The control of insect and tree disease pests on trees often involves tree spraying. Tree trunk injections or soil injections can be done to control some insect and disease pests of trees, but the most common method used is tree spraying. Idaho Spray Service offers tree spraying. The equipment used for tree spraying can be as small as a backpack sprayer all the way up to a 1000 gallon tank trunk. The equipment an arborist uses for tree spraying depends on the tree species, tree size, and the insect pest or tree disease the arborist is controlling.
Some tree species are highly targeted by insect pests or various tree diseases, while other landscape trees are relatively pest free. Idaho Spray Service can be a valuable resource in determining what landscape trees will be prone to attack by insect pests or tree diseases.
Dormant Oil: Early/Mid Spring : Dormant oil is sprayed during early spring to smother pests or diseases that hibernate over the winter months. By eliminating these pests trees can bud naturally in spring.
Deep Root Feedings: Spring/Fall Applications:
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Dormant oil: February/March : spray deciduous trees and shrubs only . smothers over wintering insects/eggs. This allows the leaves to bud and not have insects attacking them .
Tree 2,3&4 Insecticide: May, July & October : spray all trees and shrubs to kill spiders Earwigs, Aphids and Boxelder bugs. We try to do the Insecticide every 4 to 5 weeks . we do a spider barrier for FREE if you have a full tree program.
Fruit Tree Application: May : we want to begin about 10 day after flowers fall. Spray every 4 to 5 weeks . stop spraying 14 days before harvest.
Deep Root Feeding:Nutrients are injected into the ground to be adored by the roots. Typical results are not immediate. It can take up to 1-2 months. This application can be done in the spring and fall.
Fungicide: These two applications for pine are done april through early May . this requires assistance from our customer.Watch for the burst or new growth and call the office to get the 1st application.The 2nd application 14 to 21 days later. This is a Preventive treatment . The already infected growth cannot be restored,but we can treat new growth preventing the spread of disease.