Grey aphids – a danger to the decorativeness of pine trees
Schizolachnus pineti is an insect that does not cause any significant damage to pine trees, but affects their decorative effect. The insects settle on many species of pine trees, but…
Tree Care Programme – reliable protection of Kyiv’s chestnuts
Dear colleagues, friends, partners! We are sincerely pleased to announce the successful implementation of Syngenta's Tree Care chestnut protection programme. On 24 May 2024, at a meeting between representatives of…
Galls on deciduous trees?
Galls are ball-shaped growths that form on the leaves of trees. The cause of gall formation may be the activity of insect pests: gall mites, gall nematodes. Galls cause significant…
Why do the needles fall off, wither, and why do resinous secretions appear on the bark of pine trees?
Pine is an evergreen tree, which is a real decoration of forests, parks, gardens, homestead areas. This plant has natural healing properties and is often used in landscaping and landscape…
The red pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer. Consequences for pine trees
The red pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer is an insect from the group of sawfly that feeds on pine needles. This insect is one of the most widespread and dangerous pine…
Tree diseases caused by fungi
Peptic ulcer of the tree. The person who chooses a tree in the Garden Center has a task - to grow a fast-growing healthy tree that can fight the penetration…
Yellowing of pine needles
Did your evergreen plant start to turn yellow in the spring? The usual time of seasonal fall of needles is autumn and this is a natural process. Therefore, you need…
Phytopathologist and his role in plant life
Communication on phytopathology - what is it?Conscious systemic regularity or extreme necessity?It is no secret that all of us, or most of us, to a greater or lesser extent, are…
Mosquitoes and man
Mosquitoes are widespread all over the world. The most widely represented common mosquito (Culex pipiens), which lives wherever its main victim - a person - lives. Adult female mosquitoes are…
Regenerative agriculture – what is it?
Regenerative agriculture is, in other words, regenerative agriculture, where farmers rely on natural soil fertility to produce food, a return to traditional practices that include farming practices used several generations…
Powdery mildew
Powdery mildew - a common fungal disease that affects practically any tree species, as well as fruit, berry and vegetable crops. It appears as a white floury substance on the…
Today in Kyiv, the GreenClinic LifeScience Ukraine team tested the technology of treating chestnuts from the passing moth for the first time.
GreenClinic LifeScience Ukraine in partnership with Syngenta offers a new innovative and effective way to treat chestnuts, which protects trees from the passing chestnut moth. Today in Kyiv on Ivan…
Are pines sick? You here!
What do we expect when we invest in a plot of land located in a green area, including a forest? Silence, clean air, towering pines and the smell of pine…
Spots on plants. Anthracnose of trees and more
Characteristic signs of the disease are dark spots of various shades on plants. Irregular rusty-brown spots of dead tissue develop on the veins of the leaves. Diseased plants can look…
Birds. Defenders of the forest
We are surrounded by sounds, and if the ear catches the nightingale's song, the lark's trill, the chirping of a sparrow or the voice of a cuckoo, involuntarily the eye…
How to save the forest during construction?
Forest conservation. Plots with their own forest or old beautiful trees are much more expensive. A person who chooses and buys them to build his house hopes to live among…
Non-infectious diseases of trees and shrubs
Tree diseases (non-infectious) occur under the influence of adverse environmental factors, which include: soil and climate (disturbances in the balance of nutrients, excess moisture, drought, frost, wind, snow); anthropogenic (air…
Pests of conifers
Conifers, like all others, are susceptible to pests. You can deal with them by knowing what they look like and how they damage trees and shrubs.Let's consider the most common…
Yellow pine, what to do?
Pine, a genus of coniferous trees of the pine family. These are evergreen trees that can live 400-600 years. But what to do if your pine is not so green,…
Bacterial dropsy of oak
Бактеріальна водянка дуба це системне, інфекційне, бактеріальне захворювання, збудником якого може бути Еnterobacter nimipressuralis або Enterobacter cloacae . Вражає переважно зрілі дерева у віці старше 50 років, але останнім часом…
Interesting facts about birch
Birch– familiar to all tree. It is very noticeable against the background of other trees due to its white bark. Compared to coniferous birch groves always seem very light.Birch has…
Дрібні шкідники, але великі проблеми. Короїди
Жуки-короїди – природна частина життєвого циклу хвойних лісів. Масштаби та інтенсивність нашестя короїду за останні два десятиліття – збільшуються, в основному, тому що підвищення температури сприяє збереженню зимових личинок жуків.…
Fallen leaves – to rake or not to rake? 7 uses for fallen leaves.
1.Leaves are an ideal carbon source for your compost heap. If you spread the collected leaves among other autumnal waste, you can get excellent compost. To speed up the decomposition…