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  1. Blacklegged (Deer) Tick, Ixodes scapularis

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096

    companion animals with pathogens that cause diseases. Preventing tick bites is the best protection from ... tickborne disease (box 1). If you find a tick biting you, remove the tick as soon as possible (box 2), note ... adult male ticks are uniformly covered by a dark brown shield or “scutum.” This shield partially covers ...

  2. Food Preservation: Freezing Fruits

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5349

    light-colored fruits with ascorbic acid to prevent enzymatic browning. Selecting and Washing Fruits Fully ripe ...

  3. A Guide to Corn Growth and Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148

    most often being aborted. Silks outside the husk leaves are drying and changing from tan to light brown ... to brown. Silks will naturally detach from their respective kernels following fertilization, which ... remain white or change to pink or red. The ears have husk leaves beginning to turn brown on the edges. ...

  4. Annual Bluegrass Weevil

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0095

    adults appear mottled brown, while older adults are shiny black. The ABW primarily infests short-cut ... emerge and migrate to the nearest short-mown turf to feed, mate, and lay eggs. Eggs are deposited under ... before pupation. Larvae are legless and cream-colored with an orange-brown head capsule that increases in ...

  5. Lawn Mowing

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5816

    season is essential. Dull blades fray and damage leaf tips, leaving unsightly brown patches and unhealthy ... preservation are promoted through increased shade from the turf canopy. Additionally, consider raising mowing ... in bloom to prevent seed dispersal or if active disease is present to avoid spreading spores. Mower ...

  6. Cedar-Apple Rust

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-tree-10

    Ohio State University Cedar-apple rust is a common plant disease caused by the fungal pathogen ... apple, crabapple, eastern redcedar, and other juniper species. Cedar-apple rust is a widespread disease ... disease on redcedar and juniper, the symptoms can be significant and damaging on apple. This disease has ...

  7. Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-540

    detection of insects and diseases Drones successfully and effectively monitor plant growth by collecting and ...

  8. Selecting, Storing, and Serving Ohio Pears

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5526

    detergent, or bleach because these liquids absorb into the fruit. Sliced pears will turn brown when exposed ... to air. Prevent browning by coating pears with an acidic juice such as lemon, orange, or pineapple ... cold from the refrigerator. Cold enhances the pear’s flavor.  Sprinkle with brown sugar, add a small ...

  9. Invasive Species Management: Common and Japanese Barberry

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0106

    acting as an alternative host for the disease, black stem rust, caused by the fungus Puccina graminis. As ... public health threat to humans, companion animals, and livestock. Multiple diseases of consequence such ... as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and anaplasmosis can be vectored or transmitted by ...

  10. Potassium Uptake and Ohio Crop Response

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0147

    stem strength, and reduced disease susceptibility. Plant Uptake and Soil K Forms Plant potassium uptake ...

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