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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Sudden Oak Death Treatment
Sudden oak death (SOD) is the common name for a fatal tree disease caused by Phytophthora ramorum. SOD is one of 59 species of phythopthora and all of them cause disease in plants. The primary hosts are coast live oak, California black oak, Shreve oak, tan oak, and canyon live oak. This species of phytophthora [...]
Oak Wilt Treatment
Oak wilt is a disease caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum that is specific to oaks (Quercus spp.) The fungus is spread through root grafts between neighboring trees and by insects. Red Oaks are particularly susceptible to oak wilt. The infection causes leaf discoloration, defoliation, and death in a very short period of time (from [...]
Green Bay Ash Borer Treatment Demonstrations
“When Emerald Ash Borer comes through, it will come in like a tidal wave eventually and it will take out any tree that’s not protected,” said Rob Gorden, the National Sales Director for Arborjet, on September 2ndat a demonstration on the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay campus.
Arborjet representatives, Rob Gorden and Joe Aiken educated 50 [...]
Emerald Ash Borer
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle introduced from Asia that attacks ash trees. This green metallic wood boring beetle was found in Detroit, Michigan in 2002.
Emerald Ash Borer has killed tens of millions of ash trees in Michigan, and tens of millions more have been lost in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New [...]
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Asian Longhorned Beetle Treatment
The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis is an invasive pest found in trees. Asian Longhorned Beetle grows and reproduces in deciduous hardwood trees like maple, ash, elm, birch, poplar, and willow. ALB will eventually kill the infested host tree. The ALB was accidentally imported into the United States inside the hardwood crates and pallets [...]
Searching for Ash Borer in Wisconsin
During the past year, the state of Wisconsin has set up 6,938 large purple traps across 4 counties in an attempt to detect the presence of the invasive pest, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) among the state’s ash trees. Despite the large amount of traps set, only 1 trap was found with a single adult ash [...]
Milwaukee Launches Fight Against Emerald Ash Borer
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says,
“It would cost more to replace tree than save it.”
In May 2009, Milwaukee launched a new effort to save the ash trees in the city. Forestry crews injected half of the city’s 36,000 ash trees with Arborjet. Mayor Tom Barrett showed off how the Arborjet Hydraulic device delivers Arborjet chemical treatments to the vascular [...]