Spot #BTS-TTT-EAB1-0813
Spot title: Emerald Ash Borers1

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IT’S TIME FOR TREE TALK… YOUR WEEKLY NINETY SECONDS OF TOTALLY TREES RADIO PRESENTED BY BRUMBAUGH TREE SERVICE LLC.

Larry:

THE EMERALD ASH BORER CAME OVER ON A SHIP FROM ASIA. THEY DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS OVER HERE FOR A WHILE, UNTIL THEY STARTED KILLING TREES. THE THREE MAIN ASH TREES ARE GREEN, BLACK AND WHITE ASH TREE. IT’S KIND OF HARD TO IDENTIFY AT FIRST. A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN’T REALLY KNOW THAT THEY’RE THERE UNTIL TWO OR THREE YEARS LATER. SO THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE PREVENTIVE NOW FOR THE ASH TREES. BASICALLY THEY HAVE FOUR, FOUR TYPES OF METHODS. THEY HAVE WHAT’S CALLED A SOIL APPLIED WHERE A HOMEOWNER CAN BUY STUFF AND YOU SPRINKLE IT ON THE GROUND AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN OR WATER TO DRENCH IT IN. THEN YOU HAVE SOIL INJECTION, WHICH WOULD BE WHERE YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUT THE LIQUID IN THE SOIL BY THE ROOTS. YOU ALSO HAVE TREE INJECTION WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE BEST METHOD TODAY; IT’S BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, SAFE FOR ANIMALS, PEOPLE, YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING OUT IN THE ATMOSPHERE ON THE GROUND. AND THEY ALSO HAVE COVER SPRAY TREE INJECTION AND THE FOLIAR SPRAY; YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CALL SOMEBODY THAT’S ACTUALLY LICENSED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO DO THE APPLICATIONS. IT HASN’T GOTTEN TO OUR AREA YET, IT COULD BE A YEAR, IT COULD BE THREE YEARS, WE DON’T KNOW FOR SURE WHEN IT’S GOING TO BE HERE BUT THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT YOUR TREE FROM BEING KILLED BY THE EMERALD ASH BORER IS TO TREAT YOUR TREE AHEAD OF TIME. ANYTHING THAT YOU DO BEFORE THEY GET HERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT BETTER THAN WHEN THEY GET HERE BECA– USE ONCE THEY GET INTO YOUR TREE, THEY’VE ALREADY DAMAGED THE TREE AND ITS HARD TO SAVE ONCE THEY’VE RUINED THE TREE.

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