The United States Department of Agriculture has declared August as “Tree Check Month” to inspect your trees for invasive beetles. So, just when you thought, “Summer is coming to an end, there couldn’t possibly be another bug threatening my trees”, we’ve got news for you! The Asian long-horned beetle is on the prowl and it’s […]
Tree Problems
As late summer approaches, ominous webs have begun to pop up across neighborhood trees. These silken nests are the homes of the fall webworm! Fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea) are a species of moth that spend their larval stages in webs within plant material. If you haven’t heard of them, now is a good time to […]
As the sun emerges and heats up each summer morning, a menacing presence casts a gloomy shadow over our plants – the gloomy scale. Native to the eastern United States, gloomy scale (Melanaspis tenebricosa) is an armored scale insect that preys on maple trees. These stealthy pests are masters of camouflage. They can engulf your […]
Urban and suburban trees often get pests and diseases that require treatment. Because they live in a different environment from forest trees, these Tree Problems are often perpetuated by environmental and seasonal conditions. So how do you solve your tree problems? What common diseases could your trees get? Are there ways to solve these problems […]
The Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive species that originated from Eastern Asia. They first landed here on the East Coast, in our Pennsylvanian neighbor’s yard. While visually beautiful, this unwelcomed guest leaves behind a mess. Learn more about the Spotted Lanternfly today….
Due to recent snows, deer activity appears to be more prevalent in Virginia. Unfortunately, a result of this deer activity is more deer left for dead on our highways and side roads as they migrate from one place to another. In congruence with their heightened activity is the need for shelter and warmth. More often than not, trees are on the receiving end of this and end up damaged or in irreversible decline.
Good News: the Brood X cicadas are mostly gone from the DC area! Bad News: they left us an entirely new nuisance to deal with… A couple of months ago, we wrote about cicada oviposition and what it means for your trees. Now that cicadas have lain their eggs and moved on from the area, […]
Brood X – we’ve heard this ominous-sounding title and seen close-up photos of cicadas in the media for months now. After all the fanfare, the cicadas have finally arrived and they’ve certainly lived up to all the hype. Maybe you’ve seen them sitting on your trees, or maybe you’ve seen a pile of exoskeletons in […]
Azalea Bark Scale, Eriococcus azaleas, was discovered in 1881 and is a major yearly pest for Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and Huckleberries. Although the pest usually does not kill the host tree, it causes aesthetic damage, weakens the tree, and leads to the development of honeydew and sooty mold to develop. Azalea Bark Scale is a type […]
