Pest Activity -- June 16

Pest Activity > June 16

Welcome to the Woody Ornamental Pest Scouting Report for Western Pennsylvania brought to you by Penn State Cooperative Extension. This report is updated weekly with growing degree day counts and insect activity through the end of June. If you would like an email copy of this report, send your request to mcm2@psu.edu.

As of June 14, the following growing degree days with a base temperature of 50 degrees have accumulated.

Uniontown	488
New Stanton	728
Pittsburgh	761
Wexford
Butler	276

Pest Activity

Anthracnose

	Sycamores and London Planetrees are recovering. Damage was also observed on oaks.

Bagworm

	Larvae are still small and B.T. is a good option.
Fact Sheet

Black Wine Weevil

	Adults should just becoming active at this time.
Fact Sheet

Calico Scale

	A few crawlers were venturing out this week at a site in Westmoreland County.
Fact Sheet

Honeylocust Plant Bug

	Adults are present at this time.
Fact Sheet

Juniper Scale

	Crawlers are still active in many parts of southwest Pennsylvania.
Fact Sheet

Spruce Spider Mites

	Spruce spider mites remain active at this time.
Fact Sheet

The next scouting report will be on future_date.