PHC on the Lookout – Spring Spray Programs Starting Soon!
Did you receive recommendations from the PHC Department that included a spring spray program? The PHC Department will start many of the spray programs soon. There is still time to get on the schedule for the full amount of recommended sprays. Our spray programs include Apple Scab fungus treatments, Diplodia, Dothistroma and Zimmerman Pine Moth […]
PHC on the Lookout – Protect your Pines! Plant Health Care Department is Starting Zimmerman Pine Moth and Fungicide Applications Soon
New spring growth is beginning all around us, including on area Evergreen trees and shrubs. Pine trees, in particular, are producing new “candles”. Candles are the young needles of a Pine tree, which are most susceptible to Diplodia tip blight and Dothistroma needle cast fungus attacks. These serious fungus diseases cause brown needle tips, […]
PHC on the Lookout – Zimmerman Pine Moth
The Zimmerman Pine Moth is a destructive pest that attacks several Pine varieties in the Chicago area. Preferred hosts are Austrian and Scotch Pine trees, but Eastern White and Mugo Pines are also attacked. The Zimmerman Pine Moth spends the winter as a young caterpillar, underneath the bark of its host. Starting in mid to […]