Pest

Asian jumping worms are able to reproduce in large numbers and survive harsh conditions creating a recipe for destruction.

A pest module template for outdoor and indoor production has been approved by CFIA for Canadian exporters of Fragaria, Rosa and Rubus.

Effective Sept. 14, 2021 new entry requirements for the importation of Fragaria spp., Rosa spp., and Rubus spp. plants produced in Canada are designed to prevent the introduction of the strawberry blossom weevil into the United States.

Landscape Ontario has learned the United States will require all Fragaria, Rosa and Rubrus plants from Canada to meet new requirements to ensure they do not contain Strawberry Blossom Weevil.

While gypsy moths have stripped trees bare in parts of Ontario and Quebec, there are several control options available to create a line of defence for 2022.

Restrictions in place to prevent introduction of box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) into the United States.

After 17 years of brooding underground, the Generation X immersion of cicadas are ready to emerge in the summer of 2021.

Flyer includes many colour images that show overwintering larvae and feeding damage from both young and mature larvae.

The moth has been found in a limited residential area of Toronto which can be delineated by Steeles Ave. to the north, Leslie St. to the east, the Gardener Expressway to the south and Highway 427 to the west.

Video from an online discussion about how to control box tree moth.