What’s Hot HL Issue 2?

Ants are a common pest during wet spring seasons as they try to find the appropriate amounts of moisture they need.  Below are a couple common types of ants found invading homes, greenhouses and office during times of high precipitation.

Pavement ants quarreling with another ant colony.  Photo provided by:  Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

 

 

 

Close-up of Odorous house ant.  Photo provided by:  Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

 

 

Odorous house ants tending soft scales for honeydew.  Photo provided by:  Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org

What’s Hot HL Issue 3


Aphids on Spirea. Photo provided by: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Spot anthracnose on petals. Photo provided by: Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org

Spot anthracnose on foliage. Photo provided by: Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org

Boxwood psyllid close-up. Photo provided by: Nancy Gregory, University of Delaware, Bugwood.org

Boxwood leafminer damage and larvae. Photo provided by: John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org

White pine weevil adult. Photo provided by: Juliana Cardona-Duque, University of Puerto Rico, Bugwood.org