So I am sure you alll have seen the little yellow signs near trees in your hood. The Parks Department is fighting an uphill battle against the Asian Longhorn Beetle which can potentially destroy all of our limited vegetation here in the concrete jungle. They are agressively treating healthy trees and cutting down infested ones.
They are using a chemical called imidacloprid It is a common pesticide and an ingredient used in the Advantage flea/tick repellent according to a worker who was injecting the chemical into the soil of a tree in McGorlick Park. I confirmed that statement with the Parks Dept. who set up an Asian Longhorned Beetle Hotline for city residents to report sightings and get info on the pest. As the sign states it is best to keep your pets and children away from treated areas for 24 hours.
The most common application is the injection treatment which essentially takes a giant hypodermic needle of sorts and shoots the earth with this pesticide. depending on the tree and other factors they may inject directly into the trunk or actually drench the soil. These methods are not preferred and only applied when certain factors call for it.
So that's the Poop on that!
