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  1. Community-Level Strategies for Urban Coyote Management

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/W-25

    although their full coats often make them appear larger. In urban settings, most conflicts with coyotes ... Approaches Below are steps an individual can take to prevent conflicts with coyotes. Do not feed coyotes. ... provoke an attack on your pet. Therefore, it is important to enforce and obey leash laws, especially in ...

  2. It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Moth: The Sphinx Moths of Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0094

    moths make up the family Sphingidae, which contains over 1,400 species worldwide, including 115 in North ... the back wings, and extremely long tongues (also known as proboscises). They vary widely in color, ... long proboscises. They prefer to visit large tube- and horn-shaped blooms, such as morning glories, ...

  3. Timber Theft in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-97

    F-97 03/11/2024 Reviewed by: Kathy Smith, Program Director, Forestry; College of Food, ... that there has been an increase in the incidence of timber theft since timber prices have been ... extensive media coverage and have brought much needed attention to an issue that is all too common for ...

  4. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Japanese Stiltgrass

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-70-11

    F-70 Agriculture and Natural Resources 03/11/2024 Reviewed by: Kathy Smith, Program Director ... Japanese stiltgrass—also known as Nepalese browntop (Microstegium vimineum)—is an annual grass, native to ... along the branched stem and project outward from it. Leaves have a long sheath collar with fine hairs ...

  5. Testing Private Water Sources and Resolving Contamination Issues near Shale Oil and Gas Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SOGD-ENV1

    to protect health and safety. Ohio law provides for an agency investigation of potential ... have responsibilities for testing a landowner's private water supply. Ohio law requires an oil and ... establish baseline data about the landowner's water before any oil and gas drilling activity begins. An ...

  6. Fairfield County’s Forest Economy

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-77

    median household earning an income of $56,800 [1]. Major employers include businesses in the sectors of ... in farms. An abundance of forested acres are also present in Fairfield County. Responsibly managing ... Impact: The effect generated by the industry of interest in an economic impact analysis. This is measured ...

  7. Biopesticide Controls of Plant Diseases: Resources and Products for Organic Farmers in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-18

    However, biopesticides are generally less toxic to the user and are non-target organisms, making them ... application are essential to ensuring efficacy. To help organic farmers choose an appropriate biopesticide for ... 2009. An efficacy rating based on these reports was established based on the comparison between ...

  8. Ants In and Around the Home

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-2064

    kinds of ants that may occur in and around the home ranging in size from about 1/32 to 3/4 inch long and ... head and large thorax. The petiole has one node and the profile of the thorax has an evenly rounded ... root aphids to the crowns and roots of strawberries. Workers are about 1/10 to 1/4 inch long, light to ...

  9. Backyard Poultry Certification

    https://lucas.osu.edu/news/backyard-poultry-certification

    steadily as more people want to provide for their family and personal food security. We have also seen an ...

  10. Greenhouse Management Workshop: Dynamic Growing to be held in Wooster, Ohio

    https://lucas.osu.edu/news/greenhouse-management-workshop-dynamic-growing-be-held-wooster-ohio

    systems. Whether cultivated in a greenhouse or an indoor farm, different plants need different conditions ...

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