Last month, the City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin confirmed it’s first ash tree infested by the Emerald Ash Borer. A large number of public and private trees within the Fond du Lac community are ash trees. The city has been preemptively removing ash trees for years to prepare for the inevitable infestation. Now that […]
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Emerald Ash Borer was confirmed in Pennsylvania in June 2007 and later identified in Berks County in April 2014. Now, thirty-one of the state’s 67 counties have confirmed infestations. After research and preparation, Reading is implementing a ten year plan to treat and save healthy curbside ash trees. Ongoing Inventories Last summer the city inventoried […]
Read MoreDrew Slousky, ISA Certified Arborist and Arborjet Service Provider with Giroud Tree and Lawn, recently filmed Emerald Ash Borer damage in his area close-up. Decline of Local Ash The video focuses on views of exit wounds which are shown to be slightly longer than the tip of a pen. Other bleak indications of EAB devastation […]
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Six months ago I noticed that the evergreen in my backyard was covered in small white powdery spots that I later identified as “scale”. I procrastinated with treatment until the pest progressed to where the tree’s appearance started to decline and I had little hope for its survival. I had to do something quickly. I […]
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