Seasonal Plant Issues

Crape myrtle bark scale is a pest that caused black sooty mold on trees and limits flower growth. Egg hatch in PA is expected in May or June. 

At the beginning of May, adult leafminers swarm boxwoods and lay eggs.

In the beginning of May, phytophthora root rot can cause yellowing or wilted leaves on many shrubs and trees.

In spring, we do insect treatments for pests such as scale insects, adelgid, pine weevil, eastern tent caterpillar, ambrosia beetle, spotted lanternfly, aphids, mites, lacebugs, boxwood leafminer, psyllid, and emerald ash borer. 

In early spring, we perform first-round and second-round IPM evaluations and treatments, systemic treatments, and pest suppression techniques such as dormant oil treatments and pre-emergent herbicides.

In Mid-May spotted lanternfly eggs begin to hatch.

In spring we perform corrective pruning while trees are in their dormant state.  Corrective pruning attempts to meet owners’ needs while helping the tree thrive. 

In spring we offer soil testing and apply potassium-based soil amendments and other foliar/prescription soil treatments to help plants fight off disease, like phytophthora rot.

In spring, we use area and contact repellents to discourage deer from causing damage to high value landscape plants and trees. 

In late spring, we treat for pests of human health such as ticks. 

In spring, root-collar excavation and root-zone invigoration is performed to correct conditions that prevent a tree from thriving.

In late spring, root and foliar applications of growth regulators helps reduce terminal growth and improve root health and function, in addition to other benefits. 

In spring and summer, bagworms lay eggs on the underside of plants. The larvae are very destructive, especially to evergreen plants, such as cedar, juniper, and arborvitae.