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  1. Cedar-Apple Rust

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-tree-10

    and juniper as ornamental plants in landscapes. Although cedar-apple rust is typically a non-injurious ... been studied since the early 1900’s, and many effective management strategies are in place today to ... minimize losses in apple production.  Causal Agent Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae is a rust pathogen ...

  2. Farmers and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1001

    spinal cord or their protective covering. Prior to 1999, the disease was found only in Africa, Asia and ... southern Europe. Since 1999, WNV has spread throughout North America and has continued to cause disease in ... all reported nonhuman mammalian cases. WNV has become endemic in the United States and remains ...

  3. Measuring Standing Trees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-35-02

    03/11/2024 Reviewed by: Kathy Smith, Program Director, Forestry; College of Food, Agricultural, and ... board-foot content (termed "volume") of certain trees in their woodland. In order to sell timber, ... methods described in this article, a woodland owner can estimate the board-foot volume in one or several ...

  4. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Ailanthus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65

    the ground is moist. Cutting and mowing is most effective when initiated in early summer when food ... Forestry; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Ohio State University Extension ... Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima), also known as tree-of-heaven, is a moderate sized (60 to 80 feet in ...

  5. Predators of Poultry

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-22

    Professor; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Ohio State University Extension Predation is ... not common in commercial poultry production. However, predation is a big concern for backyard flocks ... and organic poultry producers. The reason for this difference is in the way flocks are housed and ...

  6. Testing Private Water Sources and Resolving Contamination Issues near Shale Oil and Gas Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SOGD-ENV1

    Mancl, Professor, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Christopher Hogan, OSU Extension ... constructed, surrounding geological formations and the efficiency of the well. If water quality issues occur in ... the future, established details about the well can be integral in assessing the situation. Ohio's ...

  7. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio's Forests: Autumn Olive and Russian Olive

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-69-11

    when stored food reserves are at their lowest. In order to achieve effective control, pulling or ... Forestry; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Ohio State University Extension Autumn ... tall. Both species are widely distributed in the United States, since planting began in the mid-1800s to ...

  8. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Ohio State University Extension Giant hogweed ... feet in height and flowers in late June to early July.     Figure 2. The sap of giant hogweed can cause ... when not managed. This plant, once found exclusively in ornamental gardens, has escaped and has become ...

  9. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Bush Honeysuckle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-68

    impact on these migrating bird populations due to the reduction in availability of native food sources. ... Cutting and mowing is most effective when initiated in early summer when food reserves are at their ... Forestry; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Ohio State University Extension Amur, ...

  10. Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-50

    being removed will be too few or too small to be marketable. In such instances, the trees can be cut for ... F-50 03/11/2024 Reviewed by: Kathy Smith, Program Director, Forestry; College of Food ... important, a group of black gum trees, which turn brilliant red in the fall, might all be potential crop ...

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