HL Issue 1 2009

Weed Hotline Issue 1

Crabgrass seedlings. Photo provided by: Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org.

Disease Hotline Issue 1

Kabatina blight on juniper.

Winter damage on Mahonia.

Winter damage on 'China Girl' Holly.

Winter damage on English holly hybrid.

Winter injury on Japanese Holly.

Winter injury on Southern Magnolia.

All images provided by: Bob Mulrooney, University of Delaware Plant Pathologist & Extension Specialist.

Insect Hotline Issue 1

Tree repeatedly attacked by Nantucket pine tip moth. Photo provided by: Terry Price, Georgia Forestry Commission, Bugwood.org.

Healthy plant on left and damaged tip from Nantucket pine tip moth on right. Photo provided by: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Adult Nantucket pine tip moth. Photo provided by: James A. Richmond, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Damage caused by European pine shoot moth called a posthorn. Photo provided by: Petr Kapitola, State Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org.

European pine shoot moth larva feeding. Photo provided by: Daniel Adam, Office National des Forêts, Bugwood.org.

European pine shoot moth pupa. Photo provided by: David McComb, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Adult European pine shoot moth. Photo provided by: USDA Forest Service Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.