The season for spring pests is upon us. While some insects do a landscape good,
others don't. Take aphids, for example. They're quick in their quest to decimate your
trees and plants.
Here are some tips to help protect your trees and shrubs:
• DON'T USE A QUICK RELEASE
FERTILIZER, rather a Slow Release
Fertilizer such as Arbor Green Pro
®
.
Especially on a spruce, since the increased
nitrogen may incite rapid aphid reproduction,
resulting in higher pest populations.
• DON'T NEGLECT EARLY
INTERVENTION PROTOCOLS. Be sure
to seek professional advice since treatment
depends on plant type. Some plants
respond to applications of horticultural oils,
while others require systemic treatments.
• DO LOOK FOR TELLTALE SIGNS OF
APHID INFESTATION: yellow patches,
sparse foliage, possible loss of needles, a
shiny or sticky residue on affected needles,
and/or thin and sickly crowns.
• DO TAKE AN APHID INFESTATION
SERIOUSLY, since years of excessive
defoliation can wipe out not only branches
but entire trees as well.
Ask your professionally trained arborist about an aphid-specific
management program to treat and protect both trees and shrubs.
Aphids DO's & DON'Ts
DO's
DONT's
SPRING
PEST
CONTROL