Giroud Treats Destructive Pests With Horticultural Oil

Scale, Mites and Adelgid damage trees and shrubs. Horticultural oils are a Green approach to treating these destructive pests. Drew Slousky, ISA Certified Arborist, and Ken Watson, PA Certified Applicator, explain how Giroud uses Horticultural Oils and show treatment being applied on Pines, Azaleas and Arborvitaes.

Check your trees for the following warning signs: white cottony spots, rust colored needles, major needle loss or excessive thinning. Ask your Giroud Arborist to inspect your trees to determine if treatment is needed.

How to Stop Ticks!

Ticks spread Lyme Disease! These shade lovers are usually found around the fringes of your lawn in high grasses, underbrush, shrubs and woods. Deer are one of the primary ways that ticks are carried to your property.

In the video below, Scott Slousky, ISA Certified Arborist, explains how Giroud stops ticks by: cleaning up shady tick habitats, spreading wood chips and using monthly tick and deer repellent treatments.

If you're worried about ticks, ask your Giroud Arborist to inspect your property to determine the best ways to stop ticks from invading your property.

Tree Tales: No Deer Around Here!

A customer was concerned about insects or disease on her arborvitae hedge. I inspected her tree and it took me no more than 2 seconds to see that the local deer herd from the nearby woodlots were having a buffet on her plants.

After explaining the problem to her, she told me that: "There are no deer around here. I've never seen one."

We continued walking around the back of the house and both burst out laughing. An adult female deer was standing behind her Arborvitae just looking at us with her 2 yearlings. I guess they were having a late breakfast??? Posted by: Rob Nagy, ISA Certified Arborist serving: Abington, Rydal, Meadowbrook, Elkins Park, Cheltenham, and Wyncote, PA (pictured above)

Unsightly Webs in Trees

Ugly, silken webs on trees in late summer and early fall are the calling card of Fall Web Worm. Birch, Walnut, Maple, Cherry and Crabapple trees are its favorite hosts. This pest usually eats leaves late in the season and can significantly defoliate a tree through repeated attacks. If your Giroud Arborist is concerned about potential damage, he will recommend treatment.

Tick Alert! Protect Your Family from Lyme Disease

Just when we’re enjoying the great outdoors, we need to be on high alert for ticks. These dangerous pests spread of Lyme Disease as well as other serious illnesses such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

Ticks like the shade. They seek protection from the sun in ground level vegetation such as high grasses, underbrush, shrubs and woods.

You can protect your family from ticks and tick borne illnesses by having your Giroud Arborist inspect your property to identify high risk areas, cleaning-up shady tick habitats, deer repellant and tick control treatments.

For more information on tick control actions, ask your Giroud Arborist or go to: www.giroudtree.com/seasonal.htm.