
Yes, Salt Damages Your Plants (Here’s How To Save Them!)
With the recently warm days, us environmental geeks are happily spending more time outside. This is all exciting, of course, but everything is fun and games until our trees & shrubs get hurt… which has likely happened if deicing rock salt has been used near landscapes this winter. At RTEC,…

Boxwood Leafminer: Eating Your Boxwoods From The Inside Out
Boxwood Leafminer, Monarthropalpusi flavus (Schank), is a small mosquito looking insect about 1/8th of an inch long that causes serious damage to boxwoods. Despite the size, adult leafminers are easy to spot because of their bright orange color. Like a lot of other spring pests, boxwood leafminers are an invasive…

It’s Going To Be A Harsh Spring: Early Spring Means More Pests
Although this weekend doesn’t feel like it, we’ve had a mild winter and are poised to experience an early spring. As most residents welcome the warm weather with open arms, here at RTEC Treecare we’re gearing up to deal with the harmful repercussions of the unusual weather including high levels of…

Spring Landscape Tips: How To Prepare Your Landscape For Spring
Spring Landscape Tips Give Your Property The Best Spring It Can Have By Following Our Spring Landscape Tips All across the DC Metro area we are seeing trees, shrubs, and flowers beginning to bloom. With the first day of spring this Sunday, March 20th, we can officially say that Spring…