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Grass-Carrying Wasps Moving In?

AUG 6, 2026

Horticulture Nature Plant Health Care Local Horticulture General Client Communications Buckeye Yard and Garden Line

Have you noticed strands of dry grass protruding from your window frame, sliding door tracks, or other narrow crevices around the home? If so, you may have been visited by the GRASS-CARRYING WASP ...

Solitary Oak Leafminer: An Oddity or a Serious Pest?

AUG 6, 2026

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On Thursday, I came across the handiwork of the Solitary Oak Leafminer on a swamp white oak in southwest Ohio. The leafmines were very evident; however, the population was not large enough ...

Mimosa Webworms on Honeylocust

AUG 6, 2026

Arboriculture Horticulture Nature Plant Health Care Tree Health Local Horticulture General Client Communications Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Sustainability Tree Preservation Ohio Kentucky Indiana Cincinnati Cincinnati Tristate

Mimosa Webworm nests on honeylocusts are becoming evident in southwest Ohio. Populations of this non-native moth appear highly localized and hit-or-miss thus far this season. However, where...

Queen Ann’s Lace vs. Poison Hemlock. What’s the difference?

AUG 6, 2026

Horticulture Nature Local Horticulture Client Communications Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Sustainability Ohio Kentucky Indiana Cincinnati Cincinnati Tristate

Queen Anne’s Lace is in flower right now in Mid-July. Poison Hemlock is done flowering and is going to seed. So, the short answer is timing of flowers.

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July 9, 2026

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Using Tree of Heaven as a Trap Tree for Spotted Lanternfly

AUG 6, 2026

Arboriculture Horticulture Nature Plant Health Care Tree Health Local Horticulture General Client Communications Sustainability Pollinators and Bees Ohio Kentucky Indiana Cincinnati Cincinnati Tristate Spotted Lanternfly

A practical, targeted approach for concentrating and reducing spotted lanternfly populations in the landscape

Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, continues to expand through Ohio and other easter...

Thunderstorms conjure ghostly coronae in treetops, observed outdoors for the first time

MAR 8, 2026

Arboriculture Environment Nature Tree Health Weather Related

The weak electric discharges may set off ultraviolet sparkles over large swaths of forest under storms, potentially impacting canopy health.

Nearly 200-year-old Tri-State tree could be threatened by nearby highway project. Arbor Doctor called in

JAN 3, 2026

Arboriculture Nature Tree Health Local Horticulture Tree Preservation Tree Risk Assessment Biomechanics Consulting

Residents of a small town in Clinton County are uniting to protect a historic tree after hearing it may be threatened by a nearby highway project. (WKRC). Certified master arborist Ron Rothaas of the ...

The Tree Disease and Decline Spiral

DEC 21, 2025

Arboriculture Horticulture Nature Plant Health Care Tree Health Sustainability Tree Preservation Tree Risk Assessment

A lot of time has passed and many younger Arborists would not be aware of the work by Ma...

From Tree Thief to Holiday Tradition: The Story of Mistletoe

DEC 11, 2025

Horticulture Nature General Kentucky Pest News

Once autumn leaves have fallen, mistletoe becomes highly visible on large trees throughout Kentucky. Phoradendron, the scientific name for Kentucky’s most common type of this parasitic plant, means ...

Native herbaceous plants and shrubs

APR 11, 2025

Horticulture Nature Local Horticulture Native Plants Pollinators and Bees Recommended trees, shrubs, and plants

Bottlebrush Buckeye	Aesculus parviflora

Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia

Alleghany Serviceberry	Amelanchier laevis

Arkansas Amsonia

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