Early Spring

Phenological calendar

 

  

                                               Acer rubrum

                                        (red maple)

Text Box: To your left are photos of woody plants that bloom in early spring. It is at this time that you can be on the lookout for pests on the list below. Note: The plants in flower are not necessarily the plants affected by the insects.                   

              

  

                                                 Cornus mas

                                   (Cornelian dogwood)

Text Box: Insect Pests Borers Pines Adelgids and Scale insects Conifers Hemlock wooly adelgid Oystershell scale Pine needle scale Mealybugs Azaleas Maple mealybug Japanese mealybug Weevils White pine weevil Pales weevil Leafminers Broadleaf evergreens such as Holly Bark beetles Elm bark beetle Cool season mites On conifers such as Pine, Spruce, and Hemlock Spruce spider mite European red mite Hemlock rust mite                                   

    

                   Cornus florida

                              (flowering dogwood)

                       

 

                                                 Forsythia

                            

 

 

 

                                   Prunus subhirtella

                              (rosebud cherry)