematis wilt, Phoma leaf spot, Mycosphaerella leaf spot, Rust on goldenrod.  Featured article: Overwintering Strategies of Insects and Implications for Integrated Pest Management. By: Frdric Miller, Ph.D.

8-22-03 - Issue 21

Apple and thorn skeletonizer damage, Magnolia scale crawlers, Walnut anthracnose, Cedar apple rust galls, Powdery mildew on dogwood, Herbicide injury, American dagger moth caterpillar, Polyphemous moth caterpillar.  Featured article: Are We Ready for the Emerald Ash Borer? By: Edith Makra, Community Trees Advocate.

8-29-03 - Issue 22

Western corn rootworm or striped cucumber beetles?, Thyronectria canker, Bluegrass rusts, Chestnut blight, Lightning strike, Abiotic leaf scorch.

9-05-03 - Issue 23 and Index

Annual cicadas, Imperial moth caterpillar, Smooth patch, Winter Tree care, 2003 Index.

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