Llewellyn Park Landscape

Attention proprietors! Join us for the Spring Ramble Cleanup this Saturday! Meet near the Oak Bend Bridge. Bring your (natural) bug spray, wear long sleeves and long pants, and bring your gardening tools. (We’ll bring the refreshments!)

Help us keep the Park beautiful!

4-22-23 from 9 am to 11 am

More on spotted lanternflies from the The Asbury Park Press

NJ residents, you have an October mission: Find and destroy spotted lanternfly eggs Female spotted lanternflies lay 30 to 50 eggs at a time on a flat, smooth, vertical surface and coat them with a protective layer to survive winter.

More helpful information about how to address the spotted lantern fly problem from our Park landscape architect, Jennifer Ryan.
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By now, you have probably seen or heard about spotted lanternflies. This newly introduced insect is causing a variety of emotions about the health of our landscape ranging from fear, to disgust, worry, and even empathy. This video shares some facts about the insects and management tools you can use that may help to alleviate at least some of these emotions. While the insect's impact is still unfolding, they have not been as troublesome or deadly to plants as originally thought.

This video also discusses other tree issues in the park, including drought, the approach of deer rutting season and beech leaf disease, a newly described fatal disease of beech trees. If you have beech trees on your property--they are very prevalent in the forested areas of Llewellyn Park--you may want to look at this section of the video.

Here is the video: https://youtu.be/TUrHLiUXeMI

Here are a few links to additional information:

Circle Net Traps for Purchase:
https://www.greatlakesipm.com/monitoring/traps/great-lakes-ipm/glgl401100-spotted-lanternfly-slf-trap-replaceable-bag-design
https://www.amazon.com/Lanternfly-Friendly-Minimize-catching-Wildlife/dp/B092K8FV6L
Interesting design--https://spotted-lantern-fly-guy.com/

Circle Net Traps to Make:
The Penn State Trap: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/spotted-lanternfly/trapping.php
Simpler than Penn State Trap. Includes plans and List of supplies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pKT_S9__rM

These are also some links to information about Beech Leaf Disease:
General Disease Information (with photos of other beech diseases for differential diagnosis): https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/120589.html
Information on Phosphite Treatments: https://web.uri.edu/ipm/2022/06/beech-leaf-disease-treatment/
More Detailed Information about Potential Vectors: https://www.science.org/content/article/beech-leaf-disease-ravaging-north-american-trees

Thanks,
Jennifer Ryan
Landscape Consultant for the Common Areas of Llewellyn Park

Beech leaf disease is ravaging North American trees Two new studies gauge impact and cause of forest blight

Another helpful post via PBS news hour

PBS NewsHour on Instagram: "Nearly 100 species of trees in the U.S. have been deemed at risk for extinction, according to a study out last week. This is the most comprehensive threat assessment ever collected on U.S. forests. The PBS NewsHour’s... PBS NewsHour shared a post on Instagram: "Nearly 100 species of trees in the U.S. have been deemed at risk for extinction, according to a study out last week. This is the most comprehensive threat assessment ever collected on U.S. forests. The PBS NewsHour’s spent a day deep in the ...

Attention proprietors! Our landscape architect, Jennifer Ryan, has created a wonderfully informative video on how to manage a number of issues that can negatively impact our landscape: Spotted Lanternflies, Beech Leaf Disease, Drought, and Deer

Landscape Issues Llewellyn Park Discusses spotted lanternfly, beech leaf disease and other landscape issues in Llewellyn Park

More info about Spotted Lanternflies and what you can do about them.

SPOTTED LANTERN FLY INFORMATION. They're everywhere! We know. Unfortunately, there's nothing the Township or State can do for individual households at this time, so we've put together some tips on how to manage the rest of the season.

NOTE: Sticky traps need to be covered with loose chicken wire to prevent capture of non-target animals.

Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species

Spotted Lanternfly Alert!!!!!

Spotted lanternflies are once again in the Park and throughout New Jersey.

Currently, you'll see the tiny nymphs - black, triangular bugs with white spots.

You must kill these as soon as possible. Lanternflies will kill a variety of trees, plants and crops.

According to the City of Bordentown, "there are more than 65 species of plants that spotted lanternflies can feed on, including fruit trees like blueberries, vines like grapes, vegetables and even ornamental trees such as lilac.
Nymphs of spotted lanternflies are attracted to Tree of heaven, maple, willow, apple, grapevine, pine, cherries, plums and other fruit trees and others. Adults are typically attracted to the Tree of Heaven and willow.

Spotted lanternflies are also attracted to common Milkweed so planting more of these trees can help keep them at bay. These insects don’t know that it is poisonous, so they feed on them and get killed. The poisonous sap also slows them down so that they are easier to destroy."
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See below for more detailed information about this insect and what you can do to minimize damage.

Also, below is a link to make a homemade trap that will not harm other small animals or birds (***Do NOT use sticky tape on trees as this can harm or kill wildlife and beneficial insects***)

Other ways to kill spotted lanternflies:

1. SMUSH them! (We know, it's gross)

2. Use an insecticidal soap (such as Safer Insect Killing Soap, Concern Insect Killing Soap, or Ortho Elementals Insecticidal Soap.

3. Plant Common Milkweed - lanternflies are attracted to these plants, which are both native to NJ (yay!) and poisonous to lanternflies (also yay!). Plus, they attract and support Monarch butterflies🦋.

4. Spray lanterflies with undiluted vinegar (*do not spray plants with this unless they are weeds you want to kill*).

5. Spray them with Neem oil. (This is safe for plants. Neem oil may or may not kill them on contact - it may take several days for them to die.)

6. Homemade (and effective!) spray: Equal parts Dawn dish soap and water. This solution is safe for plants and should kill the lanternflies on contact. (*Make sure to dispose of the dead bugs and eggs or else they will leave a moldy residue on plants.)

Llewellyn Park

https://extension.psu.edu/how-to-build-a-new-style-spotted-lanternfly-circle-trap

More Landscape Tips!

Be alert for Mile-a-Minute​ W**d!

In June/July​​, stems/leaves/flowers emerge

Aug/Sept, ​​berry production takes place

In October​​, ripe fruit is evident

To control this invasive pant: pull or string trim when new plants emerge; Once seeds form, plants must be removed from your property.

Wear gardening gloves as they have thorns!

This is an annual species: you must remove before fruit/seed maturation

The vines germinate in spring, then grow on top of and smothering neighboring plants.

Love nature? Want to learn more about pollinators and their role in our ecosystem?

JOIN THE BUZZ ON POLLINATOR DAY!

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is celebrating Pollinator Week with a family-friendly mix of activities and exhibits focused on those all-important insects and birds who pollinate the flowers. Without them there wouldn't be any seeds!

There will be experts on hand to talk about butterflies, honey bees and their hive, birds, and other insect pollinators. Guides will lead walks to identify insects at work in the garden and explain the clever ways that flowers attract them. They'll be joined by horticulturists who can tell you what plants will bring pollinators into your own garden from early spring through the fall.

Activities will be based under the big tent at the top of the parking lot on the grounds of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

For more information, visit https://www.arboretumfriends.org/events