As the Daily Herald and the Chicago Sun-Times reported a year ago, ash trees are now a rarity in McHenry County. Victim of a beetle called the emerald ash borer. Thanks to Emerald Tree Care, one of McHenry County’s advertisers, … Continue reading
From the Daily Herald: Game, set, match to emerald ash borer: With the Illinois Department of Agriculture having given up on trying to contain the emerald ash borer, it’s not hard to understand the village of Arlington Heights pulling out … Continue reading
The first treatment of our ash tree occurred this past week. The snow had pretty much disappeared from everywhere but where the snowplow had piled it up and part of Wayne White’s team showed up for the first treatment of … Continue reading
One observer of the McHenry County Board meeting when a proposed Prevailing Wage Ordinance was rejected 13-10 thought some in the majority might have been encouraged by a previous rejection by the Woodstock City Council. I thought the Woodstock June … Continue reading
In shopping areas on both sides of Crystal Lake’s Route 14 ash trees are dying. Shows what happens when property owners don’t take preventive action as I am doing with our ash tree in Lakewood. I know that one other … Continue reading
I sent my April 23rd story to Wayne White, the Board Certified Master Arborist who is going to make my ask tree probably the only one left in Crystal Lake’s and Lakewood’s Country Club Additions subdivision to see if I had … Continue reading
Last night I wrote that I hadn’t seen Wayne White, the Master Arborist who has been treating my ash tree for the Emerald Ash Borer since 2008. He’s usually in Crystal Lake at the end of the first week of … Continue reading
Spring was late this year and so was Wayne White, arch foe of the Emerald Ash Borer. White drives his truck from Michigan to treat trees in Illinois and Wisconsin. He comes with the message that ash trees will die … Continue reading
Algonquin has apparently made it decision to do nothing to try to save the 4,400 ash trees found on public property. The village’s most recent reaction to the Emerald Ash Borer, according to the First Electric Newspaper, is to buy … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sent out a press release about a month ago listing Illinois cities “infested by (the) Emerald Ash Borer” that would get $10,000 to a couple of tens of thousands of dollars. I’ve finally read his press … Continue reading
The article is gone into “pay to see” archives by now, but it was interesting to read Brian Slupski’s article on the spread of the Emerald Ash Borers in McHenry County. He quoted a Huntley official as taking about cutting … Continue reading
People may have (unnecessarily) given up on their ash trees being destroyed by the Emerald Ash Borer, but local government is fighting back against gypsy moths. For the second time this week, a helicopter was spaying for gypsy moths over … Continue reading
The Rockford Register-Star reported Emerald Ash Borers in Boone County, just to the west of Marengo and Harvard. The paper points out that the little green bugs leave a D-shaped hole when it bores out of the tree. Infected trees … Continue reading
This time the first citing of the year was in DuPage County’s Wheaton. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the little green insect is alive and well in the Chicago area. I learned about it when Algonquin’s Stan Gladbach found … Continue reading
We’re celebrating my “now I’m in my late 60’s” birthday this afternoon and who should show up my front door but Wayne White, Certified Master Arborist and head of the “Save the Ash” campaign. He was here to do what … Continue reading
This post is stimulated by Northwest Herald’s reporter Amber Krosel’s article on Huntley’s approach to the threat posed by the Emerald Ash Borer. I could just have easily been written as a result of the Chicago Tribune’s large article about … Continue reading
Wayne White (see comment under the linked article), the Pier Piper of Emerald Ash Borers was in town Friday. He had just returned from the 11,000 person Wisconsin town of Cedarburg. It has decided to save its ash trees. He … Continue reading
If you see a woodpecker like this in your ash tree, it may be to late to save it. The definitive article on how to protect your healthy ash tree from the Emerald Ash Borer can be found here. You … Continue reading
If you see a woodpecker like this in your ash tree, it may be to late to save it. The definitive article on how to protect your healthy ash tree from the Emerald Ash Borer can be found here. You … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald is reporting that the Emerald Ash Borer has been found in Crystal Lake, according to a story by Jim Butts. We have a mature ask right outside our bedroom window. I remember my asking my father why … Continue reading
