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Oak Wilt information
Things are starting to heat up (weather wise) and we are beginning to see more influx of samples for oak wilt pathogen detection. Oak wilt is a disease cause by a fungus and can kill trees. The Texas live oaks and various red oaks are susceptible to this disease. There has been so many question asked, such as “Why is my tree dying?”, ” How did it get infected?”, or ” Why is my neighbor’s tree healthy but mine is dying?”. Then we also have the question, “How… Read More →
Additional option for Golf Course managers to deal with nematodes.
Plant parasitic nematode are little tiny “worms” that attack plants. Mostly are soil inhabitants, therefore roots are the usual target of plant parasitic nematodes. On the golf course, plant parasitic nematode can be a huge problem. On golf greens, their effect on the grass can reduce the quality of the grass, in terms of growth and vigor. This could affect playability. Several years ago, products that are available as nematicide were removed from the market. One such product that had been the standard chemical treatment on golf greens… Read More →
Much ado about trees
Howdy folks! It the time of the year that trees are starting to bud and live oak leaves are starting to drop. So let’s talk about trees. First, if you see your oak tree that stayed green through the winter turning yellow and dropping leaves – DO NOT PANIC! Check out the tree carefully. Chances are that it is a Texas live oak, and dropping leaves in late winter/early spring is NORMAL as new leaves are coming in shortly. Here is a link to a factsheet that I… Read More →
