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  1. Japanese Beetle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-46

    like old carpet to reveal the grubs. Large populations of grubs kill the turf in irregular patches ... usually in high-quality urban turf. Beetle skeletonizing a leaf Hosts The adult beetles are general ... most commonly damage turf. The turf first appears off-color as if under water stress. Irrigating causes ...

  2. Strategies to Minimize Spray Drift for Effective Spraying in Orchards and Vineyards

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-535

    that low-drift nozzles are as effective in controlling insects and diseases as conventional nozzles ... deposition on the outer edge of the row, which reduces protection against insects and diseases. Some studies ...

  3. Viral Diseases of Plants

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-gen-5

    colorful) names based on the disease they cause—for example, tobacco ring spot, watermelon mosaic, barley ... provide an overview of key concepts in plant pathology. Plant pathology is the study of plant disease ... intracellular (inside cells) pathogenic particles that infect other living organisms. Human diseases caused by ...

  4. Shigella: Bacteria that Causes the Foodborne Illness Shigellosis

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5563

    children with the disease can have seizures. Symptoms can take as long as a week to show up, but most often ... weeks. The bacteria must be swallowed to cause disease. They are often spread when people do not wash ... swallow the water or even get their lips wet. If you think you might have this disease, you should see ...

  5. Fall Armyworm in Ohio Field Crops

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0093

    may be as long as 1 ½ inches in the final instar. Caterpillar color varies from light green to brown ... year-round locations, ground beetles, soldier bugs, birds, rodents, and fungal and viral diseases. While such ...

  6. Farm to Health: Maximizing Nutrients and Phytonutrients in Ohio Produce

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5581

    development of age-related chronic diseases, like cancer and cardiovascular disease. The 2010 Dietary ... treat, cure or prevent any disease. This project is made possible by funding through OSU CARES — an ... may prevent the development of heart disease and certain cancers. Cruciferous vegetables (leafy ...

  7. Chicken Breed Selection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-60

    brown, or other colors such as blue and green. The best egg laying breeds tend to be the smaller bodied ... to protect animals from disease-causing pathogens to help keep them healthy. One of the biggest ... followed closely. Chickens should be purchased free of any disease to avoid introducing a disease into your ...

  8. Hops Downy Mildew

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-49

    destructive disease of hops (Humulus lupulus) in the Midwest and Northeastern United States. Downy mildew is ... mild temperatures. The disease is systemic and can cause significant yield and quality losses annually. ... Farm. Disease Development and Symptoms The downy mildew pathogen survives the winter in dormant buds, ...

  9. Diabetes and Your Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SS-166

    may lead to serious complications including heart disease, stroke, eye disease or kidney damage. Over ... Diabetes is a chronic disease that has no cure; however, there are ways to manage it. Diabetes: A disease ... that they have the disease as an adult. Risk Factors for Diabetes People over the age of 40 People who ...

  10. Best Practices for Effective and Efficient Pesticide Application

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-532

    the head. However, when trying to control diseases such as soybean rust, the target should be the ... following trends have emerged from two multi-year Ohio State studies on target deposition for diseases on ... control of diseases in the lower part of the canopy if the canopy is not too dense. In dense soybean ...

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