Ash borers well on way to costing Chicago area millions
Two years ago, officials in Tinley Park learned that the emerald ash borer was gnawing through the village’s ash trees. This winter they learned that the dime-sized beetle may also chew holes in the southwest suburb’s budget: $4 million to $6 million to cut down and replace or chemically inoculate about 9,000 trees over the next eight years. As reported in the Chicago Tribune article. “It’s basically a natural disaster you have to manage,” says forester for Naperville.
ABC News reports on widespread need for emerald ash borer control
This ABC News report explains the need for emerald ash borer control in the the Chicago land area.
Naperville approves ash borer treatment measure
The Naperville City Council approved a $292, 625 contract with Kinnucan Tree Experts and Landscape company for ash borer treatment. As reported in the Naperville Sun-Times, 1,400 ash trees were killed by the emerald ash borer in the city.
Grayslake launches ash borer treatment plan
Grayslake officials approved $17,000 in spending to help prevent emerald ash borer disease in the area. Kinnucan Tree Experts and Landscape applied a treatment that may make ash trees in the area immune to the disease caused by the beetles as described in The News Sun article. Rhett Taylor said, “for the relatively small investment, it’s worth trying to save over 1,800 of our ash trees that are on public parkways throughout the village.”
Schaumburg pays $390,460 for emerald ash borer control
The Village of Schaumburg awarded Kinnucan Tree Experts and Landscaping in Lake Bluff a $390,460 contract to deal with the Emerald Ash Borer epidemic plaguing the tress in the area as reported in the Daily Hearld. Kinnucan will be chemically treating 524 high value trees and 6,316 smaller trees.