Comments on: Common Pests That Plague Your Trees in the Winter https://treecaretips.org/common-pests-that-plague-your-trees-in-the-winter-2/diseases-pests/ TCIA providing homeowners with information on caring for trees and landscapes. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: house painter Pakuranga Heights https://treecaretips.org/common-pests-that-plague-your-trees-in-the-winter-2/diseases-pests/#comment-20321 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:40:02 +0000 https://treecaretips.org/?p=2079#comment-20321 This is not an easy topic but you pulled it off in an awesome way. Good job!

]]> By: Orly Arborist https://treecaretips.org/common-pests-that-plague-your-trees-in-the-winter-2/diseases-pests/#comment-13966 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:45:20 +0000 https://treecaretips.org/?p=2079#comment-13966 I’m glad I went here and read this. I have learned a lot.

]]> By: Jerred https://treecaretips.org/common-pests-that-plague-your-trees-in-the-winter-2/diseases-pests/#comment-6649 Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:13:43 +0000 https://treecaretips.org/?p=2079#comment-6649 Thank you for this informative article. Where I am we don’t get snow but our winters are very cold and pest control in the high desert of California is a real concern for anyone with a garden.

]]> By: Jerome Hallberg https://treecaretips.org/common-pests-that-plague-your-trees-in-the-winter-2/diseases-pests/#comment-3335 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:10:03 +0000 https://treecaretips.org/?p=2079#comment-3335 Dear Sarah/Alax

Another strategy for dealing with tree-dwelling pests this month is to encourage song birds into your yard. Bird seed, fat balls, bird houses and a water table will encourage birds to take up residence. They will provide you with a winter spectacle as well as rewarding you in the spring and summer by feeding on the tree pests. The pests will mushroom in numbers in spring and be eaten by parent birds to feed nestlings with voracious appetites. A bird-centered approach even works if you have fruit trees with careful management as suggested by the Wild Farm Alliance here:
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I don’t disagree with dormant oil applications at all. But if home-owners wish for a less manicured, more organic yard then choosing a holistic approach to tree pest management may be preferable.

Keep up the great work.

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