Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) requires working with the landscape and environment to control or decrease populations of pests while having minimal impact on people, property, and the environment.
What Does IPM look like?
To treat or not to treat: Should action be taken? If pests are identified, we look at the long-term economic threat and environmental conditions that could potentially be threatened. Spraying pesticides is not always the answer.
Control: By determining action thresholds, creating a specific plan for your property, and continual monitoring of control methods we can effectively decrease numbers of unwanted pests on your property.
Create a Plan: If it is determined that preventative measures need to be taken GWTC will work with you to create a plan through a variety of different methods that best suit your landscapes needs.
Monitor: We will visit your property numerous times throughout the year to ensure that, if preventative or targeted action was taken, is it working? Are there other means of Biological, Cultural, or Mechanical control methods that may better suit your landscape?
ISSUES WE FACE IN COLORADO:
Pests:
Emerald Ash Borer
Bronze Birch Borer
Aphids
Ips Beetle
Ash Bark Beetle
Leafminers
Red Turpentine Beetle
Lilac Ash Borer
Pine Wilt Nematode
Redheaded Ash Borer
Hard Scales
Soft Scales
Mountain Pine Beetle
Banded Ash Borer
Mites
Locust Borer
Peachtree Borer
Gall Makers
Tussock Moth
Pine Tip Moth
Thrips
White Pine Weevil
Elm Leaf Beetle
Sawflies
Fungal, Bacterial, Parasitic:
Thyronectria Canker
Ascochyta Leaf Blight
Rusts
Cytospora Canker
Leaf Spot Fungi
Root Rot
Black spot Nectria Canker Powdery Mildew
Anthracnose
Fire Blight
Blue Stain Fungus
Mistletoe
Environmental:
Drought Stress
Overwatering
Poor Soil Conditions
Winter Desiccation
Animal Damage
Road Salt Damage
Construction Damage Sunscald
Poor Planting Practices
Because of the many issues Colorado trees face, it is important to not compromise long-term plant health care plans for short-term aesthetics. This can often result in the overall decline of your plant's health. We are excited and would love to help you and your landscape!
