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Phone:
(630) 668-8780  or
(630) 221-8780
Fax: (630) 933-0997

INFORMATION REGARDING THE EMERALD ASH BORER - `EAB'

You may read or hear the following as the Emerald Ash Borer situation worsens...
1. The Emerald Ash Borer can not be controlled with pesticides.

2. Once an Ash tree is attacked by the Emerald Ash Borer it cannot be treated and saved.

3. That treatment may save young Ash trees but not large Ash trees.

THESE STATEMENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY AND COMPLETELY UNTRUE.

In September, we worked together with another area tree company. We visited with Wayne White in White Lake Michigan. Wayne is a Board Certified Master Arborist who was involved in the initial identification of the 'EAB' in Michigan. His area is 'ground zero' for the Emerald Ash Borer. Please view Wayne's website at www.ashborer.com for additional information.

Wayne has saved over 92% of the thousands of Ash trees that he has treated over the last four (4) years. He feels over 98% of the trees would have been saved if he would have had the luxury of an early start on the problem as he states we now have in Illinois.

What he has done in Michigan was amazing to see. Wayne brought us to several locations; subdivisions, malls, apartment complexes, and the Oakland County Airport. We saw the same thing in and around every location; full, healthy, vibrant Ash trees which were treated by Wayne's company, but surrounded by literally thousands of untreated dead Ash.

The forest preserves, wooded lots and parkways looked as if a selective forest fire went through the areas, destroying only Ash trees. The devastation was very, very sad. But in the midst of the sea of dead Ash was the occasional green oasis, where Wayne's healthy, treated Ash trees are.

Again, according to Wayne, Illinois has the `distinct advantage' of getting an early start on the problem. The program involves two treatments. Initially, an early Spring soil/root injection of a pesticide containing Imidacloprid and a mixture of rich nutrients. Later, once the Emerald Ash Borer is positively identified within 10 to 15 miles of your neighborhood, a late Spring systemic trunk injection of a product also containing Imidacloprid is added to the treatment program.

The proof that Imidicloprid works has now been released by Michigan State University research and is now officially being supported by the Michigan Department of Agriculture.

THINGS TO CONSIDER...

1.) Treatments will need to be done on a yearly basis until the untreated Ash trees in your area are wiped out, eliminating the major food source for the Emerald Ash Borer. This will leave our clients with valuable, highly prized Ash trees.

2.) Initially according to Michigan Master Arborist Wayne White, different Illinois agencies may opt to cut down every Ash tree within a predetermined distance from an infested area in an attempt to stop the spread. Wayne said Michigan and Ohio tried clear cutting but gave up once they realized they could not stop the spread and the Federal Government quit supplying the funds. It is less likely the government will supply funds in Illinois since this plan didn't work in other states according to Wayne.

3.) We recommend that you create a file to keep your yearly treatment receipts in. Should the government initially decide to try clear cutting, we hope that they will avoid trees that homeowners can prove are being protected by a quality company with a proven treatment plan.