Arbor Assist

31/08/2023

With the onset of spring and temperatures starting to get warmer, the PSHB beetles start to get active again in the trees. Start looking out for signs of infection from this pest such as defoliation of the tree’s canopy, branches dying off and any unnatural excretion such as gum, sap or sawdust from stems and branches. We offer a natural ecofriendly solution that targets and kills the fungus spread by the beetles in trees. We are able to treat trees effectively using a high-pressure spraying machine, please contact us for an onsite quotation. For more info., call Jonathan on 076-830-5242

25/08/2023

The PSHB beetle entry wounds are miniscule and they are sometimes accompanied by an exudate as well as a brown, fungal stain.

24/08/2023

How do we recognise signs of PSHB infestation?
• Milky exudate
• Resin exudate
• Wet Patch
• Sugar volcanoes
• Frass
• Fungal staining around entry wound
• Branch wilting or die-back

26/06/2023

PSHB poses a threat to all woody plants, especially trees, by spreading a lethal fungus into trees that acts as the beetles’ food source. This fungus in turn attacks the tree and is in essence what kills the tree.

We now offer a service to spray your trees and help keep this deadly pest at bay

We use a bio-friendly certified product that is not harmful to pets, people or pollinators to fight Polyophagous Shothole Borer PSHB) borer. Using high pressure spraying equipment we are able to reach the crowns of trees of up to 30 m tall.

Call Jonathan on 076-830-5242 for advice and to book for spring spraying of your trees to preserve them

21/06/2023

Please check your trees for Shot Hole Borer Damage. The quicker you identify the infestation and deal with it the better your chance of saving your tree or trees .

15/06/2023

PSHB poses a threat to all woody plants, especially trees, by spreading a lethal fungus into trees that acts as the beetles food source. This fungus in turn attacks the tree and is in essence what kills the tree.
We use a bio-friendly certified product that is not harmful to pets, people or pollinators to fight Polyophagous Shothole borer. Using high pressure spraying equipment we are able to reach the crowns of trees of 30 m tall.

01/06/2023

Indigenous plants are amazingly floriferous at this time of the year and are offering up nectar for the butterflies, bees and sunbirds just when they need it most. They add much-needed brightness to the
garden as well as food and shelter for wildlife.Which is why we use a bio-friendly certified product that is not harmful to pets, people or pollinators to fight Polyophagous Shothole borer.

31/05/2023

PSHB and its symbiont Fusarium euwallacea are killing our trees. PSHB Fungicide should be your first line of defense in the battle against the PSHB beetle. Conceived by Pan African Farms and based on a unique transport system, it has enabled us to maintain more than 2000 PSHB infected trees for the past, almost three years. We have not had a single death and almost without exception, the trees have put on radial increment and terminal elongation. THAT is an irrefutable testimony.

26/05/2023

PSHB poses a threat to all woody plants, especially trees, by spreading a lethal fungus into trees that acts as the beetles food source. This fungus in turn attacks the tree and is in essence what kills the tree.
We use a bio-friendly certified product that is not harmful to pets, people or pollinators to fight Polyophagous Shothole borer. Using high pressure spraying equipment we are able to reach the crowns of tress of 30m tall.

22/05/2023