The Boring Effects of Drought
Trees can become stressed during a drought period and become susceptible to various ailments. View our tips to optimize your trees' defenses.Continue Reading
What Is This Sticky Mess Under My Magnolia?!
If you find your magnolia is lacking in blooms compared to previous years, it could be under stress from a pest called Magnolia Scale, which has had high populations the last couple years.Continue Reading
Are your Evergreen Trees Stressed?
One of the largest stresses for trees is drought conditions that make trees more susceptible to attack by insects.Continue Reading
EAB, Where Are We Now?
It’s no secret that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has had devastating effects throughout Wisconsin the past several years. This left many homeowners and municipalities with a difficult decision and only three options stated in our newsletter.Continue Reading
The Plate Cleaner’s Club
The thoroughness of the little of Viburnum Leaf Beetle larvae's ability to chew off seemingly every last green part of leaf from Viburnum shrubs is astounding. Continue Reading
Summer Yard Crashers
The Fourth of July holiday is a day that we often spend enjoying beautiful summer weather outside with family and friends. You may have spent the holiday weekend sitting on the patio, and soaking in sunshine. While the Fourth of July is a day to celebrate our freedoms, it is also closely correlated with the emergence of a frustrating landscape pest. Japanese Beetles.Continue Reading
EAB and The Polar Vortex
Like many of you, we all stayed home on the days in January when the temperature dropped to 20 degrees below zero. Days after this year’s Polar Vortex, we started to see various reports on the news about how the cold temperatures might affect emerald ash borer (EAB) populations, but we encourage our clients' look at the research.Continue Reading
Where Are Our Ash Trees Now?
The unwanted insect Emerald Ash Borer was an unexpected arrival from Asia in 2001 and it has been progressing across the country as the experts have predicted. As other deciduous trees leaf out this spring, it will become obvious how the problem has spread by the increased number of dead or thin trees seen.Continue Reading
Japanese Beetles – A Recurring Pest
Summer is in full swing and your yard is looking beautiful. Then you notice one of your tree’s leaves have been almost completely destroyed with just the leaf veins remaining, giving the leaf a skeleton appearance. Unfortunately, your tree has been infected with Japanese Beetles.Continue Reading
What is ZPM?
ZPM is short for Zimmerman Pine Moth, which is a serious pest of many species of pine trees. Austrian and Scots pines are the most commonly affected species in our area.Continue Reading