Walker Tree Service Boulder Colorado Provides Complete Tree Care
CO, USA, 80304, July 31, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Walker Tree Service Boulder, Colorado is in the business of keeping your trees healthy and enjoying a long life. We are not just interested in removing trees once they have died but in maintaining the health of your trees so they provide value to your lifestyle and property
Walker Tree Care has a plant healthcare department that is trained and equipped to deal with infestation and prevention of the following:
Please visit our new website www.walkertreeboulder.com or call Walker Tree Care at (720) 480-0398 to learn more about us and see if you can help with your Boulder tree service needs.
Dave Walker, marketing manager
Leaf Miners: Leaf Miners attack a wide range of trees including but not limited to birch, boxwood, cypress, magnolia, oak, and others. As the Leaf Miners feed on the interior of the leaf, outlines of tunnels and blisters can be seen. As the insect matures, it consumes ever-larger sections of the leaf leading to yellowing, browning, and eventually leaf death.
Spruce Budworm: Spruce Budworms feed on foliage, flowers, and developing cones resulting in cone destruction. Adult moths of both sexes are similar in appearance, although the females are a bit more robust than males – both are capable of flight. In addition to chemical insecticides, a microbial insecticide can be used to control some Spruce Budworm populations.
Sawflies: Sawflies are the only member of the bee and wasp family of insects that feed on plant tissue. Adult Sawflies resemble wasps while juveniles are in caterpillar form. Early detection of Sawfly damage will result in easier control and less damage to the host tree. Treatment can be based on many factors including Sawfly species, age, plant condition, population size, and time of year.
Fire Blight: Fireblight can be a very aggressive disease capable of destroying an entire orchard in a single season.The bacteria can be spread by insects, birds, rain, and wind.The disease enters the tree through leaf stomata resulting in necrotic lesions and blackening of leaves.Treatment regimes for Fire Blight can be complex and based largely on the situational factors including severity of infection, time of year, daily temperature and humidity, and others.
Tent Caterpillar: The Tent Caterpillar is an American tree pest that typically nests in apple, cherry, and other landscape trees in early spring. Tent caterpillars hatch from eggs in early spring and construct a multi-layered silk nest in a location likely to get early sun. Upon emerging as moth adults, mating take place followed by egg-laying occurs around the circumference of a branch. Tent Caterpillars typically arrive in outbreak form, often laying dormant for years until an outbreak occurs. These outbreaks can defoliate thousands of trees at a time.
Elm Leaf Beetle: The Elm Leaf Beetle is a serious pest of Elm trees throughout Colorado. Repeated injuries can weaken a tree through stress, making it more susceptible to even more serious conditions including Dutch Elm Disease. In the spring, females lay a yellow egg mass on the underside of leaves. Larvae (grubs) can hatch multiple times throughout the warmer months. Insecticide application and trunk banding are commonly used methods for dealing with the Elm Leaf Beetle.
