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According to Tom Stebbins, UT/TSU Extension Agent for Hamilton County, we are starting to see the next insect pest invader – the Brown Marmorated Sting Bug (BMSB). His office is just starting to get reports from Chattanooga area homeowners about this member of the stink bug family. Adults are approximately 3/4 inch long (17 mm) and [...] (This article is a reprint of an article by UT Extension Specialist David Mercker that appeared in the August 2011 Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Update Newsletter) Normally every year in late summer, when temperatures aren’t fit for much, Extension Specialists and County Agents receive inquiries on why some leaves are prematurely dropping from trees. It always [...] Attention Master Gardeners, landscapers, students and nursery professionals: The 2011 UT Eastern Region Nursery, Landscaping and Gardening Tour is now open for registration. This three day UT-sponsored event will take place October 18, 19 and 20 and will cover orchards, nurseries, farms, greenhouses and landscapes in Kentucky. The tour leaves from Knoxville and the cost [...] It is almost one year since the Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) was first discovered in Tennessee near Knoxville. This discovery confirmed fears the disease was traveling eastward, mostly likely through the transportation of firewood and the Tennessee discovery was the first one east of the Mississippi River. (See this post for more information about the [...] The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) returns to the Chattanooga Convention Center for its 20th Annual Conference “Practical Tools & Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms.” The conference begins Wednesday, January 19 for 2 days of pre-conference activities that include mini- and short-courses, seed swaps and tours of area organic farms, including Sequatchie Cove Farm, [...] The Tennessee Horticultural Expo (THE) is holding its third annual association meeting January 27, 28 and 29, 2011 at the Nashville Airport Marriott. The Tennessee Horticultural Expo is a collective meeting of the Tennessee Tennessee Flower Growers Association, the Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Growers, the Tennessee Viticulture & Oenological Society, the Tennessee Farm Wine Association [...] Groundcovers and Lawns: After a tough summer, what do you need to do to revive that sun-scorched turf? First, take a look at your fertilization schedule. Remember that cool-season lawns need fertilizer when temperatures are cooler (i.e. spring and fall). In fact, if you can only fertilize once a year – do it in the fall. [...] Just one week after the first signs of Emerald Ash Borer beetle in Tennessee were found, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) confirmed a state forester’s discovery of Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) in the same area – Knox County in East Tennessee. Thousand Cankers Disease is a fungus that affects walnut trees and is potentially [...] The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently announced that the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, has been confirmed this summer in Knox county near Loudon. This discovery was both dreaded and considered inevitable as the destructive insect’s range slowly but surely expanded from its original infestation in Michigan, leaving whole stands [...] |
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