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Hi guys, The recent detection of oak wilt in southern onatario (canada) has us paying more attention to our part in the spread of diseases through tree removal and tree pruning work. Sterilizing things like hand saws, pole saws and pole pruners is simple enough (spray bottles or buckets to dip...

In 2022 I saw more trees die from Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm Disease than I ever have before. I don't think I've ever cried more over trees than I did last year either. Here are the some of the pictures from those sites. This was an aggressively managed site - late December to Early January...

One of my favorite quotes is "The most dangerous phrases in the language is 'We've always done it this way"". PHC is not exception. We continue to rely on the 200-300 gallon tank and hose reel technique. How many thousands of gallons of pesticide/water mix are rolling down our highways and...

Florida Certified Arborist looking for sales or general foreman position. TRAQ qualified. Very knowledgeable in PHC - Arborjet, COBRA cabling, support systems, soil supplementation, hazard tree evaluation, etc. Will relocate for the right opportunity.

Hi, I was offered a job as a Plant Health Care tec. with Davey Tree in the Chicago region. I have a background in organic agriculture so I am new to the tree care industry. I want to take the position as I love working outdoors and learning about plant care. My main concern is how often I...

Myself and a friend will be taking over the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association PEST Newsletter as Dr. Shetlar (The Bugdoc) is retiring after doing it for the past 25 years. We are changing the name to the ONLA PHC Newsletter and will now be covering diseases and abiotic disorders as well as...