Fall Treatment Round-Up
Summer is almost behind us and soon the leaves on the trees will be turning beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red. For those of us in the plant health
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EAB
Protecting Ash Trees at Cornell Botanic Garden
On May 31st and June 1st, Arborjet | Ecologel donated Tree-äge G4 (4% emamectin benzoate) for the retreatment of ash trees being attacked by emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), a
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Black Locust – A Phenological Indicator Tree of Emerald Ash Borer and its Effects on Native Ash Trees
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a native tree in the family Fabaceae, the legumes, which makes it a relative of peas and beans. Like those plants, it forms association with
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Joe’s Journal, Spring edition: Green Ash and Emerald Ash Borer
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) is a native tree that occurs over much of the eastern and central US and into Canada and Nova Scotia. It has several distinct characteristics that
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Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Threaten Parkway Trees in Chicago
Chicago Citizens Unite to “Save Our Ash” with New Program Launch in 2020 Nearly 12 years ago, Arborjet was asked to assist in developing a strategy to protect the
Celebrating 20 Years: An Employee Recollection with JB Toorish
I started with Arborjet the spring of 2009. At that time, Arborjet only consisted of a dozen or so employees. Back then, we shared warehouse space at corporate with another
Fall Treatment Round-Up
Ahhh…. the dog days of summer are here and soon the leaves on the trees will be turning beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red. For those of us in
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Vermont – There is Treatment!
Last month, Emerald Ash Borer was found in northern Orange County, Vermont. This news was unprecedented because until now, EAB hadn’t made its way to the Green Mountain State. State
Treating the Largest Ash Tree in North America
Over ten years ago, Arborjet’s Regional Technical Manager, Joe Aiken along with Arborjet adopted the largest ash tree in North America. The gargantuan tree is located on a private residence,
The Oak Wilt Crisis in Michigan
Oak Wilt was first discovered in Texas where it currently infects over seventy-six counties and almost every city in the central part of the state. Individuals and municipalities have been battling oak wilt in the mid-west for years and now it occurs in twenty-one states. Oak Wilt is an up and coming problem in Michigan, so Arborjet’s Regional Technical Manager, Joe Aiken filled us in on the current situation.
