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  1. Entomologist: No Formosan Termite-Infested Mulch in Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/entomologist-no-formosan-termite-infested-mulch-ohio

    a quarantine on the movement of wood. Hence, movement of this species is possible. Furthermore, isolated groups ... termite, will feed on hardwood and softwood mulch," said Jones. "It's always a good idea to ... check mulch for termites when it is purchased." For more information on termites and how to reduce ...

  2. Learn Your Bugs: Beneficial Insects Can Help Control Garden Pests

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-your-bugs-beneficial-insects-can-help-control-garden-pests

    and sneak up on their prey. The aphid lion, larva of the green lacewing, actively hunts and attacks ... praying mantis and spiders, on the other hand, lie in wait and snatch up any unlikely prey that happen to ... most larvae look nothing like the adults. Most predacious insects will feed on aphids, spider mites, ...

  3. Tillage vs. No-Till: A Tough Choice to Make

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/tillage-vs-no-till-tough-choice-make

    said Jim Beuerlein. "Tillage production can run anywhere from $15 on the low-end up to $30-$40 per ... costs, depending on the type of equipment used. Tilling also causes soil erosion, an environmental ... benefits, no-tillage does have its disadvantages depending on the crop and soil type. "Poorly drained ...

  4. Soybean Aphid Populations on the Rise

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybean-aphid-populations-rise

    July 5, 2005 WOOSTER, Ohio — Soybean aphid populations are on the rise in Ohio, just as ... damage it causes, first came on the scene in Ohio in 2001. Since then the insect, a sapsucker which can ... years. "We are not sure why we are having such early high populations, but I would say that based on ...

  5. OSU Extension Factsheets

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/best-practices/osu-extension-factsheets

    http://ohioline.osu.edu/ae-fact/0006.html This publication provides general background on economic considerations associated with installing ... and private) and costs of filter strips. Contemporary data on benefits and costs are included to help ... overview of the relationship between agricultural production and impacts on water quality and includes ...

  6. Northwest Ohio Water Quality Workgroup

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/northwest-ohio-water-quality-workgroup

    obtaining several grants, including on which utilized DNA microbial source tracking markers for assessing ... Other ongoing research projects include analysis of the impact of CAFO manure application on water ...

  7. Effects from Sandy Could Delay Harvest and Impact Corn Yields

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/effects-sandy-could-delay-harvest-and-impact-corn-yields

    good yields but often more stalk lodging and ears on the ground.” The loss of one ...

  8. Finer Elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/finer-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science

    socially distinguished efforts to promote science or its applications.   Based on the Wooster campus of the ...

  9. Iron

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1519

    regrowth occurs in the borehole. WATER RESOURCES Ohio Department of Health- Private Water Systems Program ...

  10. A Peek into the World Beneath Our Feet

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/peek-world-beneath-our-feet

    from plant residues. Secondary consumers then feed on bacteria, fungi, and, to some extent, on each ... following is a who's who of organisms that rely on that carbon and are an important part of that soil ... plants by dissolving phosphorus and fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Some bacteria that live on plant ...

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