Banded Ash Clearwing Moth Borer (Podosesia aureocincta) GDD Window (base 50): 306-1370 Overview: Adults emerge in late summer (late-August to early September) Adults are ½” to 1″ clearwing … Read More
Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda spp.) Overview: Mollusks that thrive in cool, wet weather Soft, slimy bodies which move using a muscular foot while secreting a silvery mucus trail … Read More
Douglas-fir Needle Midge (Contarinia pseudotsugae) GDD Window (base 50): 200-400 (adult emergence) Overview: Larvae reside in the swollen areas of needles Often not observed during mid-summer Maggot is … Read More
Magnolia Scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) GDD Window (base 50): 2155-2800 Overview: These scales emerge in August and September rather than June & July, as most other soft scale species By mid-September, … Read More
Tulip Tree Scale (Toumeyella liriodendri) GDD Window (base 50): 2032-2629 Overview: These scales emerge in August and September rather than June & July, as most other soft scale species By … Read More
Nostoc (Nostoc spp.) Overview: A cyanobacterium, and one of the oldest organisms on earth Primitive growth, like algae, moss, and liverwort No roots, no vascular tissues, and is … Read More
Fleahopper (Microtechnites bractatus) GDD Window (base 50): First observations May – persisting throughout season Overview: Small plant bugs that are about the size of fleas and jump around quickly to … Read More
Leafcutter Bees (Megachile mendica) GDD Window (base 50): First observations late spring – persisting throughout season Overview: About the size of a honey bee but are mostly black with white … Read More
Orange-Striped Oakworm (Anisota senatoria) GDD Window (base 50): 1917 (egg hatch) Overview: Moths are brown with a white spot and a dark stripe down each wing Male moths are smaller … Read More
European Hornet (Vespa crabro) GDD Window (base 50): 1388-2271 (1st activity) Overview: Amber, honey-colored wasps that are 2x the size of bald-faced hornets Gouge bark sections to mix the woody … Read More