Pests vs Beneficial Insects

Talking Trees with Davey Tree · Jun 22, 2023 · 25m

Thomas Whitney, technical advisor from the Davey Institute, shares some of his knowledge on different types of pests and beneficial insects.

In this episode we cover:

What defines a pest (0:47)

Pest classifications (1:45)

The worst pest for trees (2:30)

Which pests homeowners notice the most (4:16)

Types of leaf chewers (4:52)

Types of woodborers (5:56)

Emerald ash borer (6:30)

Thomas' first encounter with EAB (6:37)

How to deal with EAB (8:47)

Is the EAB here to stay? (10:41)

The importance of tree diversity (11:30)

Beneficial insects (12:30)

Predators (12:57)

Parasitoids (13:06)

The balance…