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Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update - September 12, 2007

This article was published originally on 9/12/2007

Byline:

By Christine Engelbrecht and Laura Jesse, ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic

Samples with the following problems have been seen in the Clinic recently: Plant Diseases

Anthracnose on walnut and hickory
Anthracnose on cucurbits
Diplodia tip blight on Scots and Austrian pine
Dutch elm disease
Oak wilt
Raspberry anthracnose
Sooty mold on various trees (see this week's article)
Summer patch on turfgrass
Tubakia leaf spot (?) on bur oaks

Insects and Spiders

Grass spider (see this week's article)
Wolf spider (see this week's article)
Orb weaver spiders
American dog tick
Lone star tick

Orb Weaver Spider - AKA Garden Spider

Year of Publication:

2007

Issue:

IC-497(22) -- September 12, 2007

By Christine Engelbrecht and Laura Jesse, ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic