Disease & Pest Prevention

Identifying & Controlling Japanese Beetles

Japanese beetles are “skeletonizers” that feed on a plant’s leaves until only the veins remain. They will feed on hundreds of different plants and are invasive to Missouri and the United States. Up Next: Hit ‘Em First: Pest Prevention During Winter Produces Healthier Trees Year Round Once Japanese beetles are [...]

Protecting Trees On Your Property From Borers

Borers like Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), bark beetle, dogwood borer, and other species are devastating to trees when not caught and treated early. These pests burrow into your trees, causing dieback, tree death, increased woodpecker activity, and other symptoms. Up Next: What To Do With That Hollow Tree In Your [...]

Tips For Ridding Your Trees Of Spider Mites

Is that a spider infestation on your trees and plants? They’re probably spider mites! Spider mites are insects that produce protective silk webs similar to spiders that can be found on deciduous trees, evergreens, and other plants. The mites themselves are nearly microscopic in size, but their webs and the [...]

Everything You Need To Know About Hansen’s Bio-Retention Soil

As urbanization spreads, runoff from stormwater has become a big environmental concern, creating flooding and polluted water. This creates not only an ill environment for plants and animals, but humans as well.  Up Next: Super Soil Topsoil Versus Magic Bean Organic Compost The bio-rentention soils, or simply bio-soils,  from Hansen’s [...]

Leaf Feeding Insects: Will They Harm My Trees?

Insects are a natural part of our ecosystem and vital to its health. So if you come across them on your trees, there is often no reason to be concerned. Up Next: Recognizing, Treating, & Preventing Borer Infestations There are insects that naturally feed on tree leaves that you don’t [...]