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Prevent Oak Wilt on Your New Caney Oak Trees

Wasp and Honey Bee Nest: What Homeowners Need To Know

One common tree disease that Texas homeowners deal with, specifically for oak trees, is Oak wilt. If you live in New Caney, and have oak trees, you’re probably familiar with this fungal tree disease.   Oak wilt is a serious ornamental tree disease that can be rapidly fatal for trees in the Red oak group (those oaks with pointed leaf edges). White oak tree species (with rounded leaf margins) may also be affected, but not nearly as rapidly as Red oaks. 

Control Anthracnose on Kingwood Maple Trees

Wasp and Honey Bee Nest: What Homeowners Need To Know

How to Help Control Anthracnose on Your Kingwood Maple Trees Anthracnose (caused by the Gloeosporium apocryptum fungus and other closely related fungi) is a rainy season tree disease that can be serious for all kinds of plants, notably Silver maples and Japanese maple trees.   It causes irregular, light to reddish- and purplish-brown deadened areas on your Kingwood, TX plants’ and trees’ leaves. 

Detect and Prevent Botryodiplodia Canker

Wasp and Honey Bee Nest: What Homeowners Need To Know

One fungal tree disease that can be difficult to diagnose is known as Botryodiplodia Canker (Botryodiplodia theobromae). It is often considered a weak parasite with a wide tree host range. In Texas, including in Cleveland, TX, it is well known to cause a rapid death of sycamore trees.  This fungal infection can cause “cankers” on a tree’s branches and main trunk. High temperatures and stressful drought conditions create an ideal environment for Botryodiplodia Canker to thrive. 

Prevent Trunk Rot on Texas Trees

Wasp and Honey Bee Nest: What Homeowners Need To Know

Trunk rot results from fungal infection in trees, and it first manifests itself through wilted and yellowing leaves and your Conroe trees’ stunted growth. Untreated, the fungus damage will show itself as “fruiting” growth on the outside of the trunk. 

Getting Your Kingwood Home Ready for the Winter

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As winter approaches, you’re looking forward to coming indoors from the cold nights and into the warmth of your Kingwood home. Invading pests are looking forward to just the same thing! All bugs crave shelter, food, and water, and your home might be just the stop they’re looking for. Unless you can do what it takes to eliminate the conditions that attract bugs into your home to begin with.