Steve Frank

I use degree days to determine when ornamental pests become active and send tweets to nursery and landscape pest managers with scouting and management info

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New post: Crape myrtle bark scale crawlers on the move in Raleigh, NC https://t.co/dHYjzssz7M

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New post: Urgent New Pest Alert: Box Tree Moth Found in the US https://t.co/TdWYs3Hn1A

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Scout for Twospotted Spider Mites https://t.co/VA0JRdVdYL

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Wax Scales Hatching on Many Common Host Plants https://t.co/D5GLw6Yqhx

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Tulip Tree Aphids and Scales Feeding and Dropping Honeydew https://t.co/xzoktSJMfH

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Eastern Tent Caterpillars https://t.co/BR1wNXzibA

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Daylily Leafminer Causing White Streaks on Daylilies https://t.co/ItetTpVttB

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Time to Scout for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale https://t.co/SiOsxFDncm

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Boxwood Leafminers Active https://t.co/zFp5PoSUMp
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Nursery Pest Alert – Maple Tip Borers Active Now https://t.co/5OLkV4vvPW

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Yellow Poplar Weevils on Poplar and Magnolia are active now throughout NC. https://t.co/9vCFi6wNNV

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Watch for Predators That Look Like Pests https://t.co/GHc8kCrzta

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Southern Red Mites Active on Ornamentals https://t.co/4XpYK2cg6L

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Ground Bees Active but Don’t Be Affraid https://t.co/N22lSTUDeC

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New post: 2019 Undergraduate Research Assistant: Effects of urban climate on insects and trees in cities https://t.co/owRtUFV8iR

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New paper out today: Exotic trees can serve both pest management and conservation goals https://t.co/F0ZZ8LY8bX

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Watch for Cottony Cushion Scales https://t.co/kTcloWbSc7

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New post: False oleander scales reproducing https://t.co/SgCpwO6CkB

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Its 70 degrees. Ambrosia beetles could be active in nurseries. Consider reducing soil moisture <50% and preventive permethrin applications. https://t.co/XVVL93wskd

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Larger Elm Leaf Beetle https://t.co/ffj5DSulRk