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Lace Bugs
Description: Adult lace bugs are approximately one-eighth to one-quarter of an inch long and have a highly ornamented wing and a hood-like structure covering the head.
Lecanium Scale
Description: Lecanium scale is a term used to refer to any of a dozen species of soft scales associated with shade trees and woody ornamentals and
Obscure Scale
Description: Obscure scale is a key pest of oak but will also attack a wide variety of other trees such as hickory, walnut, maple, willow, beech
Orange Striped Oak Worm
Description: Orange striped oakworms are most often recognized in the caterpillar stage because of their defoliation of oak trees. They have been referred to as a
Southern Pine Beetle
Description: The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) is a native insect and a natural part of the Southeastern forest. It is also the most destructive pest of
Spider Mites
Description: Spider mites are not insects but are more closely related to spiders. They have four pairs of legs, no antennae and a single, oval body.
Wax Scales
Description: Scale insects are commonly mistaken for something other than an insect. They are small, immobile and are covered in a waxy coating. Further complicating matters
Japanese Beetles
Description: The adult Japanese beetle is broadly oval and nearly ½ inch long. The body is a bright metallic green with darker green legs. The wings
Euonymus Scale
Euonymus scale most often affects euonymus, camellia, boxwood, bittersweet, daphne, Eugenia, English ivy, hibiscus, holly jasmine, privet, honeysuckle, olive and pachysandra. Heavy infestations are visible
Fall Cankerworm
Cankerworms are caterpillars when in their immature phase and develop into moths as adults. They are common native pests to hardwood trees in North America.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Description: The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a small (1/32 inch), reddish purple, aphid-like insect that covers itself with a white, fluffy secretion. It is a
Dusky Birch Sawfly
Description: Sawfly larvae are often mistaken for caterpillars. However, sawflies are different in their habits and how they must be controlled. Caterpillars grow up to be
Boxwood Leafminer
Description: Boxwood leafminer is the most serious insect pest that attacks boxwood. A beautiful row of boxwoods can suddenly turn yellowish in color and decline
Borers
Description: The immature, or larval stage of insects, particularly beetles and moths, that feed on wood rather than leaves or plant juices are referred to
Insect Related Problems – Bagworm
Description: The common bagworm is one of the more curious and interesting caterpillars. They are most commonly observed in the cone/carrot shaped silk bag, camouflaged with
Insect Related Problems – Aphids
Description: Aphids are commonly referred to as ‘plant lice’. The have soft pear-shaped bodies that are normally less than 1/8 inch long. Color varies among species
Over wintering Insects: how Mite we tip the Scales in your favor?
Now is the time to apply dormant oil to your trees & shrubs. Dormant oil is an organic, safe and effective way to protect various
Cold Damage to your Shrubs
This winter we have experienced temperatures in the single digits that have caused cold injury to plants. You may have noticed your evergreen trees and
Are Your Cherry Trees ‘Bare’?
As I drove around the beautiful streets of Greenville one day, I couldn’t help but enjoy the old specimen trees that canopy over the streets
Don’t Water your Tree Trunks
Many of you may have sprinklers or an irrigation system to insure your grass, flowers, and shrubs are getting the water they need. While you
Crepe Murder
Crepe Myrtle’s are a beautiful tree or shrub (depending on their size) that faithfully flowers through the heat of summer. Unfortunately, toomany landscapers and homeowners
DIY Tree Pruning
I have always admired the Do-it-Yourself (DIY) mentality. You know the type, hears a noise in his car and crawls under with a flashlight in
Your Trees have Value
The trees in you landscape have a monetary value, like your house or your car. Neglect them and they lose value. If you install a
Vista Pruning for a View (if Monet could climb trees)
Pruning for a view or “vista pruning” is often misunderstood by our clients. I believe it is over simplified to think that in order to
