Firelands Lawn & Landscape

09/19/2026

Bagworm update.

Bagworm caterpillars have completed their development for the season. This marks a significant shift in management options.

09/10/2026

Everything you want to know about spiders!

Orb-weaver spiders are appearing in Ohio landscapes, fields, and forests. Their beautiful gossamer creations draw our attention when they gleam with morning dew. But we shouldn’t forget that their intent is deadly to insects.

09/04/2026

More information on boxwoods.

Additional BTM quarantines continue as new infestations are discovered in the U.S. Where do things stand today with this non-native invasive in Ohio?

08/24/2026

Wasp, bees, hornets, what's the difference?

Nests produced by baldfaced hornets, yellowjackets, and paper wasps are now large enough to be noticed. This Alert helps readers understand these Jekyll-and-Hyde insects.

08/24/2026

Some mistake their damage for bore holes.

Yellow-bellied sapsuckers have been producing their characteristic rows of holes in tree bark as they pass through Ohio. Be alert not to mistake the sapsucker holes for tree-boring insect emergence holes.

08/24/2026

I think I posted this in the spring, but it's a good reminder that ticks aren't just a summer concern.

Spring has sprung! Warmer weather leads to outdoor activity and that can mean exposure to ticks. Ticks are active YEAR-ROUND and tick reports are ramping up for spring. Even with some colder days in the forecast, those ticks will be alive and kicking.

08/24/2026

Ohio announced a State-wide quarantine on Spotted Lanternfly. See below:

A state-wide quarantine was announced on Spotted Lanternfly a week ago. What can a homeowner do now, this spring, this summer and in the fall to help control infestations on their property?

08/06/2026

What looks like a killer bee isn't.

Cicada killer wasp females normally avoid digging burrows on heavily shaded sites. A recent observation shows there can be exceptions.

07/28/2026

Interesting Wasps!

Have you noticed strands of dry grass protruding from your window frame, sliding door tracks, or other narrow crevices around the home? If so, you may have been visited by the GRASS-CARRYING WASP (Isodontia spp.), also colloquially known as a window wasp. But don't worry, these solitary wasps are go...

07/18/2026