Pest Alert

This is a biweekly newsletter, written by David Graper and John Ball, published by the Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape & Parks Department during the growing season. Normally, Pest Alert is sent to County Extension Agents, other professionals in the nursery and plant care industries and to individuals. Starting this year, Pest Alert will be available as PDF files in two formats, a low resolution version for screen viewing and a higher resolution version, more suitable for printing on a color printer. Just click on the link for the issue you want. If you do not have the the latest version of the software to read PDF files, Click here to get your free version of the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Pest Alert for October 5, 2001 (PDF, 82 kb) , High resolution version (PDF 744Kb) In MS Word format (625kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Sanitation is important, Apple maggots, Have you checked your houseplants?, Pinewood nematode, Asparagus, Late fall weed ideas, Lawn weed control, Are your fruit trees protected?, Bulb planting, Frost, Fall needle drop, Lawn fertilization, If you have not already done it, now is an excellent time to fertilize your trees and shrubs, Overwintering roses and other tender perennials, Tired or raking leaves? and Want to reduce winter-burn on your evergreens?

Pest Alert for August 23, 2001 (PDF, 82 kb) , High resolution version (PDF 744Kb) In MS Word format (625kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Bacterial Wilt, Botrytis Gray Mold, Botryosphaeria Canker of Juniper, Cedar Apple Rust, Apple Maggots, Grape Leafhoppers, Metallic Pine Pitch Nodule Makers, Oak Galls, Pear Slug, Spider Mites, Squash Vine Borers, White Grub Infestations, Chemical Drift, Crabgrass, Creeping Jenny, Fall Spraying, Keep Weeding, Consider Spot Spraying, Wild Violet, Common Buckthorn and .Lawn Renovation.

Pest Alert for August 6, 2001 (PDF, 76 kb) , High resolution version (PDF 603Kb) In MS Word format (620kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Bacterial Wilt, Early Blight, Leaf Blotch Disease, Septoria Leafspot, Slime Molds, Alfalfa or Orange Sulfur Butterflies, Apple Maggots, Cicadas, Hackberry Nipple Galls, Leaf Cutter Bees, Squash Vine Borers, Stripped or Black Blister Beetles, Catfacing in Tomatoes and Chlorotic Foliage.

Pest Alert for July 20, 2001 (PDF, 89 kb) , High resolution version (PDF 647Kb) In MS Word format (616kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Dutch Elm Disease, Septoria Leafspot, Slime Molds, Apple Maggots, Ash Flower Gall Mites, Cabbage Loopers, Colorado Potato Beetles, Cucumber Beetles, Grape Phylloxora, Hackberry Nipple Galls, Honeylocust Pod Galls, Mouringcloak Butterfly, Rose Slug, Squash Vine Borers, Blossom-end Rot, Poor Fruit Set and Removing Suckers.

Pest Alert for July 6, 2001 (PDF, 73 kb) , High resolution version (PDF 505Kb) In MS Word format (616kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Dutch Elm Disease, Rhizosphaera Needlecast, Septoria Leafspot, Tar Spot, Ashgray Blister Beetles, Cecropia Moth Caterpillars, Colorado Potato Beetles, Cucumber Beetles, Hackberry Nipple Galls, Lecanium Scale and Shearing.

Pest Alert for June 19, 2001 (PDF, 73 kb) , High resolution version(PDF 543Kb) In MS Word format (617kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Ash Rust, Diplodia Tip Blight, Rhizosphaera Needlecast, Ashgray Blister Beetles, Bean Leaf Beetles, Colorado Potato Beetles, Cucumber Beetles, June Bugs, Mushrooms, Venturia Leaf Blight, Thin Silver Maple Caopies and Shearing.

Pest Alert for June 8, 2001 (PDF, 122 kb) , High resolution version (PDF 1100Kb); In MS Word format (622kb) -- Pests and problems described include: Apple Scab, Ash Rust, Cedar-Apple and Cedar-Hawthorn Rust, Diplodia Tip Blight, Iris Scorch, Rhizosphaera Needlecast, Bean Leaf Beetles, Bronze Birch Borer, Cotoneaster Leaf Crumpler, Cucumber Beetles, Eastern Tent Caterpillars, Pine Engraver Beetles, Spittlebugs, Cold Wet Soils and Shearing.

Pest Alert for May 20, 2001 (PDF, 174 kb), High resolution version (PDF 603 kb) Pest Alert in MS Word format (618 kb, no images)-- Pests and problems described include: Ash anthracnose, Apple Scab, Diplodia Tip Blight Management, Iris Leaf Spot, Rhizosphaera Needlecast, Ash Borer Treatments, Cucumber Beetles, Cutworms, Flea Beetles, Honeysuckle Aphids, Maple Bladder Gall Mites, Pine Engraver Beetles, Tent Caterpillars, Apply Preemergence Turf Herbicides Now, Dutch Elm Disease Workshop, Preventing Fruiting and Pruning.

Pest Alert for May 4, 2001 (PDF, 94 kb) , High resolution version(PDF 710Kb)-- Pests and problems described include: Black Knot, Apple Scab, Ash Anthracnose, Snow Mold and Winter Injury to Turf, Mushrooms, Spring Garden Sanitation, Cucumber Beetles, Cut Worms, Flea Beetles, Honeysuckle Aphids, Maple Bladder Gall Mites, Tent Caterpillars, Apply Preemergence Turf Herbicides Soon, Broadleaf Weed Control, Preventing Fruiting, Pruning, Spring Freeze Injury to Conifers, Winter Burn, Winter Injury of Conifers, Rabbit and Deer Damage.

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Most recent revision August 28, 2001 by David Graper.