Rob DiFrancoAug 15, 2023
The latest news and updates from green industry companies, including Arborjet | Ecologel, Weed Man, Bobcat and more.
Emily SchappacherNov 3, 2023
Invasive pests are a threat to trees, shrubs, landscapes and crops in every region of the U.S. Left unchecked, they can devastate entire plant species, threatening food supplies and costing billions of dollars in damages. In addition, they’re a nuisance…
LM StaffNov 7, 2023
Professors in the department of entomology at Purdue University released two new resources regarding emerald ash borer (EAB) and pollinator safety. The resources include EAB self-study courses and a neonicotinoid pollinator website. Each self-study course—with options targeted toward green industry…
Featured is a PDF version of the December 2014 Step by Step on “How to identify Emerald Ash Borer damage” for use in company training efforts. Click here to download.
Infestations of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) once were confined to the Upper Midwest U.S. Now they’re in Canada, as far east as New Hampshire and as far west as Colorado—and spreading further. Not to mention, one researcher has found…
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) might have met its maker. A team of international researchers created female EAB beetle decoys that electrocute male EAB beetles when they attempt to mate. "We coated a dead female beetle with a vapor of…
Entomology Today reported the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) allegedly has spread to the white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus), according to a research from Don Cipollini, Ph.D., of Wright State University. Cipollini, who has studied EAB for 10 years, caught sight of…
The Ohio State University (OSU) launched a crowdfunded research project to identify the genes that allow certain ash trees to build a resistance to emerald ash borer (EAB), Entomology Today reports. Conducted by David Showalter, a Ph.D. candidate in plant…
LM StaffAug 5, 2014
Arborjet’s IMA-jet is now approved for use in Canada for the control of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) tree pests. IMA-jet works via trunk injection, and the formulation specifically is designed to work systemically inside the…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
Click to downloadA new report by entomologists studying Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) indicates effective measures can be taken to slow EAB's spread and preserve ash trees. Cowritten by several university researchers, "Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer…
LM StaffMay 23, 2014
American Arborist Supplies is holding a luncheon, trade show and seminar 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 6 in West Chester, Pa. Arborjet will conduct the seminar, which will focus on emerald ash borer (EAB) management and qualifies as a…
LM StaffAug 1, 2018
Safari insecticide is a systemic insecticide that delivers quick uptake and knockdown of a broad spectrum of damaging and invasive landscape pests including Q- and B-biotype whitefly, Hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer, mealybug, mountain pine beetle 2(ee), leafminer, fungus gnat,…
Molly BealinNov 3, 2023
An improved natural environment leads to better health conditions, according to a study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Seven researchers conducted a study to see if the loss of 100 million trees to the…
Marisa PalmieriNov 7, 2023
In late spring I traveled to Naperville, Ill., to see how that city has put in place an aggressive program to save its 16,000 municipal ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). (See this story for more details on that…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
In Naperville, Ill., a public-private partnership demonstrates removal isn’t the only option for EAB-infected trees. Municipality maintenance budgets typically have two line items for trees: prune and remove. Cities often don’t have room in the budget to treat trees with…
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