Spring Insect Control Tips At Tree Tech, we’re dedicated to providing you with the best tree service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including great advice from our staff of certified aborists. Here’s some insect control  tips for spring: April is a good time to schedule chemical tree treatments for winter moth and other plant damaging [...]

Many Massachusetts area Hemlocks have been hit by the hemlock woolly adelgid. The woolly adelgid have no native predators, which makes it extremely difficult to fight. Concerned about your hemlocks? If they have a grayish appearance and are dropping needles, especially on the interior of the branches, then you may have an infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid.  The hemlock woolly [...]

Although it’s tempting to desire, a completely insect free yard would not be normal or healthy for your landscape!  A variety of microorganisms, pests, and insects are necessary for the balance of nature and overall tree health.  The key, is knowing when the naturally occurring insects and diseases begin to cause problems for your trees. [...]

Do your hemlocks have a grayish appearance?  Are they dropping needles, especially on the interior of the branches?  Then, you may have an infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid.  The hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), native to Asia, is a small, aphidlike insect that threatens tree health and sustainability of the Eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock [...]

As part of Massachusett’s Asian Longhorn Beetle Cooperative Eradication Program, Tree Tech has been certified to remove trees and perform work to prevent the spread of ALB throughout the greater Worcester area. Efforts include treating potential “host” trees in the spring. But spring is short in Massachusetts, so last fall a new treatment was attempted. [...]

Topic: Spring Insect Control –  Tree Service MA & RI At Tree Tech, we’re dedicated to providing you with the best tree service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including great advice from our certified aborists. Here’s some tips on insect control for spring: April is a good time to schedule chemical tree treatments for winter moth [...]

Why is it important to have your tree service done by a certified arborist in Massachusetts? A certified arborist is a trained and certified individual who specializes in the proper tree care and service of trees and shrubs. Arborists understand the needs of individual trees and are trained and equipped with the proper equipment to trim, prune, treat and remove trees.  [...]

Winter moth has been identified in nine Massachusetts counties. Once believed to be on the down side of its life cycle; populations of adult Winter Moth are still a profound problem in many areas of Massachusetts. Winter Moths feed on the new leaves and buds of maples, oaks, birches, and almost any other type of tree [...]

A helpful guide to spraying or treating trees for disease and insect control. Provided by Tree Tech, a  full service tree and shrub care company serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island. One rule of them is that most chemical or hormone-type tree sprays should be used during flowering but before fruit sets, usually from flower buds to [...]

Noticing a white “woolly” looking fuzz on your Hemlocks?  It’s a sure sign that the woolly adelgids are making a home in your trees. Once the infestation has taken hold, you’ll notice that the tree has little or no new growth on limbs and limbs will start to die back. If you suspect that your Hemlocks [...]