Bug Off! TruGreen Partners with City of Evansville, IN to Fight Emerald Ash Borer and Save Trees

To protect its ash trees, build public awareness of a destructive insect, and encourage community involvement, the city of Evansville, Indiana, has partnered with TruGreen® to create a new Adopt-an-Ash program.Learn more.

Detection of EAB is difficult and professional help is typically needed; TruGreen offers homeowners a free evaluation.

The best way to stop the pest is actually by preventing infestation and treating the tree early. Often, by the time the beetle is detected, it’s too late to save the tree. If a tree is already infested or to protect a healthy tree, a TruGreen specialist use a proprietary trunk-injection method designed to deliver the treatment product directly to the tree’s vascular system. TruGreen’s treatment is good for up to two years, and when done early enough has a greater than 95% success rate in saving the tree.

“In the past several years, TruGreen worked with local governments, as well as individual home and land owners, to treat and protect more than 25,000 ash trees across the U.S. and Canada,” said Ben Hamza, PhD, Director of Technical Operations at TruGreen. “Our partnership with the City of Evansville has created a new standard for our work with municipalities and an inspiration to other cities and towns across the country.”

EAB has been found in Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Colorado, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—as well as in Canada, in Ontario and Quebec. If you live in any of these states, or in neighboring areas, TruGreen specialists can help starting with a free evaluation.  

More information on TruGreen’s services against the beetle can be found at: http://www.trugreen.com/blog/tree-service/tree-ofbm/