Service Fees:
Diagnostics -
Insect/Plant Disease: $10.00/sample
Insect/Plant/Weed Identification: $10.00/sample
Soil pH Testing: $3.00/sample
Mailing Fees:
Fact-sheets/copies -
1-5 copies: $1.50
Over 5 copies, .30/side.
Tree Diseases Review and Preview - 2010 Video By: Dr. George Hudler: See common tree problems that occured in 2009 with great pictures and descriptions of damage.
Allegany County Tree Id Key - Prepared by Cheryld L. Emmons, Ph.D., 2010
Tree and Shrub Pest Fact sheets
Trees need help? Find a local arborist
New York State Arborist Association
Site assessment & Selection of Trees
Pest Management Guide for Trees and Shrubs
Northern Nut Growers Association
Cornell Plant Clinic Fact sheets for Trees & Shrubs
Insect Pests
Viburnum leaf beetle - Citizen Scientist
Emerald Ash Borer - a new threat to Ash Trees
Agricultural Research Service identifies natural enemies of ash borer
Woods Wasp - a new threat to Pine trees
Insect Pests of Christmas Trees
Biological Control of Pests in the Landscape
Cornell's Insect Pest Fact sheets
Community Forestry
Guidelines for developing street tree ordinances
Tree Survival and Growth Following Ice Storm Damage
Learn More Powerpoint Presentations
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Sudden Oak Death Phytophthora ramorum, is responsible for widespread tree Symptoms on oak - Brown, water soaked lesions on bark and cambium, and into wood. Lesions under bark demarcated by black zone lines. Outside of bark, lesions seep or bleed an amber to black viscous sap with wine-like odor. Cankers girdle trunk causing wilting of shoot tips and browning of foliage within several weeks to a few months. Symptoms on Rhododendron - Brown - black lesions on leaves with fuzzy borders, penetrating through the leaf so that both sides are identical. North Central IPM Program |