Technical reports

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  • Environmental factors and damage 50
  • Fertilization and soil management 34
  • General information 106
  • Insects and pests 82
  • Plant health care 91
  • Tree diseases 81
  • Tree management and consulting 15

Spongy moth

Canada, United States

Spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, are voracious feeders. A fully-grown larva can consume as much as o…

Spongy moth host preferences

Canada, United States

Larvae of spongy moth, formerly known as gypsy moth, feed on the foliage of a wide variety of woody plants. Duri…

Spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive planthopper that w…

Spruce bud scale

Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, United States

Spruce bud scale is an insect usually found on Norway spruce, but will also attack blue spruce and other spruce speci…

Spruce gall adelgid

Canada, United States

The Eastern spruce gall adelgid (Adelgis abietis) and the Cooley spruce gall adelgid (Adelgis cooleyi

Spruces are admired for their elegant pyramidal form and are often planted as specimen trees or wind screens. Colorad…

St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) is a coarse-textured, warm-season grass that forms a lush, dark…

Starch analysis

Canada, United States

All green plants produce sugar during photosynthesis in the leaves. The sugar is then either used in the leaves as an en…

Storm-related salt injury

Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, United States

Salt water spray can cause severe damage to many species of turf grass, ornamental shrubs, and trees. Damage results …

Structural pruning is a multi-step process guided by the goal of developing a strong and stable tree that is compatib…