Pink Striped Oak Worm
Similar to its black and orange cousin (the orange striped oak worm), the pink striped oak worm is a leaf munching creep of trees in the oak family. It too [...]
Similar to its black and orange cousin (the orange striped oak worm), the pink striped oak worm is a leaf munching creep of trees in the oak family. It too [...]
Late summer/fall is prime time for many caterpillars. Yellow neck caterpillar is a leaf devouring creep that may affect several species of trees. Adult moths emerge in late summer, mate, [...]
Orange stripped oak worm moths emerge in mid-late summer, mate, and lay eggs on the underside of leaves preferably in the red oak family. After about two weeks these little [...]
Whitefly are small white creeps that feed directly on sap from leaves. They can be found throughout the growing season, and mate continually. In the greater Charlotte area, whitefly are [...]
Bagworms are caterpillars that form silk bags covered in plant parts to camouflage themselves from predators. There are voracious pests of many tree and shrub species especially Leyland cypress and [...]
Symptoms of rose rosette disease were first described during the 40s in the USA. The viral disease was imported with multi-flora rose from Japan. Multi-flora rose is a very prolific [...]
Reading the body language of trees can be important. Knowing what areas of the tree represent a possible defect, and inspecting those areas regularly can save the tree or some [...]
Beech trees aren't too common in the Charlotte Metro area, so we don't hear about too many pest problems with them. Last week one of our crews brought in this [...]
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive and destructive pest of ash trees. The borer was introduced into the United States in the early 2000s, and has since spread from [...]
Japanese beetles are invasive creeps that spend part of their life feeding on roots, then emerge to feed on the flowers and foliage of ornamental plants. These creeps are emerging [...]