Helmet scale killing my Winter King Hawthorn tree - Ask Extension
I need to find someone in or near Beulah, Michigan, to help me save my tree as I fear it may die from this infestation of helmet scale. Can you give ...
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Helmet scale killing my Winter King Hawthorn tree #434350
Asked November 12, 2017, 9:24 AM EST
I need to find someone in or near Beulah, Michigan, to help me save my tree as I fear it may die from this infestation of helmet scale. Can you give me the names of some trusted and professional arborist who could help me?
Bay County Michigan
Expert Response
It sounds like you may have European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium
corni (Hemiptera: Coccidae. If you can attach a photo we can try to identify it.
With lecanium scale there are things that you can probably do your self. Here is a fact sheet on lecanium scale
https://www.oakgov.com/msu/Documents/publications/oc0137_lecanium_scale.pdf
or if you don't want to tackle it there are a number of tree care services in the area. We don't make recommendations. A couple of contacts would be
L&S Tree Service <personal data hidden>
Parshall Tree Care <personal data hidden>
With lecanium scale there are things that you can probably do your self. Here is a fact sheet on lecanium scale
https://www.oakgov.com/msu/Documents/publications/oc0137_lecanium_scale.pdf
or if you don't want to tackle it there are a number of tree care services in the area. We don't make recommendations. A couple of contacts would be
L&S Tree Service <personal data hidden>
Parshall Tree Care <personal data hidden>
Schillinger Forestry / Northern MI Tree Dr<personal data hidden>
as well as the link to Aboriculture Society of Michigan to help you find an arborist in the area.
http://www.asm-isa.org/find-an-arborist/as well as the link to Aboriculture Society of Michigan to help you find an arborist in the area.
