Emerald Ash Borer
The Green Menace
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Watch Emerald Ash Borer - The Green Menace video. Produced by the US Department of Agriculture, this informative video provides additional information from the initial discovery to the path of destruction and ultimate fight against this invasive insect.
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Preparing Your Lawn for Fall
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 With fall just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about your lawn renovation. Summer heat, insects and weeds can take a toll on your lawn, robbing it of valuable nutrients needed to survive the winter. Aeration or de-thatching, over-seeding and fertilization are key elements for your fall lawn care.
Aerating your lawn will stimulate new root development and improve the turf's thickness and health. De-thatching is recommended for dense lawns to increase the necessary oxygen exchange to the root system and reduce compaction of heavy clay soils and high foot traffic.
The next step is to over-seed. Over-seeding will help thicken the existing turf, choke out weeds and revitalize bare spots from summer and insect stress. The final step is fertilizing. Fall is the best time to fertilize your lawn to help replace nutrients depleted during the summer months and stimulate new root growth.
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Winning the War Against Webworms
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Once again, webworms have returned to the Kansas City Metro area! Large webs created by the webworm can be seen in trees throughout neighborhoods. Webworms are small, leaf eating caterpillars that lay eggs on the underside of leaves. Once they hatch, they will create large, intricate webs high up in the canopies of ash, elm, willow, locust and birch trees. These webs help protect the webworm while they dine on the tree, methodically stripping the branches of all the leaves. Webs are usually too high in tree canopies for the average homeowner to reach. Left untreated, webworms can cause defoliation and tree stress. For smaller trees in the landscape, webworms can completely strip trees of foliage, which could lead to branch dieback. A tree care professional has the equipment that can reach the webworms and apply an insecticide that will effectively eliminate them from your trees.
Contact the professionals at Arbor Masters ® to remove this unwanted and damaging pest from your trees.
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You may see trees such as the one pictured above in your neighborhood. Although an ivy covered tree is pretty, the ivy can be deadly to your tree. English ivy has been used for many years in landscapes as ground and hillside cover. If not maintained, ivy will take over the garden and yard, covering everything in its path. This includes plants and trees. Ivy will attach to trees, plants and outdoor structures through holdfasts, sucker like growths that allow the plant to adhere to any surface. Once ivy envelopes a tree or plant, it will severely reduce sunlight, oxygen and moisture, weakening the tree through suffocation and starvation. Any moisture trapped between the ivy and the bark can cause wood rot, which can create a perfect environment for wood boring insects to thrive. In addition, since it is resistant to frost and ice, the added weight of ice on the ivy can make trees more susceptible to winter storm damage. Your first thought may be to pull the ivy off the tree, but doing so can also remove the bark, causing further harm to the tree. Control ivy from overtaking your gardens and trees by contacting the tree care experts at Arbor Masters ®.
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- Fertilize rose bushes.
- Divide perennials such as daylillies and iris.
- Plant a fall garden. Radishes, turnips, spinach and brussel sprouts can tolerate cooler weather.
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