Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine

This is the 13th 2008 edition of the Buckeye Yard and Garden Line (BYGL). BYGL is developed from a Tuesday morning conference call of Extension Educators, Specialists, and other contributors in Ohio.

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BYGL is a service of OSU Extension and is aided by major support from the ONLA (Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association) [ http://onla.org/ ] and [ http://buckeyegardening.com/ ] to the OSU Extension Nursery, Landscape and Turf Team (ENLTT). Any materials in this newsletter may be reproduced for educational purposes providing the source is credited.

BYGL is available online at: [ http://bygl.osu.edu ], a web site sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences (HCS) as part of the "Horticulture in Virtual Perspective." The online version of BYGL has images associated with the articles and links to additional information.

Following are the participants in the June 24th conference call: Pam Bennett (Clark); Barb Bloetscher (Entomology/C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic (CWEPPDC)); Joe Boggs (Hamilton/Piketon); Cindy Burskey (Clermont); Jim Chatfield (Extension Specialist, Hort. & Crop Science); Erik Draper (Geauga) Gary Gao (Delaware); David Goerig (Mahoning); Becky McCann (Agricultural Business Enhancement Center (ABE Center)); Joe Rimelspach (Plant Pathology); Dave Shetlar (Entomology); Amy Stone (Lucas); Nancy Taylor (CWEPPDC); Curtis Young (Allen); and Randy Zondag (Lake).

In This Issue:

1. WEATHERWATCH
2. HORT SHORTS: GDD (Growing Degree Days); Spotted Dying Tomato Leaves and Plants of the Week [Shasta Daisy, Ginkgo, Portulaca, and Field Bindweed]
3. BUGBYTES: Odd Eriophyids; Lady Beetle Populations on the Rise; and Windshield Wipes [Japanese Beetles, Planthopper Nymphs, Assassin Bug Nymphs, Imported Cabbage Butterflies, Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Elm Flea Weevil].
4. DISEASE DIGEST: Sampling for Vascular Wilt Diseases and Fireblight.
5. TURF TIPS: Thin Turf.
6. INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: Bagworm Alert.
7. COMING ATTRACTIONS: BYGL Live in Cincinnati and Northwest Ohio Green Industry Summer Session.
8. BYGLOSOPHY.