Preventive Beetle Spraying
Mountain pine and Ips beetles are one of the common threats to pines in Colorado. Mountain pine beetle attack ponderosa, lodgepole, limber pines while Ips beetles infest pines and spruces. Pine tree beetles feed on the cambium under the bark of trees. Adult pine tree beetles first make galleries in which they mate and lay eggs. The larvae then tunnel out from these galleries and girdle a pine. Control of pine tree beetle is very important. Pine tree beetle is responsible for spreading various fungi, killing not only stressed trees but also healthy trees through coordinated “mass attacks.
Keeping your trees healthy is the most essential thing you can do for the control of pine tree beetle.
Following practices promote your trees vigor and help natural defenses against insects:
- Proper thinning.
- Pruning.
- Fertilizing and watering when it’s needed.
- You also need to remove all dead trees and trees that contain beetles, clean up debris and slash. Old wood attracts beetles.
- Another major prevention practice in the control of pine tree beetle is preventive sprays.
For the control of pine tree beetle we offer our customers short and long-term management solutions. Short term solutions include removing infested trees and tree spraying. Long-term management revolves around promoting tree’s health which is the best defense against beetle attacks. Preventive spraying is also a part of long-term management, it helps keeping uninfected but susceptible pines protected. We recommend one spray for mountain pine beetle and up to two sprays for the Ips engraver beetle. Pesticide application for the control of pine tree beetle should be only performed by an applicator licensed by the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
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