If you have trees on your property, you've probably heard someone say that you should be pruning your trees. As an arborist company for over 70 years, Senske Services knows a thing or two about trees, and we encourage you...
Category: Tree Service
At Senske Services, we want to help you take the best care possible of every tree and shrub on your property. Pruning your plants is part of that care. Timing your pruning is just as important as doing the job,...
The fall is an excellent time to give your trees a little bit of TLC. As the leaves begin to thin and the growing season comes to an end, you can get a better picture of what your tree is...
Senske takes great pride in our tree care services. We do what it takes to ensure that your trees are properly cared for and live a long, healthy life. Unfortunately, the possibility of a tree dying, whether from disease, insects,...
Summer is a great time to be in the outdoors! The sunshine brings out many beautiful flowering plants and with them lots of insects. While some insects, like bees and ladybugs, are beneficial to your greenery, others are a terrible...
When spring arrives, thoughts turn towards the great outdoors. For property owners, this can mean yard maintenance. Warmer temperatures mean that trees and shrubs that were dormant during winter months are springing back to life. Senske recommends having trees and...
Tree and shrub issues can be difficult to diagnose, but leaf inspections can provide some key indicators of fungal presence. Two of the most commonly observed early season leaf spot diseases caused by fungi are anthracnose (pronounced an-thrack-nose) and powdery...
Clover mites are plant feeders that usually invade the home, but typically will not reproduce there. Their bodies are about 1/30 “so they are near impossible to spot with the naked eye. They are a reddish-greenish color and they have...
Box elder bugs are considered a nuisance pest because they do not bite nor do they damage your home or landscape. They also do not transmit any type of diseases, so they are not a health hazard in any way....
What are aphids? Sap-sucking insects Soft-bodied insects Known as “plant lice” Pear-shaped insects Less than 1/8” in size Feed in large groups Light green in color, most commonly Reproduce quickly Have two short tubes that protrude for the hind ends...