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Wood Destroying Insect Inspection- In-Person 11-13-24
https://pested.osu.edu/events/wood-destroying-insect-inspection-person-11-13-24
Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection Training (for Category 12) Wednesday, November 13, 2024- In ...
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Wood Destroying Insect Inspection- In-Person 11-13-24
https://pested.osu.edu/events/wood-destroying-insect-inspection-person-11-13-24-0
Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection Training (for Category 12) Wednesday, July 17, 2024 This program is an online webinar and will meet the mandatory training for licensing in the Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection (Category 12) as required under the Ohio re ...
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Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/413
umbels, 2"-6" in diameter. Seed: Large yellow seeds are round, flat and slightly ribbed. Root: ... infestation begins, it can spread across an area to for dense stands. ...
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Canada Thistle (Cirsum arvense)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/397
2'-5' in height. Forms dense stands that choke out other vegitation. Life cycle: Perennial with creeping ... Flower: Lavender flowers, 3/4- 1" in diameter. Fruit: Numerous small seeds attached to brown feathery ... "pappus" that spreads the seeds by wind dispersal. Root: Creeping root system allows this weed to spread ...
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Yellow groove bamboo (Phyllostachys aureasculata)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/426
viable seed, but most commonly spread through rhizomes. Root: Running rhizomes. The problem is… fast ... grower, has running rhizomes that causes it to spread quickly, producing dense stands.  ...
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Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/410
surrounding the ovary. Fruit: Reddish brown seeds eclosed in capsules. Root: Tap root with underground stems. ... source of nutrition for wildlife. The highly invasive nature allows it to form dense, homogeneous stands ...
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Apple of Peru (Nicandra phyhsalodes)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/396
2'-5' in height, reproducing only by seed. Weeds continuously (spring, summer, and fall) in agriculture ... Green-brown berries with papery inflated calyxes Root: Short taproot The problem is…. a prolific seed ... producer. Large, persistent seed-banks quickly accumulate in the soil due to seed dormancy. Very competitive ...
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Palmer amaranth (Amaranthys palmeri)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/408
female flowers occur on separate plants. Fruit: Single seeded utricle with black to dark brown seed ... . A plant can produce up to one million seeds. Root: Taproot with an extensive fiberous root system. The ... problem is….this aggressive plant adds to the seed-bank and it is toxic to livestock.  ...
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Hairy white top or ballcress (Lepidium appelianum)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/421
are around 4 mm long from the sepal base to the tip of the petal. Fruit: Inflated seeds pods are oval ... is a prolific spreader. Each plant produces 300-2000 seeds and shoots can develop from any part of ...
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Russian thistle (Salsola Kali var. tenuifolia)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/411
profusely branched. One plant can produce up to one million seeds. Often used when rehabilitating disturbed ... auxiliary or in a terminal spike, and lack petals. Fruit: Utricle with one horizontal positioned seed. Root: ... Taproot with extensive lateral roots. The problem is….plants break off and disperse seed over long ...