Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Prevention & Treatment Serving Detroit Lakes, MN & Surrounding Areas

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Prevention & Treatment - Becker County, MN

Protect your ash trees from the approaching Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) with Miller Yard Care's expert preventative and treatment services in Detroit LAkes, Cormorant, Pelican Rapids, Frazee and all of Becker County, MN. Our licensed and insured crews offer proactive tree injections for up to two years of protection.

Why Prevent EAB?

EAB is an invasive insect devastating ash trees nationwide. While not yet confirmed in Detroit Lakes, it's a nearby threat. Prevention is key to saving your trees.

Benefits of EAB Prevention:

• Save your valuable ash trees

• Avoid costly removal and replacement

• Protect your landscape's beauty and value

• Gain peace of mind

Twolined Chestnut Borer - Threat to Oak Trees

The twolined chestnut borer (Agrilus bilineatus) is a native flatheaded wood-boring beetle. While it's a native insect, its populations can surge, particularly when oak trees are stressed. Recent drought years in Minnesota have created the perfect conditions for this pest to thrive, as stressed trees have fewer defenses against attack.

Factors that increase Oak Tree susceptibility:

• Drought Stress

• Construction damage to roots

• Soil compaction

• Storm damage

• Defoliation from other pests like spongy moths

Bronze Birch Borer - Threat to Birch Trees

The bronze birch borer is the most dangerous pest for birch trees in our area. It works under the bark, cutting off the tree's life supply. 

The Leaf Damager- Birch Leafminer

This pest won't kill a healthy tree on it's own, but it weakens the birch tree significantly, making it an easy target for the deadly Bronze Birch Borer. 

Look for these warning signs:

• Brown Blotches: leaves develop ugly, brown patches that look like blisters.

• "Scorched" Look: The whole tree can look brown and scorched by mid-summer.

• Early Leaf Drop: The tree may lose its leaves long before fall.

Signs & Symptoms of Borer Infestation:

• Canopy Dieback: Earliest symptom - browning and wilting of leaves at the top of the tree 

• Branch Death: Infestation progress - entire branches in the upper canopy die

• D-Shaped Exit Holes: Small (about 1/8 in.), D-shaped holes in the bark (from adult beetles emerging)

"Northern red oakswith symptoms of twolined chestnut borer, ranging from crown thinningand leaf chlorosis like the tree on the left (early stage) to dead top branches like the tree on the right (intermediate stage)." Photo & Description Source: Wisconsin DNR

Tree Health Detection, Prevention, & Treatment

Don't wait until it's too late to save your trees! Contact us, and our tree health specialist will come to your property, do a professional assessment, and provide you with a treatment plan for your trees. 

Serving Becker County, MN:

Including Detroit Lakes, Cormorant, Pelican Rapids and Frazee 

Contact Miller Yard Care today for a free EAB & tree health consultation and protect your trees!

Have ash trees, birch trees or oak trees to protect? Call us at (218) 849-9794 for a quote today.