The panel is talking about knockout roses, along with moths and emerald ash borer.

Urbana lost 500 trees in the last three years because of the Emerald Ash Borer, an insect that infects ash trees. 

The panel discusses succulents, among other things.

The emerald ash borer continues to devastate ash trees in Champaign and surrounding areas.  The City of Champaign has removed about one third of the ash trees on its property since the insect was first found in the city in 2006.

If you noticed the price of eggs going up this summer - there's a reason. Several states' bird populations were hit -- hard -- by avian flu. Wild birds, captive ones, and commercial and backyard poultry. But no cases were detected in Illinois.