Pest Alert: Elm Zigzag Sawfly
An invasive species, the elm zigzag sawfly, was detected in three locations in St. Lawrence County. Learn more at the NYS DEC website.
Insect Updates
Check Your Boxwood for the Box Tree Moth!
Here’s a helpful illustrated fact sheet from USDA APHIS-PPQ: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/fs-box-tree-moth-check-boxwoods.508.pdf. Box tree moth in the US is still confined (last check) to Niagara County, NY but adjacent Erie and Orleans Counties are also under quarantine. ...
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Spotted Lanternfly Update
As reported in Issue 8 of Branching Out, Frank Buccello provided a recent update (https://tinyurl.com/99tznt9j) noting new infestations in Middletown and nearby in Chester, NY. Inspectors are finding 100s of nymphs in Binghamton, Newburgh, ...
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Asian Longhorned Tick Situation Report from USDA
Be prepared: read this important report about the invasive Asian longhorned tick. (Photo of nymph and adult female, top view. Photo courtesy of CDC.)
Murder Hornets?
As you read in Issue 6 (June 24, 2022), we’ve been receiving inquires about possible sightings of Asian giant hornets (aka murder hornets). All have been the related (and smaller) European hornet. Not sure ...
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Spotted Lanternfly Update
Adults (mostly single individuals) being found around NY possibly introduced from vehicles, besides established populations around Sloatsburg, Orangeburg, NYC boroughs. Report sightings in new areas to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov with clear photos if possible. Adults are skittish and may jump if disturbed. Some moths ...
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Box Tree Moth Caterpillars in NY
Found in early August on landscape boxwoods in western NY (Youngstown) near Canadian border. Five adults taken in Niagara Co. traps in July. Infested plants from Canada were shipped around eastern US. Be vigilant for signs of infestation ...
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