Protecting your trees and plants from pests and disease is an important part of maintaining a healthy landscape. When left untreated, pests and disease can wreak havoc on your trees and create costly problems down the line. Integrated pest management (IPM) is a science-based, common-sense approach that reduces the potential for pest and disease problems.
What’s involved in IPM?
- Inspection/Identifying Issues: A thorough inspection of your landscape to identify pest and disease threats and acceptable thresholds is the first step in creating an IPM plan.
- Preventative Measures: We create a comprehensive plan to prevent problems from developing to stay ahead of the pesky pests. We use a variety of techniques that include biological, cultural, and mechanical controls that are appropriate to the issue at hand.
- Targeted Treatments: These treatments are used to address existing pest or disease problems that exceed acceptable thresholds for damage to your plants. These may include winter watering, fertilization, systemic trunk injections or soil applications and foliar sprays.
- Monitoring: We repeatedly monitor your property throughout the year, identifying potential threats from pests, disease, or environmental concerns. Issues like borers, vascular diseases, too much or too little water, nutritional deficiencies, freeze damage, soil compaction and heat stress can become big problems if not addressed. We note all these issues in our tracking system and submit a written report to you on how to best address the concerns.
- Educate and Plan: We continually communicate with you about your plans for the future of your landscape and create a long-term plan. Consulting with you about any construction or landscape changes to ensure that the valuable investment in your landscape is protected and maintained.
Common Pests Affecting Colorado Trees
Emerald Ash Borer
Mountain Pine Beetle
Bark Beetle
Boxelder Bug
Ips Beetles
Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Aphids
Box Elder Bugs
Ash Sawfly
Cicadas
Conifer Seed Bugs
Cooley Spruce Gall
Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Elm Leaf Beetles
Elm Leaf Miner
Elm Seed Bug
European Elm Scale
Emerald Ash Borer
Eriophyd Mites
Hackberry Nipplegall Maker
Honey Locust Podgall Midge
Pinyon Spindlegall Midge
Poplar Petiole Gall Aphid
Poplar Twiggall Fly
Honeylocust Plant Bugs
Honeylocust Spider Mite
Leafhoppers
Blister Beetles
Cottony Maple Scale
Honeylocust Borers
Leafcutter Bees
Tentiform Leafminer
Lilac Leafminer
Needleminers
Aspen Leafminer
Poplar Blackmine Beetle
European Elm Flea Weevil
Lilac Ash Borer
Mountain Pine Beetle
Oystershell Scale
Peachtree Borer
Pear Slugs
Pigeon Tremex Horntail and the Giant Ichneumon Wasp
Southwestern Pine Tip Moth
Pinyon Tip Moth
Pinyon Pitch Nodule Moth
Redheaded Ash
Banded Ash Borer
Ash Bark Beetles
Ambrosia Beetles
Root Weevils
Pine Needle Scale
Striped Pine Needle Scale
Black Pineleaf Scale
Juniper Scale
Spruce Bud Scale
Pine Tortoise Scale
Fletcher Scale
Pinon Needle Scale
Zimmerman Pine Moth
Bronze Birch Borer
Flatheaded apple-tree borer
Bronze poplar borer
Bronze cane borer
Gambel oak borer
Cottonwood borer
Locust Borer
Poplar Borer
Pine Sawyer
Blackhorned Pine Borer
Currant borer
Cottonwood crown borer
Viburnum borer
Carpenterworm
Pinyon pitch mass borer
Snailcase Bagworm
Western Tent Caterpillars
Fall Webworm
Tiger Moth
Forest Tent Caterpillars
White Pine Weevil
Thrips
Pine Wilt Nematode
Japanese Beetle Adults
Japanese Beetle Grubs
Oak Leaf Roller
Ips Beetle
Common Diseases Affecting Colorado Trees
Fire Blight
Ascochyta leaf blight
Marssonina Leaf Spot
Septoria Leaf Spot
Ink Spot
Leaf Rusts
Bacterial wetwood
Cytospora canker
Plant Viruses
Root diseases
Thyronectria canker
Black spot Nectria canker
Coral Spot Nectria canker
Armillaria Root Rot
Black Stain Root Disease
Pinon Decline
Powdery Mildew
Anthracnose
Mistletoe (Parasitic relationship)
Necrotic Ring Spot (Affecting lawns)
Root Collar Rot
Common Environmental Issues Affecting Colorado Trees
Sunscald
Drought Injury
Overwatering
Frost Injury
Leaf Scorch
Magnesium chloride damage
Compacted Soil
Poor planting