All Around Tree and Landscape Service LLC.
Bugs that Bug You Bug Us Nowhere else but on the Cape does the saying, “In like a Lion, out like a Lamb” bear true. This is perhaps the most confusing time for plants. We can get snow, or have fifty degree days. Buds start swelling, then can be covered in ice. Every day, the soil gets warmer with the sun. Remember to get your lawn’s crabgrass treatment done before Forsythia blooms. Insects and plants don’t use a calendar. Everything is scheduled by temperature. That is why our treatments are written as a spring, summer, or fall treatment. We will be out when the time is right. Each insect has a range of days, called Growth Degree Days, which designate its time to wake up. The days start counting when the temperature gets over 50 degrees. We monitor this closely and time our treatments accordingly. This month will be time for deep root fertilization, and dormant oil treatments.
Bug news coming into spring
Winter Moth - They are back and they have only started- they were bad last year but we did notice a change in some areas. West Dennis didn't seem bad but many trees were effected by them and this year they have multiplied in that area. Eggs have been and they will hatch in the spring and emerge as caterpillars with will then start defoliating "Tender Leaf Trees" - deciduous [Fruit, Maple and Oak Trees]. These caterpillars will go to their favorites but if they are gone they have been known to go after other trees and shrubs [Rhodies, Lilacs, Dogwoods, Willows, and many others].
[Photos from UMass Extension site - check out their page for more info also].
Plus many more that are getting more popular than we would like:
Fall Canker Moth-Gypsy Moth - Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Tic/Mosquito Spray just to name a few.
If you have any questions please call Brian, our Plant Health Care Specialist and Certified Arborist.
"NEWS FLASH"
WE ARE NOW FINDING BORERS ON BLUE SPRUCE'S
Remember we do free Evaluation's to help you become aware of what might be on your trees and shrubs so that you can treat them accordingly.
Asian Longhorned Beetle has been positively found in the northeastern section of Worcester, MA in an established population. The current ‘Regulation Area’ is approximately 33 square miles and extends into the towns of Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, and Shrewsbury. Surveys have, thus far, identified approximately 1200 trees infested with Asian longhorned beetle.
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