When managing tree pests and diseases, Ethical Arboriculture understands the importance of maintaining plant and soil health. We offer a range of holistic integrated management options, including the safe application of materials and products, and providing effective treatments while protecting people, animals and the environment.
Your landscape trees and shrubs are valuable assets. Improper diagnosis and treatment may cause more damage than the initial concern. When tree health problems arise, early and accurate identification is an essential step in pest and disease management. Ethical Arboriculture’s staff are skilled in pest identification and disease diagnosis and will advise on management options tailored to your individual situation.
Pests
If left unchecked, pest infestations can quickly reach damaging levels. However, not all insects are harmful to your plants – some are beneficial and can help control pest insect populations. Ethical Arboriculture’s arborists are trained to correctly identify plant pests and the damage they cause and prescribe the most appropriate course of action along with a full cost breakdown.
Common tree pests encountered in the UK include:
Disease and disorders
Diseases are abnormalities in tree growth or function and can be the result of either living (biotic) organisms such as fungi and bacteria or non-living (abiotic) environmental stresses such as drought, waterlogging, or soil compaction. Diagnosis is often challenging as different diseases often cause similar symptoms. Ethical Arboriculture’s arborists are skilled “disease detectives”, trained in the diagnosis of tree disease problems and can offer a range of solutions to your trees issues.
Tree diseases encountered in the UK include:
- Ash Dieback
- Powdery mildew
- Phytophthora root rot
- Leaf spots
- Armillaria root rot
Abiotic tree diseases (disorders) encountered in the UK include:
- Herbicide injury
- Oxygen starvation (waterlogging)
- Water deficit (drought stress)
- Frost damage
- Leaf scorch
- Root damage
