We are experiencing an early spring this year. The winter was mild and the trees and plants are showing the signs of the season. The last few years we have had long, extended winter weather and had to wait on the plants to begin growing. What does this mean for your...
“Oh, that’s gross!! Look at that poor caterpillar, what is all that white stuff on it’s back. What’s wrong with it?” This caterpillar is known as a Catalpa worm which is the larval stage of the Catalpa Sphinx Moth. The primary host of the Catalpa...
Another year has passed and it is again time to renew lawn care and plant health care services for 2020. Traditionally, Big O Tree and Lawn Service mails out renewal notices for these services and this year is no different. Renewal notices were sent out at the...
Spotted Lanternfly, a wonderful name for a very attractive flying insect. However, the wonder of this pest ends at its name. This is a new invasive insect first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. The Spotted Lanternfly is native to China and is in the planthopper...
On January 28 and 29 of this year, Big O Tree sent several staff members to the Annual Virginia Association of Forest Health Professionals. Plant Health Care Manager, Sten Cempe, Valley Tree Division Manager, Jamey Sensabaugh, Crew Leader, Travis Woodson and Climber,...
We are under assault, or better put our trees are under assault. Many of you, we hope most, have heard about the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This is a nonnative, invasive insect which was introduced from China about 20 years ago and has spread across the eastern half of...
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