Public Facility Invaders! The male Oriental roach is approximately 1 inch long and females are approximately 1 ¼ “long. They are a dark red brown to black when mature. The nymphs (young) are light brown but darken with age. The male wings cover only about 75% of the body and the females only have small… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2009
German Cockroach – The Troublesome Pest!
“The Commercial Roach” These insects are about 1/2” to 5/8” long when mature. They are found throughout the country and are extremely difficult to control because the female successfully raises the young which mature rapidly and reproduce. Some infestations are in the thousands in a very short time – Also known as the commercial roach,… Read more »
Thousand Leggers? Well Maybe Not That Many
Millipedes – Control These Little Critters Millipedes (Parasulus venustus) and other species, there are many; all have 2 pairs of legs on each body segment. A few years ago in the late spring they become so numerous in the mid west so as to create headlines in the papers and head aches for scientist like… Read more »
American Elm Tree Injections – Avoid the European Bark Beetle!
Do you have a large shade tree in your yard you can’t identify? Find out if it’s an American Elm. If it is, consider having is injected by an ISA Certified Arborist. There is no silver bullet but several systemic fungicides injected directly into the buttress, area of the root system may keep your tree… Read more »
Phytopthora Root Disease – Ruby Red Grapefruit Tree Killer
Question: Good afternoon Doc, I have a Ruby Red Grapefruit tree in my back yard that is losing it’s leaves it also has some green strff and what appears to be sap bubbling from certain places on the trunk. What can I do to save my Tree? – Tom from Cape Coral, FL Doc’s Answer:… Read more »
Can Trees Really Bleed?
Question: Doc, I have a huge shade tree in my front yard that is bleeding from a scratch. What does it need? – Jerry from Toledo, OH Doc’s Answer: Jerry, you have described slime flux, a bacterial infection common in Elms. It is usually not serious for the tree. “Doc” American Lawn and Tree Arborists
Are Lichens Harmful to My Trees?
Question: Doc, Are my trees getting sick? They have greyish green patches on their bark. – Marcy F. Doc’s Answer: No – the growths you described are called LICHENS pronounced “Likens” and they do not harm trees. Lichens are a combination of green algae and fungi that live together symbiotically. The algae, a microscopic green… Read more »