Green Clinic – Ecosystem Phytopathology Center – Clinic for Plants
August 26, 2021
Communication on phytopathology – what is it? Conscious systemic regularity or extreme necessity? It is no secret that all of us, or most of us, to a greater or lesser extent, are engaged in self-medication. We go to the doctor when it is very bad. We go to the vet – only when we realize […]
August 6, 2021
Much has been said lately about boxwood pests and diseases. I would like to dwell on the planting, cultivation and care of boxwood. Boxwood is a wonderful ornamental evergreen deciduous plant that inspires with its compositions, which traditionally use this plant along with roses, lavender, and its clipped forms against the bright spots of flowering […]
July 26, 2021
Mosquitoes are widespread all over the world. The most widely represented common mosquito (Culex pipiens), which lives wherever its main victim – a person – lives. Adult female mosquitoes are found in summer in residential and recreational areas, including vegetation around parks, overgrown areas and fields, in wet and damp places, in residential buildings on […]
May 26, 2021
Regenerative agriculture is, in other words, regenerative agriculture, where farmers rely on natural soil fertility to produce food, a return to traditional practices that include farming practices used several generations ago but armed with high-tech innovative solutions that combine natural soil productivity based on the study of the microbiome and the ability to influence fertility, […]
May 26, 2021
Powdery mildew – a common fungal disease that affects practically any tree species, as well as fruit, berry and vegetable crops. It appears as a white floury substance on the surface of leaves and young shoots. These are many tiny fungal spores that are carried through the air and infect new areas. Most often, the […]
May 6, 2021
Green Clinic Ecosystem Phytopathology Center in partnership with Syngenta offers a new innovative and effective way to treat chestnuts, which protects trees from the passing chestnut moth. Today in Kyiv on Ivan Franko Street, the Green Clinic Ecosystem Phytopathology Center team vaccinated chestnut moth trees for the first time. The treatment is injected directly into […]
May 6, 2021
What do we expect when we invest in a plot of land located in a green area, including a forest? Silence, clean air, towering pines and the smell of pine needles, which can not be compared with anything. Living in a house in such a place will be not only prestigious, but also cozy and […]
April 5, 2021
Pine, a genus of coniferous trees of the pine family. These are evergreen trees that can live 400-600 years. But what to do if your pine is not so green, and in some places you can see yellow needles? Do not panic at once, thinking that the tree is disappearing or has already disappeared. Yellowing […]
February 15, 2021
Characteristic signs of the disease are dark spots of various shades on plants. Irregular rusty-brown spots of dead tissue develop on the veins of the leaves. Diseased plants can look like they have been burned in the sun. Sunken ulcers, which contain fungal spores, develop on infected twigs, can also be on stems and fruits, […]
December 30, 2020
We are surrounded by sounds, and if the ear catches the nightingale’s song, the lark’s trill, the chirping of a sparrow or the voice of a cuckoo, involuntarily the eye seeks the source and listens. The sounds of the forest, the park, even in the city, in the garden and in the backyard, opening the […]
December 30, 2020
Forest conservation. Plots with their own forest or old beautiful trees are much more expensive. A person who chooses and buys them to build his house hopes to live among the trees for many years. When planning the development and improvement of such areas should be selected other than common design solutions for foundations, roads, […]
August 7, 2020
In 2020, a number of numerous cases of basket anomalies of sunflower were recorded in Ukraine, which due to the degeneration of tubular flowers into leaf blades in the middle of the basket are unable to form functional generative organs, leading to partial or complete sterility of plants. This developmental anomaly has been known to […]
July 27, 2020
Tree diseases (non-infectious) occur under the influence of adverse environmental factors, which include: soil and climate (disturbances in the balance of nutrients, excess moisture, drought, frost, wind, snow); anthropogenic (air and soil pollution by industrial and transport emissions, use of pesticides, high level of recreation, etc.). The most common non-infectious diseases are: necrosis of leaves, […]
