Plant & Tree Care Blog

What’s Causing My Leaves to Fall: Leaves changing color and dropping early in the year (September) is most likely a sign:

Oak Spider Mites - RTEC Treecare, we can handle any pests that may be bothering the plants on your property. Give us a call 703-573-3029

Bacterial Leaf Scorch Disease: By understanding the symptoms, and causes for bacterial leaf diseases, you can better protect your plants.

Fall Webworms, a native caterpillar that feeds on shade and ornamental trees, creates nest in trees that resemble spider webs.

White Prunicola Scale Signs: is an armored scale that feeds on the fluids in a tree or shrub. Found mostly on trucks and leaves.

Heat stress can make your plant more susceptible to insects and disease, cause unsightly damage, and may kill young or newly planted trees & shrubs.

Protect your oak trees from orangestriped oakworms. Learn symptoms, treatment options, and prevention from RTEC's certified arborists.

Powdery Mildew Symptoms is characterized by a talcum-powder like white growth on the top of leaves. Learn what you can do to prevent this.

Viburnum Leaf Beetle, a new invasive species making its way down the East Coast could wreak havoc on species of Viburnum.