Ohio State University articles

A mystery illness is hitting northeast Ohio’s American beech trees.

Called beech leaf disease, it’s causing striped and curled leaves, weak buds, and sometimes the death of saplings.

It seems to be spreading fast, too.

“And we really don’t know what’s causing it,” said Kathy Smith, forestry program coordinator at The Ohio State University.

The less-bad news: An upcomin

Using clean water when calibrating a pesticide sprayer and carrying extra nozzles for quick repair of simple problems in the field are just some of the tricks of the trade that can help growers save time, energy and money during spraying season, says a spray technology expert in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

Because there are so many things that could go wrong when using a sprayer, growers need to take extra time to ensu