July 21, 2020
Це поширена помилка, що комахи і хвороби є основними причинами “смерті” дерев. Навколишнє середовище людини насправді викликає більшість стресів, які відчувають дерева. Насправді, навіть зараження може в багатьох випадках бути пов’язано з діяльністю людини. Неправильна посадка дерев є однією з основних причин їх загибелі в міському середовищі. До додаткових факторів, що викликають стрес у дерев, […]
July 15, 2020
Canadian spruce, like all plants, due to lack of attention in the care or attack of pathogens, can get sick. If a red plaque appears on the branches and the needles fall off, it may be tracheomycosis, it affects the roots of young trees. The disease is incurable and dangerous for surrounding plants. The only […]
July 7, 2020
Coniferous spider mite: characteristic features of the pest. Coniferous spider mite is a microscopic (about 0.45 mm long) insect, with an elliptical or ovoid body and a convex upper and flat lower body. Its color varies from light brown to brick red. Head with a blunt, short proboscis on which the organs of nutrition are […]
July 1, 2020
Conifers, like all others, are susceptible to pests. You can deal with them by knowing what they look like and how they damage trees and shrubs. Let’s consider the most common and dangerous pests of conifers. Bark Bark beetles can be called the most dangerous forest pests. Most parasites live and develop under the bark […]
May 26, 2020
Birch is a deciduous tree that is widely used in landscaping. It is unpretentious, well withstands heat and cold. But weakened birches can be affected and stem rot occurs. White marble rot of the trunk (Photo: George Chernilevsky) is caused by the fungus Fomes fomentarius – a true coppice. One of the most common truffles. […]
April 28, 2020
Pine, a genus of coniferous trees of the pine family. These are evergreen trees that can live 400-600 years. But what to do if your pine is not so green, and in some places you can see yellow needles? Do not panic at once, thinking that the tree is disappearing or has already disappeared. Yellowing […]
April 15, 2020
Fusarium wilt or tracheomycosis is one of the most dangerous diseases of pine, caused by a fungus of the genus Fusarium. Fusarium wilt can affect all types of pine, as well as larch, fir and spruce. Symptoms of fusarium wilt: Young seedlings wither and die and secrete resin on the bark. Stems discolor, plants acquire […]
April 9, 2020
Бактеріальна водянка дуба це системне, інфекційне, бактеріальне захворювання, збудником якого може бути Еnterobacter nimipressuralis або Enterobacter cloacae . Вражає переважно зрілі дерева у віці старше 50 років, але останнім часом його виявили на молодших деревах діаметр яких 10 – 12 см. Хімічно, рідина, що витікає з дерева – це насправді ферментований сік, який є спиртовим […]
March 13, 2020
В навчальних закладах та на деяких роботах карантин. Куди подіти дітей, та подітись самим? На перший погляд найкраще рішення це поїхати на дачу: весна, тепла погода, свіже повітря. Але це лише на перший погляд. Насправді на дачі можна зустрітись з іншою загрозою – кліщі, що є носіями бореліозного енцефаліту. Бореліоз – це інфекційне захворювання, що […]
March 11, 2020
Birch– familiar to all tree. It is very noticeable against the background of other trees due to its white bark. Compared to coniferous birch groves always seem very light.Birch has long been considered the most important resource for humans, everything was in progress – bark, flowers, wood… It is difficult to overestimate the importance of […]
February 25, 2020
Жуки-короїди – природна частина життєвого циклу хвойних лісів. Масштаби та інтенсивність нашестя короїду за останні два десятиліття – збільшуються, в основному, тому що підвищення температури сприяє збереженню зимових личинок жуків. Комахи не тільки поширюються на нові території, але і раніше вилуплюються і частіше розмножуються. Зазвичай зараження триває протягом декількох років, поки жуки не вбивають уражене […]
February 24, 2020
The resin is very valuable for conifers. It protects them from enemies and seals wounds. The resin has numerous properties that make it a special natural substance. Tree resin consists of a mixture of different terpenoids and essential oils. Special cells in the needles and resin passages produce resin and direct it to the trunk. […]