Asian chestnut gall wasp emergence will begin soon

Asian chestnut gall wasp will begin emerging any day

“Asian chestnut gall wasp is a potentially devastating invasive pest that can infest all species in the genus Castanea including American chestnut, ornamental chestnut species and species planted for nut production”.

That’s what  Erin Lizotte, Michigan State University Extension, and Dennis Fulbright, MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, wrote in their article.

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Pollen shed is starting in southern and central Michigan. European rose chafer numbers are high and Asian chestnut gall wasp emergence will begin soon.