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Owen Tree Service: Your Trusted Arborists in Michigan
Protecting Your Landscape: Effective Solutions for Insect and Disease Control
Insect and disease pests can pose significant threats to the health of your trees and shrubs. The Certified Arborists at Owen Tree Service are equipped to identify these issues and provide effective solutions, often through methods such as spraying. Tree and shrub spraying is a reliable and widely used approach to control pests and maintain the health of your landscape.
Owen Tree Service offers several pest control options, including tree spraying, soil injections, and tree trunk injections. Depending on the situation, the best solution may involve one method or a combination of these techniques. Our ISA Certified Arborists use an integrated pest management approach to ensure your trees and shrubs stay healthy and pest-free.
Insect Pests
Not all insects are harmful—some are beneficial, aiding in pollination or controlling harmful pests. However, certain insects can damage trees and shrubs by defoliating them, sucking their sap, or boring into their trunks and branches, disrupting growth and weakening the plant's structure.
Insect pests are categorized by their feeding methods
Chewing Insects
These pests eat leaves, flowers, buds, and twigs, leaving uneven edges or skeletonized leaves. Beetles, moths, and caterpillar larvae are common examples.
Sucking Insects
These insect pests insert their beak into the tissues of tree and shrub leaves, twigs, branches or fruit and then feed on the plant’s juices.
Boring Insects
Tree borers inhabit the area just below the bark. Tree sprays may reduce infestation, while tree trunk injections might help once borers have already entered the tree.
Disease Pests
Disease development requires three conditions, known as the disease triangle:
- Presence of a pathogen
- A susceptible plant
- Suitable environmental conditions
Some landscape plants are more vulnerable to diseases than others. For example, Crabapple varieties vary widely in their susceptibility to common diseases like Apple Scab. Serious diseases, such as Dutch Elm Disease or Oak Wilt, can kill trees, while others weaken plants, making them more susceptible to other stresses.
For more detailed information on insect and disease pests, visit our Resource Center.
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What Our Customers Are Saying
Andrew Lapeer
I hired Owen to do a tree removal and some pruning for me. Extremely happy with the care they used on my property. I am also using them for my lawn fertilization this year. Arborist seems very knowledgeable.
Gayle Rickert
Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism
Trish did an exceptional job of assessing the tree removal, trimming, diseased/dead trees, and brush removal on our property. She explained the processes clearly and in detail. Trish is an extremely knowledgeable arborist. I highly recommend her to give a comprehensive review & estimate of your landscape needs.
Tyler Smith
I have used Owen for over 10 years. They take care of my Apple tree, shrubs, lawn irrigation and weed/fertilizer. I have always found them to be price competitive, thoughtful and timely. 5 stars from me!
Brandon Rowley
Professionalism
Great people and they always do a nice job. We have used Owen Tree Service for years for various things like tree trimming and lawn care.
Tim Nyquist
Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value
The folks at Owen Tree Service took such good care of my family. We had a massive tree fall on our house and cars, completely upending our lives, and Dave Kidd, Kay Sicheneder, and their whole crew working on it not only did a great job evaluating and removing, but also spent a good deal of time chatting with us, consoling us, offering advice, and generally putting our minds at ease. I sincerely appreciated everything they did for us and would highly recommend them if you’re looking for a good tree service. I can’t thank them enough.
Linda Janiszewski
Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value
We are very happy with the work they did. We had a large birch tree trimmed that had power lines on each side. There were 4 workers and they worked well together as a team to get the job done. They cleaned up the yard around the tree and did a professional job. They also asked us if we liked it before they left. We would highly recommend Owen Tree Service!