Garden Center: Pest Control for August

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The following are the types of plants to inspect, the pest is what kind of pest you will see in your landscape, and the action is what to do when inspecting your landscape. Back to helpful hints.

Plant	Pest		Action
Andromeda		Andromeda Lacebug (2nd gen.)	Inspect underside of new growth for nymphs. Treat with Bonide Eight if needed.
Birch		Bronze Birch Borer	Inspect for fresh D-shaped emergence holes and overall health. Treat trunk and branches with Bonide Borer-Miner Killer if needed.
Cherry		White Prunicola Scale	Inspect for pale white crawlers on stems and leaves. Treat with All Season’s Spray Oil if needed.
Crabapple		Eastern Tent Caterpillar	Examine branch tips for shiny black egg masses and remove.
Dogwood		Dogwood Borer	Inspect trunk and large branches for holes and fresh sawdust. Destroy by hand or treat with nematodes.
Euonymus		Euonymus Scale	Inspect for red-orange crawlers on stems and leaves. Treat with Espoma Earth Tone Insect Control if needed.
Hardwoods		Fall Webworm	Check tip leaves for eggs and larvae. Prune or treat with Thuricide or Bonide Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug.
		Japanese Beetle	Examine leaves for adults and skeletonizing. Treat with Bayer Sevin if needed.
		Two-Spotted Spider Mite	Strike branch on white surface. Check for white mites.
Honeylocust		Honeylocust Mite	Shake branch over white surface. Look for reddish-brown mites and treat with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if needed.
Juniper		Juniper Webworm	Inspect interior foliage for early mines and silken tubes. Last chance to treat with Thuricide or Bonide Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug.
Oak		Oak Skeletonizer	2nd Gen. larvae vulnerable to Thuricide or Monterey Garden Insect Spray.
Pine (soft)		White Pine Aphid	Inspect for black eggs on needles. Remove infested needles if few or treat with Espoma Earth Tone Insect Control or All Season’s Spray Oil.
Rhododendron		Rhododendron Borer	Inspect large lower branches for holes and fresh sawdust. Destroy by hand or treat with nematodes.
Yew		Black Vine Weevil	Check burlap traps for adult weevils. Last treatment with Bayer Tree & Shrub Insect Control if needed.

Information provided by Robert Childs and UMass Extension at UMass Amherst.

NOTE: Disclaimer - This page may contain pesticide recommendations that are subject to change at any time. These recommendations are provided only as a guide. It is always the pesticide applicator's responsibility, by law, to read and follow all current label directions for the specific pesticide being used. Due to constantly changing labels and product registrations, some of the recommendations given in this writing may no longer be legal by the time you read them. If any information in these recommendations disagrees with the label, the recommendation must be disregarded. No endorsement is intended for products mentioned, nor is criticism meant for products not mentioned. Northeast Nursery and UMass Extension at UMass Amherst assume no liability resulting from the use of these recommendations.

All pesticides must be used according to the label. Read the label to understand use, application, disposal and other pertinent information that must be followed.

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Garden Center: Pest Control for August

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