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Figure 1: Eastern bloodsucking conenoses are large insects with a distinctive black and orange coloration and patterns on the edge of their bodies. (Photo: Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org)
Beth Wilson
Pulaski County Extension Agent for Horticulture
Figure 2: The eastern bloodsucking conenose (on the left) can be confused with multiple insects including (from left to right) wheel bugs, western conifer seed bugs, and brown marmorated stinkbugs. There are subtle differences in size, shape, and coloration that can help with ID though. (Photos from left to right: Kansas Department of Agriculture, Joseph Berger, David Cappaert, and Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org)
If you grow flowers, there s good reason to bring some of that harvested sunshine into your home. It will improve your mood and just make your home a little extra
One of the most compelling aspects of a well-designed garden is easy to overlook on paper, and that is fragrance. From heady aromas to light scents, a fragrance carried on
Crush small larvae as they are found.
Check the label of insecticides registered for pests of roses and other flowers to see if sawflies are listed. Read and follow instructions to protect pollinators.
Be aware that Bt (Bacillus thurengiensis) products DO NOT work on this pest since it is the larva of a sawfly rather than a caterpillar.
For more information, contact the Pulaski County Extension Service at 606-679-6361 and request UK publication ID-118 Roses.
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Nicole Ward Gauthier photo
Figure 1: Lower portions of the plant may decline or die-back as a result of Phytophthora root rot. Note excess water puddling. (Photo: Nicole Ward Gauthier)
Figure 2: Phytophthora root rot results in root reduction. (Photo: William M. Brown Jr., Bugwood.org)
Spring rains can create growing conditions that are devastating to most landscape plants. Wet soils are favored by a group of pathogens called water molds, or oomycetes, which cause a range of root and stem diseases.
Water molds are found in most soils, but plant stress and high pathogen numbers can lead to severe disease. One common water mold is Phytophthora. This pathogen is common in Kentucky and has recently been diagnosed causing root rot on numerous plants, such as blueberry, arborvitae, and Colorado blue spruce.