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Applying Mauget Injection capsules

Mauget capsules are simple and easy to apply. No need to purchase expensive, complex tree-injection equipment requiring costly repairs and maintenance. Mauget products have been developed strictly for trees with no need for any kind of “Bark Plugs”. A cordless,...

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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid, or HWA, is an invasive, aphid-like insect that attacks North American hemlocks. HWA are very small (1.5 mm) and often hard to see, but they can be easily identified by the white woolly masses they form on the underside of...

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Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, is an exotic beetle that was discovered in southeastern Michigan near Detroit in the summer of 2002. The adult beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage. The larvae (the immature stage) feed on the...

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Jim Cortese’s publication in TCI Magazine

Musings on Tree Work and Plant Health Care After 40 Years in the Industry – Tree Care Industry Magazine (tcia.org) 40 Years of Tree Work and PHC – Part 2: Programs, Treatments and Fertilizers – Tree Care Industry Magazine (tcia.org) 40 Years of Tree Work and PHC –...

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An Assessment of the Trees of S.E. Cuba

An Assessment of the Trees of S.E. Cuba

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TREES OF S.E. CUBA (Specifically the areas known as Holguin and Granma) Many of us, historically, think of Cuba and Ricky Ricardo and Lucy of the old I Love Lucy TV show; or we think of Fidel Castro and the Cuban Insurgency of the late 1950’s that...

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Fruit Trees: Disease and Insects

Fruit Trees: Disease and Insects

Overview Growing fruits in the home orchard or garden can be an interesting and satisfying hobby, as well as a source of nutritious food for the home gardener.  Tree fruits and small fruits require considerable care, and the needs of tree fruit plants and small fruit...

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phytopthora Root Rot

phytopthora Root Rot

  phytopthora Root Rot Identification, Biology and Management: phytopthora root rot is a widespread but often overlooked disease of landscape plants. There are many species in this genus that attack woody ornamentals. These fungus-like organisms grow in the...

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