About Arborjet
Arborjet provides solutions to safely and profitably save urban and natural forests from invasive insects and diseases in an environmentally friendly way.
Find out how Arborjet can help:
Author Archives: Arborjet
Asian Longhorned Beetle Awareness Videos
Asian Longhorned Beetle – TV30 Public Service Announcement
Be Alert to Sick and Dying Trees
Identify the Asian Longhorned Beetle
Asian Longhorn Beetle – by EARTH Center, Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension Office
Posted in Asian Longhorned Beetle, Pest Info Leave a comment
Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota (video)
There are 937 million ash trees in Minnesota
Members of the Minnesota DNR are trying to find a way to delay the spread of the emerald ash borer insect.
The invasive species, which was discovered in Minnesota last summer, lays eggs on the bark of ash trees, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The larvae [...]
Emerald Ash Borer – A practical discussion on saving your trees
Published in the Milwaukee Courier, June 12, 2010
By Rob Gorden
Emerald Ash Borer is creeping into our ash trees undetected, destroying them from the inside, and threatens to devastate our urban forests, leaving many neighborhoods without trees. The financial impact to cities will be enormous if these trees come down. This pest, a hitchhiker on packing [...]
Posted in Emerald Ash Borer Leave a comment
Emerald Ash Borer Lifecycle Video
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture created this CGI video to show the lifecycle of the Emerald Ash Borer to educate the public. It was posted on YouTube, May 12, 2010.
What is Emerald Ash Borer?
The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect native to Asia, has killed tens of millions of ash trees in urban and rural [...]
Posted in Emerald Ash Borer, Pest Info 4 Comments
Arborjet on the Cover of CFGRP April 2010
Arborjet’s TREE I.V. equipment is on the cover of the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program (CFGRP) April 2010.
Who’s on the cover: Gary Dasher, Josh Sherrill and Early McCall, of Rayonier using the Arborjet TREE I.V. micro-infusion system to inject a pesticide into a single tree in their Yulee slash pine seed orchard.
Posted in News Leave a comment
Trees injected in efforts to stop beetles
Article from MyFoxBoston.com
WORCESTER, Mass. – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are in Worcester today, treating trees with an insecticide intended to counter the Asian longhorned beetle.
The pesticide is expected to keep tens of thousands of hardwood trees from coming down.
The two-month treatment effort is being used on healthy trees to keep them safe [...]
Posted in Asian Longhorned Beetle, News 1 Comment
National Tree Benefit Calculator
The National Tree Benefit Calculator allows anyone to make a simple estimation of the benefits individual street-side trees provide. It helps justify the investment in tree protection and maintenance.
Conceived and developed by Casey Trees and Davey Tree Expert Company, the Tree Benefit calculator provides users with an understanding of the environmental and economic value trees [...]
Posted in News Leave a comment
Promise Not to Move Firewood
America’s neighborhoods and forests are under attack by the invasive pest, Emerald Ash Borer! (EAB). Already, EAB has decimated millions of ash trees across the United States. Since it was discovered in Detroit in 2002, it has spread to 13 states and into Canada.
Emerald Ash Borer Kills Ash Trees
EAB larvae dwell and feed under the [...]
Emerald Ash Borer Treatments in Springdale, Ohio
Tim Back is among Ohio arborists selling an alternative, which could save ash trees.
His company, Back Tree Service, injected an Arborjet pesticide into the trunks of more than 250 healthy trees in Springdale in July.
“That whole subdivision is lined with ash,” Back said as the plane piloted by Eric Adams of Flamingo Air flew over green treetops. [...]
Posted in Emerald Ash Borer, News Tagged Emerald Ash Borer, invasive pests, tree injection 1 Comment
Asian Longhorned Beetle – GWLT in Worcester
The Greater Worcester Land Trust has been holding Asian Longhorned Beetle hunts to train volunteers to look for signs of the beetle infestation in the Worcester area.
You can help them survey for the Asian Longhorned Beetle on conservation land around Worcester. For more information, Contact Anne at 508-795-3838 or ann@gwlt.org.
Surveying for the ALB is an [...]
Posted in Asian Longhorned Beetle, News Tagged Asian Longhorned Beetle, invasive pests, tree injection, trunk injection Leave a comment