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If you need to prune your oak trees, now is a great a time:

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:19:33 -0600

Homeowners should do any pruning or cutting work on their oak trees now, not wait until summer, to prevent the introduction and spread of oak wilt, a serious fungus disease, tree experts are advising. more....

IL Municipality encourages citizens to protect their ash trees from EAB:

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:57:02 -0600

In addition to the removal of infected parkway trees by the village, residents will be responsible for removing private trees that are infected.more

Take a hike, see a 4,800 year old tree.

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:48:33 -0500

Take a hike, see a 4,800 year old tree.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/la-tr-bristleconepine-20110710,0,7840224.story

A mythical tree build around a kindergarten!

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:59:19 -0500

Coolest. Kindergarten. Ever.

http://inhabitat.com/amazing-japanese-kindergarten-circles-around-a-mythic-tree/tekuza-architects-fuji-kindergarten5/?extend=1

EAB popping up all over Maryland these days…Transtect treatments should definitely be considered at this time of year.

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:43:03 -0500

EAB popping up all over Maryland these days…Transtect treatments should definitely be considered at this time of year.

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/env/2011/07/12-47/Invasive-beetle-found-in-Anne-Arundel.html

Herbicide from Dow has unexpected consequences….use with caution around spruce!

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:45:47 -0500

Dupont nows says its product should not be sprayed near Norway spruce and white pine trees. Read more...

Big trees in urban areas are carbon important for fighting global warming…all the more reason to protect them!

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:40:19 -0500

Plants in cities and towns make a major contribution towards removing carbon from the atmosphere, a study suggests. Read more.....

Treatments offer only hope against tree-killing ash borer

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:46:23 -0500

interesting article from The Columbus Dispatch

ARBORAGE Q&A: Why fall is a good time to apply tree health care products on dormant trees. (Oct 2010)

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:28:00 -0500

Shawn Bernick, Director of Reseach at Rainbow Treecare Scientifc, has been sharing his knowledge of arboriculture with readers of Arbor Age. Read the March issue here: Ask the Expert

ARBORAGE Q&A: Air tool intergrations (Sept 2010)

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:25:00 -0500

Shawn Bernick, Director of Reseach at Rainbow Treecare Scientifc, has been sharing his knowledge of arboriculture with readers of Arbor Age. Read the March issue here: Ask the Expert

ARBORAGE Q&A: Scorch symptoms on Oaks (July August 2010)

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:23:00 -0500

Shawn Bernick, Director of Reseach at Rainbow Treecare Scientifc, has been sharing his knowledge of arboriculture with readers of Arbor Age. Read the March issue here: Ask the Expert

ARBORAGE Q&A: Damage from caterpillar feeding (May June 2010)

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:21:51 -0500

Shawn Bernick, Director of Reseach at Rainbow Treecare Scientifc, has been sharing his knowledge of arboriculture with readers of Arbor Age. Read the March issue here: Ask the Expert

RBORAGE Q&A: Pine needle scale (April 2010)

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:06:29 -0500

Shawn Bernick, Director of Reseach at Rainbow Treecare Scientifc, has been sharing his knowledge of arboriculture with readers of Arbor Age. Read the March issue here: Ask the Expert

Tools for Midseason Treatments

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:41:49 -0500

It is said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. While it is cetainly true that most problems are easier to prevent than cure, there is still always a need for tools that can be used 'just-in-time'. Growing season insect treatments are in great demand by arborists who are looking to respond quickly and effectively when clients call concerned for their trees in midsummer.

RTSA offer two great tools for 'just-in-time' treatments - Lepitect for mites, caterpillars, and japanese beetles, and Transtect - the newest generation systemic treatments with great results against difficult scale pests and rapid control of hemlock wooly adelgid and elongate hemlock scale.

ARBORAGE Q&A: Choosing Application Methods (MARCH 2010)

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:16:10 -0500

Shawn Bernick, Director of Reseach at Rainbow Treecare Scientifc, has been sharing his knowledge of arboriculture with readers of Arbor Age. Read the March issue here: Ask the Expert

TREE-Age Now a Restricted Use Pesticide

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:06:53 -0500

TREE-age (emmamectin benzoate) is now a Restricted Use Pesticide. TREE-age is still available, however applicators must now be Certified Pesticide Applicators prior to purchase and delivery. Each state is handling the registration process differently so be sure to check with your local regulatory agency for licensing requirements and and any restrictions on using current stock of TREE-age still containing the 24(c) label.

Click here to see the update from the State of Wisconsin

PEST ALERT: Ambrosia Beetles Active in Mid-Atlantic States

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:56:21 -0500

The University of Maryland has issues a Pest Alert for Maryland and surrounding states that ambrosia beetles are now active and beginning to attach trees and shrubs. If you or your clients wish to protect valuable landscape plants from these devastating pests, the time is now. Treat trees and shrubs with Up-Star EC TT&O (compare to Onyx) or with Tengard (compare to Astro or Covert)

Soil Treatment Research Project in Minneapolis

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:21:10 -0600

RTSA's sister company, Rainbow Treecare, has undertaken one of the largest soil treatment research projects this past summer in Minneapolis. The study is looking at the various soil treatments used by arborists to promote root and soil health while quantifying the real benefits to trees. Read more by Clicking Here!

