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I'm a plant health care tech from the Akron area. Early last fall we injected some large oaks with propiconazole using the arborjet tree IV kit. Our c...
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Oak wilt treatments #874430
Asked June 24, 2024, 12:55 PM EDT
I'm a plant health care tech from the Akron area. Early last fall we injected some large oaks with propiconazole using the arborjet tree IV kit. Our customer is saying that the injection sites that still have the caps in them are seeping liquid now, It's been about 8 months since we did the work. Should we pull out the caps so the injection sites will more easily heal over, or is it best to leave them alone ? He is wondering if the seeping sites will attract insects and be a potential place for infection to occur.
Summit County Ohio
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Hi Ed,
I am going to loop in some specialists on this one. This is beyond my knowledge base.
Maggie
I am going to loop in some specialists on this one. This is beyond my knowledge base.
Maggie
Ok Edward,
I heard back from both of the subject area experts. The first is a pesticide expert, and their advice was to contact the contact arborjet tech service and get their advice. The company has an interest in their product working well, so they should be willing to troubleshoot with you.
The forestry expert added that the caps are usually designed to stay in a tree. And upon a quick look at the system, they did not see anything about removing them.
If the oak trees are leaking sap that could draw some insects.
The course of action could depend on how healthy the tree is--which would relate to how quickly it will grow over and start to close off that injury. They believe that removing the caps would likely cause more damage to the tree unless this system/company has a method to do so safely.
I hope this helps with your consideration.
I heard back from both of the subject area experts. The first is a pesticide expert, and their advice was to contact the contact arborjet tech service and get their advice. The company has an interest in their product working well, so they should be willing to troubleshoot with you.
The forestry expert added that the caps are usually designed to stay in a tree. And upon a quick look at the system, they did not see anything about removing them.
If the oak trees are leaking sap that could draw some insects.
The course of action could depend on how healthy the tree is--which would relate to how quickly it will grow over and start to close off that injury. They believe that removing the caps would likely cause more damage to the tree unless this system/company has a method to do so safely.
I hope this helps with your consideration.
Thanks, I should have thought to contact arborjet.
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