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Message from IDNR, Mike Brunk
Associated Project(s):University of Illinois Home Yard and Garden newsletter is a great way to stay up on Illinois weed, disease and insect problems and management guidance. With the below link you can sign up for direct emails notifications as well.
Issue no. 9 of the Home, Yard & Garden Newsletter is now available on the Web. Point your browser to:
http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu
IN THIS ISSUE:
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White grubs
http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1098
White grub is a common name for the larvae of June beetles, chafers and Japanese beetles that feed on the roots of turfgrass. The grubs can be found in the first 8 inches of soil beneath turfgrass. They are white, C-shaped larvae, about 1 inch long and have 6 jointed legs attached close to their small brown head capsule. Excessive root feeding by white grubs can leave turfgrass poorly anchored to the soil and can result in brown patches in a lawn that can be pulled back like a rug. This can impact the aesthetics of a lawn and, in some cases, can make sports fields less safe for children and athletes.
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Nimblewill Noticeable During Hot Dry Conditions
http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1099
There have been a few recent calls about nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi). With the hot, dry conditions we have had lately, our cool-season turfgrass growth has slowed, making warm-season nimblewill growth more noticeable. While cool-season turfgrasses are dormant, nimblewill is actively growing and enjoying the lack of competition. This unbalance can allow nimblewill to be a serious weed problem.
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Fire Blight
http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1100
I have received a few reports and questions regarding fire blight on ornamental pears. Fire blight is a bacterial disease that infects approximately 75 different species of plants, all in the Rosaceae family. Apples, pears, crabapples, and ornamental pears are the most seriously affected species. Other rosaceous hosts include cotoneaster, hawthorn, quince, firethorn, and mountain-ash.
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Bacterial Leaf Scorch – New Molecular Service Available
http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1101
It’s the time of the year that we start seeing bacterial leaf scorch symptoms develop in central Illinois, and several samples have been submitted that appear to be infected in the last few weeks. We are now offering a molecular test for this pathogen, which will reduce the turnaround time, and because it’s more sensitive than the previous ELISA test, ca be used any time during the growing season when symptoms appear.
=================================Mike
email addresses for trees?
Associated Project(s):What if we gave email addresses to our campus trees? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/when-you-give-a-tree-an-email-address/398210/
Meeting Minutes for iWG June 7, 2019 (Informal)
Associated Project(s):These are notes from 6/7/2019 iWG meeting. They have been submitted in an informal style. Several SWATeam recommendations were assessed.
Attached Files:2019 Tree Care Plan
Associated Project(s):Attached is the 2019 annual Tree Care Plan.
Attached Files:2019 Committee Charge letter
Associated Project(s):Attached is the Tree Campus Advisory Committee Charge letter for 2019.
Attached Files:Arbor Day Celebration
Associated Project(s):Arbor Day Celebration: If you've never met a state champion tree, now is your chance! The largest Yellowwood Tree (Cladrastis kentukea) in Illinois is on our campus, and it will be officially recognized by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on Friday, April 26, 2019, at noon. Please join Senior Associate Chancellor Mike DeLorenzo for the reading of the Arbor Day Proclamation, and the tree recognition ceremony in the green space to the north of Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall.
Social Media Coordination between Red Oak Rain Garden and Tree Walk
Associated Project(s):Hort Club is going to host an event on the April 25th (Thursday of Earth Week) for campus community members to try out the walk. Basically, we are just setting up a table on the quad and inviting everyone to come out, get the brochure/explore TreeKeeper, and do the self-guided tour. If you would like to share this event with your colleagues, that would be wonderful! I think it would be great if we had as many students, faculty, and CU community members as possible invited. I've attached a digital flyer to this email, and the link to the Facebook event: Illinois Earth Week Quad Tree Walk.
-- Maddie Smith
Attached Files:Chancellor Jones sends congratulations letter
Associated Project(s):Chancellor Jones sent a congratulatory letter to the Tree Campus Advisory Committee, in recognition of their efforts to be recognized as a Tree Campus USA. That letter, as well as the letter from the Arbor Day Foundation, are attached here.
"Congratulations to all of the Campus Tree Advisory Committee on your efforts that led to Illinois being recognized as a Tree Campus USA for a third consecutive year! This is a very visible example of what our campus commitment to environmental sustainability looks like in practice. I also know that this recognition is not simply a paper honor handed out to every university that applies, but only goes to universities that meet the exacting criteria set out by the Arbor Day Foundation. Thank you for all your hard work. The new tree on the Quad planted to celebrate this latest honor is going to be a great addition to the campus skyline."
Robert J. Jones, chancellor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2018 Tree Care Plan
Associated Project(s):Attached is the 2018 annual Tree Care Plan.
Attached Files:2018 Committee Charge letter
Associated Project(s):Attached is the Tree Campus Advisory Committee Charge letter for 2018
Attached Files:Update - Campus Tree Advisory Charge Letter 2018
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:archived info- 2016 Tree Care Plan
Associated Project(s):See attached for 2016 Tree Care Plan documents.
Attached Files:Arbor Day Celebration - rain and shine
Associated Project(s):The Arbor Day Celebration was moved into the ACES Library, due to forecasted rain storms during the event. Photos from the event are attached here.
Attached Files:2017 Tree Care Plan
Associated Project(s):Attached is the 2017 annual Tree Care Plan.
Attached Files:2017 Committee Charge letter
Associated Project(s):Attached is the Tree Campus Advisory Committee Charge letter for 2017.
Attached Files:Arbor Day Celebration planned for April 28, 2017
Associated Project(s):Five trees will be planted on the South Quad of campus, for the Arbor Day Celebration, on April 28, 2017. The agenda includes a welcome, a reading of the proclamation, an educational speech, the tree planting, and a trivia game. Attendees will each be invited to add a shovel of soil to the newly planted trees.
Renewal application submitted for Tree Campus USA designation
Associated Project(s):The Tree Campus USA renewal application was submitted today. Related files are attached here.
Attached Files:Campus Tree Advisory Committee reviewing final draft of 2016 plan
Associated Project(s):The Campus Tree Advisory Committee met today to review the final draft of the 2016 Tree Care Plan. The final draft will be completed at the end of this month and submitted to the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Committee working on updating the Tree Care Plan
Associated Project(s):The Campus Tree Advisory Committee is working on updating the Tree Care Plan, in preparation for the Tree Campus USA designation renewal this year. There are five standards to be met in order to receive the Tree Campus USA designation: an advisory committee, a tree care plan, an Arbor Day event, a service learning project, and a dedicated tree care budget.