Tree and Shrub Care
General Insect Sprays for Trees, Shrubs & Other Plantings
Designed to provide protection to landscape plantings, trees, shrubs and lawn throughout the growing season!
Tree Injection Treatment Schedule
- Early Spring – March
- Needs enough time to uptake through the entire tree before overwintering
- Insects begin feeding and eggs begin to hatch
- The spring treatment is the most effective
- Fall – October
- Treatment during this time can also be effective, but not always necessary
Tree Drench (Injections)
A soil applied Systemic Insect Control most commonly applied to Birch, Maple, and Elm trees.
- Effective control of a wide variety of pests for deciduous trees
- Capable of reaching parts of the tree that would otherwise be impossible to treat (out of reach).
- Very low use rates: low environmental risk and impact
- Reduced impact on natural enemies
Insect Spray Schedule
Recommend 1 (one) spray for each of the following seasons:
- Dormant – Feb – April
- For early control of eggs, scales, over-wintering insects
- Spring – April – May
- Treatment for insects that appear during leaf development and new growth
- Aphids, leaf rollers, elm beetles, spider mites
- Summer – June – July
- Continued control of aphids & elm beetles
- Control for caterpillars, scale crawlers and insects that cycle at that time
- Late Summer – Aug – Oct
- Cleans up late mite infestation and other late season insects
- Helps prevent insects from overwintering and causing early plant damage
TIP: Call Empire Spray at the onset of a problem. Early diagnosis increases the odds for a successful treatment.
Specialty Tree Sprays
Spruce Gall Adelgid
- New buds swell creating a “gall damage” to new growth buds appears
- Turns purplish in color, then brown as it dies
- Looks like small cones all over the tree
- Treat in mid-April
- An ugly appearance can be severe in some cases
Don’t hesitate to contact us the moment you see these pesky box elder bugs!