Start Your 2010 Planning Now

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:59 -0600

With 2009 winding down this is a great time to start thinking about next season. By all accounts, 2009 was a slower year for tree care but signs are pointing to a healthy return to normal for 2010. Start your planning by assessing your product use from this year and thinking where you want to be at this time next fall.

Planning for growth can mean planning to increase your client base by increasing your marketing presence. RTSA can help you with that with marketing tools such as sell sheets, door knob hangers, and direct mail post cards. Growth can also come from increasing the services you offer. We can ensure you have the tools, the training, and the inventory you need to make any new offering a success.

Talk to the Tree Healthcare Specialists at RTSA when you are ready to start thinking about next year. We'll partner with you to make it your best year yet.

RTSA Launches New Website!

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:32:47 -0500

Of course, if you are reading this you already know that! We have been working hard over the past few months to develop a site that meets the needs and wants of our clients (and we wanted it to look cool, too!). Check back frequently as we will be adding new content galore of the next few weeks. If you can't wait that long and some info not yet available on the site be sure to Contact Us and will assist you in whatever you need.

If you were accustomed to the old site and cannot find something you were looking for, just let us know and we'll get you the info right away. Commonly downloaded items like application guides or Cambistat rate charts will no longer be available right from the site but all you have to do is call or email us and we'll get one in your hands right away.

Take a look around and let us know what you think!

New Higher Rates for Xytect!

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:13:00 -0500

New research has discovered higher rates of Xytect (imidacloprid) were more effective in controlling difficult and deadly pests like the emerald ash borer on larger trees. Xytect is the only imidacloprid in the industry labeled with these higher rates, equally double (2X) the rate allowed by other products.

These findings now give the tree care industry a soil applied tool proven to be effective on larger trees, offering superior protection for high value, specimen trees. We recommend using this 2X rate on all trees larger than 15" in diameter and also on trees in high infestation areas. RTSA was a industry leader in this research, responding to the call from arborists to provide a protocol for protecting the big trees without having to cause the wounding associated with tree injection products.

Get the EPA approved labels for Xytect 2F and Xytect 75WSP in our MSDS & Labels section.

Finally, a Soil Applied Product for Managing Mites and Caterpillars

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:33:28 -0500

For years tree health practicioners have been faced with serious pests like gypsy moth, tent caterpillars, and spider mites armed only with spray treatments. Lepitect was developed by RTSA to this gap in the PHC toolbox. Now, for the first time in the industry, a new tool is available that allows treatment of these pests via soil injection.

Not only does it have impressive data for control against a wide variety of common tree pests, it is fast acting too. Lepitect gets to work in as little as 1-3 days on smaller trees and within a week or so on larger trees. This allows you to use this tool as a rescue, or "just-in-time" treatment in situations traditional soil applied products would be too late.

Read more about this versitile and valuable tool in our Arborceuticals section and check out this PDF on the research and uses of Lepitect:

Download /uploads/PDFs/Lepitect.Marketing.pdf

New University Treatment Recommendations For Emerald Ash Borer

bgallagher@treecarescience.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:38:03 -0500

Five Universities compiled all the available research and have compiled a publication entitled "Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer." This represents the most complete University recommendation to date for managing this devastating pest. Download the latest version here by clicking on the photo.

We also have a summary of the latest research available. This discusses the options of soil application and tree injection with photos of treated trees:

Blog • TreecareScience.com

If you need to prune your oak trees, now is a great a time:

IL Municipality encourages citizens to protect their ash trees from EAB:

Take a hike, see a 4,800 year old tree.

A mythical tree build around a kindergarten!

EAB popping up all over Maryland these days…Transtect treatments should definitely be considered at this time of year.

Herbicide from Dow has unexpected consequences….use with caution around spruce!

Big trees in urban areas are carbon important for fighting global warming…all the more reason to protect them!

Treatments offer only hope against tree-killing ash borer

Recent article in TCIA magazine.

Shawn Bernick and Brandon Gallagher Watson, recently had an article "Common Ailments of Oaks and Their Treatments" in TCIA Magazine May 2011 issue.

ARBORAGE Q&A: Why fall is a good time to apply tree health care products on dormant trees. (Oct 2010)

ARBORAGE Q&A: Air tool intergrations (Sept 2010)

ARBORAGE Q&A: Scorch symptoms on Oaks (July August 2010)

ARBORAGE Q&A: Damage from caterpillar feeding (May June 2010)

RBORAGE Q&A: Pine needle scale (April 2010)

Tools for Midseason Treatments

ARBORAGE Q&A: Choosing Application Methods (MARCH 2010)

TREE-Age Now a Restricted Use Pesticide

PEST ALERT: Ambrosia Beetles Active in Mid-Atlantic States

Soil Treatment Research Project in Minneapolis

Start Your 2010 Planning Now

RTSA Launches New Website!

New Higher Rates for Xytect!

Finally, a Soil Applied Product for Managing Mites and Caterpillars

New University Treatment Recommendations For Emerald Ash Borer