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Protect ash trees today
from emerald ash borer
Late April and early May arc the
best times for property owners to
treat for and protect ash trees from
emerald ash borer (EAB) with
products available from local garden
centers, according to a
Michigan State University (MSU)
entomologist.
"Two products look, very promising
after our 2004 research tests in
Troy," says David Smitley, MSU
entomologist and MSU Extension
specialist. "Bayer Advanced
Garden Tree and Shrub Insect
Control and ACECAP 97 Implants
have shown good results."
The Bayer product contains the
systemic insecticide imidacloprid.
Smitley recommends that property
owners use the product according
to package directions.
"Use 1 ounce per inch of tree circumference,"
says Smitley. "For a
tree that measures 31 inches
around, pour 31 ounces of product
into a bucket. Fill the bucket with
water and pour it around the base
of the ash tree."
The other two products are formulated
as pellets and contain the
insecticide acephate.
"Drill holes in your ash trees
according to the directions in the
package, and tap the pellets into
the holes," says Smitley.
Smitley has posted his evaluations
of these products on the Web
site emeraldashborer.info.
Before treating trees, homeowners
need to be aware of several factors.
"First and foremost, property
owners should make sure they
have an ash tree," says Smitley.
"They should be living within an
EAB-infested county, and the ash
tree is still alive and healthy
enough to benefit from insecticide
treatment. The buds of healthy ash
trees have already started to open
in southeastern Michigan; so right
now property owners should be
able to see new leaves starting to
grow on most of the tree branches.
Finally, they need to be aware of
the fact that they will need to treat
their ash trees each year, indefinitely."
Smitley says that Bayer Tree
and Shrub Insect Control does not
always provide adequate control of
emerald ash borer the first year it
is used, especially on larger trees.
"For this reason, property owners
may want to use a combination
of the ACECAPS or Bonide Bullets
the first two to three years," he
says.
Property owners may also prefer
to hire a landscaper or arborist to
treat their ash trees for them, or to
remove dead ash trees and replace
them with a different type of tree.
Information on Michigan's EABinfested
counties, how property
owners can choose an arborist, and
other EAB-related issues can be
found on the Web site emeraldashborer.info
or the Michigan
Department of Agriculture's Web
site at michigan.gov/eab.
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