FROM THE EDITOR
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Naperville, Illinois is fighting the battle against emerald ash borer (EAB), and all
signs point toward a positive outcome.
Naperville, a suburb of Chicago, was one of the initial cities to participate in the
Legacy Tree Project. A multi-city, multi-year project, The Legacy Tree Project began
in 2010 with the goal of preserving trees by providing solutions to control invasive
pest populations to communities in need.
As part of the Project, Valent Professional Products teamed with local tree service companies to treat between 150 and 200 municipal ash trees in each of the
partner cities with Safari Insecticide, and cover all treatment costs of the program
over a five-year period (2010-2014).
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A tree treated as part of the Legacy Tree Project (left) compared with an untreated tree on private
property across the street (right).
Naperville, which is home to more than 17,000 ash trees, experienced such
positive results from the treatments on the Legacy Tree Project trees that the city
decided to treat 14,000 trees over the next 6 years at a cost of $2.3 million.
"If we can conserve trees, we will," said Dr. Bob Buckman, president of the
Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation. "It was pretty obvious to look at a
dead tree and then see a Legacy Tree Project tree that is green and vibrant."
Naperville has treated trees using three different chemistries that have all shown
to be effective against EAB: dinotefuran, emamectin benzoate, and imidacloprid.
The treatment chosen was based on the trees being treated and their level of
infestation. Trees were treated using basal soil injection.
Naperville is the only city involved in the Legacy
Tree Project to roll out a treatment program to its
municipal trees citywide. Officials involved are thrilled
with the results and the effectiveness of treatments.
They are hoping that Naperville's experience can serve
as a positive example to other municipalities wrestling
with the decision to treat rather than remove trees
impacted by EAB.
"We love these trees, know they are important for
the environment and for the people in the area, so it
is of critical importance that industry, municipalities
and tree care companies coordinate efforts to make
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the public aware of the danger and help stop this
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threat," said Dr. Joe Chamberlin of Valent
847-720-5613
Professional Products.
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