MCH - the Newest Tool in the FightDouglas Firs are one of the dominant trees in the foothills of the Rocky MountainsDouglas Firs grow to 40-60 feet and spread 15-25 feet in an erect pyramid. It is the "perfect" Christmas Tree.
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MCH Douglas Fir & Spruce Beetle Repellent helps protect your fir & Spruce trees.
The Douglas Fir & Spruce Beetle is the most important bark beetle affecting Douglas Fir and Spruce Trees. In hot and dry summers, it can multiply quickly, breeding in slash, stumps, windfall and diseased trees as well as killing healthy firs and spruces.
Douglas Fir & Spruce Beetles generally have a one year life cycle. In late summer (usually late April through May or when the ambient air temperature reaches 64ø in Rocky Mountain States) the newly hatched adults leave the tree of their metomorphosis, seeking out larger trees (usually over 8" diameter if possible) in the surrounding area. (In areas with heavy infestation, beetle hatchlings may take even smaller trees as pressure to get ANY tree increases). When the adults arrive, they begin tunneling under the bark, lay eggs, which turn to larvae and live through the winter to produce more egg-laying adults to attack more trees.
Trees attacked early in the Spring may actually produce new adults that will make a 2nd attack in late summer, but the "second flight" usually accounts for less than 10% of the infested trees.
It is estimated that one infested tree will kill at least two and possibly more trees. Thus the exponential devastation occurs.
MCH and how it works.
Beetles and other insects communicate using pheromones. MCH - a synthetic pheromone treatment for Douglas Fir & Spruce trees - replicates the beetle pheromone, sending a message that the tree is full and that the food supply is insufficient for additional beetles. Arriving beetles receive the `message' that they should look elsewhere for a suitable host.
There are few outward signs of infestation. Unlike mountain pine beetles, there are no pitch tubes. Look for small mounds of `sawdust' (boring dust) at the base of the tree and in the bark crevice. Boring dust is left when the beetles bore into the bark of the tree. This will have the consistency of flour or fine sawdust and will be reddish in color.
"Rusting" tree tops are often the first sign of tree damage. Trees will begin to have dead tops and boughs in the summer after infestation and will usually die by the following Spring. It is important to remove and properly dispose of infested trees and slash prior to trying to deter beetle populations from attacking good trees in the stand.
How Safe is MCH?
MCH is environmentally safe and non-toxic to humans, pets, birds, and even the beetles themselves. Registered by EPA and most Rocky Mountain States. All pheromones in controlled release dispensers are approved organic by USDA/NOP. It is user and Eco-Friendly. Unlike the insecticides approved for Bark Beetle control,MCH does not kill bees, beneficial insects, aquatic organisms. Not restricted use. Always follow label instructions.
How to use MCH:
Easy to use controlled release dispenser that is hung on individual specimen trees or placed in a grid pattern when wanting to protect acreage. Both bubbles and pouches have been designed specifically to last as long as the beetle flight and do not need to be replaced half way through the season.
For individual trees: It is our recommendation that you staple or nail the first 1-2 MCH caps 7 - 10 feet high (2m) on the north face of the tree just prior to beetle flight season (April through May). For larger trees add 1 bubble cap for each 8" in diameter 3 ft above the first cap. (a tree 16" in diameter will have at least 2 bubble caps with 1 or 2 placed at 6-12 feet height and on additional 1 at 12 - 14 ft height.
Tree areas less than 2.5 acres: Place 1 or 2 bubble caps on all trees over 8 inches in diameter, the number of bubble caps depending on risk of attack. OR employ a grid pattern throughtout. Area-wide protection is the most economical method. Areas 1/2 acre or larger can be protected by placing BeetleBlockT products in a grid fashion, spacing the product every 20-25 feet. (The effective radius of the pheromone plume is about 15 feet, so try to space the caps no more than 30 feet apart). Remember, you do not need to place BeetleBlockT directly on the tree. If you do not have a pine or fir tree conveniently spaced every 25 feet, you can apply BeetleBlockT to any other tree, a post hammered into the ground or even a building. You are trying to create an invisible blanket of BeetleBlockT pheromone that surrounds and permeates the wooded area. Use approximately 30-40 BeetleBlock bubble caps per acre applied in this fashion.
Stumps and windthrown trees: Each stump or tree must be treated to prevent population build-up because stumps and windthrown trees are preferred hosts. Place 1 bubble cap on the north face of each stump. Place up to 6 bubble caps, depending on the tree size, at 6 - 10 foot spacing on the shady side of the log.
Winds: The wind speed and direction determines where the pheromone plume will go. It is also important to note that pheromone products are volatile chemicals and insects can only `sense' these chemicals from a down wind position. If possible, use the wind factor to your advantage. Additionally, the pheromones disperse from the capsules more quickly as the temperaturee warms up. By using the north face of a tree, you are usually placing them on the cooler side AND on the upwind side.
Studies have shown that during epidemic conditions, the pressure from beetle populations who must go SOMEWHERE (even if conditions are not optimum for them) may reduce the effectiveness of all treatments. Given the "find a tree of any size or perish" imperative that emerging pine beetles face, they may habituate to both chemicals and pheromones. However, we still have a few years to work on the problem in areas that are not yet overrun. That time may give just the breather necessary to let nature begin to draw back the danger or for other management techniques to take hold.
FAST DELIVERY.
Save up to 10%: NO SALES TAX
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FAST DELIVERY! Save up to 10%. NO SALES TAX
Ships SAME BUSINESS DAY (if received a.m.) |
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Bulk packages cannot be split up and sold as individual bubble caps. If you wish to sell 6-packs or 10-packs at retail, please order the 6-pouch or 10 pouch boxes above.
Neighborhood Associations, Municipalities, other organizations: Take advantage of the bulk pricing and deep discounts by combining your ordrers.
FAST DELIVERY! Save up to 10%. NO SALES TAX
Ships SAME BUSINESS DAY (if received a.m.) |
MCH Douglas Fir & Spruce Beetle Repellent helps protect your fir & Spruce trees.
The Douglas Fir & Spruce Beetle is the most important bark beetle affecting Douglas Fir and Spruce Trees. In hot and dry summers, it can multiply quickly, breeding in slash, stumps, windfall and diseased trees as well as killing healthy firs and spruces.
Douglas Fir & Spruce Beetles generally have a one year life cycle. In late summer (usually late April through May or when the ambient air temperature reaches 64ø in Rocky Mountain States) the newly hatched adults leave the tree of their metomorphosis, seeking out larger trees (usually over 8" diameter if possible) in the surrounding area. (In areas with heavy infestation, beetle hatchlings may take even smaller trees as pressure to get ANY tree increases). When the adults arrive, they begin tunneling under the bark, lay eggs, which turn to larvae and live through the winter to produce more egg-laying adults to attack more trees.
Trees attacked early in the Spring may actually produce new adults that will make a 2nd attack in late summer, but the "second flight" usually accounts for less than 10% of the infested trees.
It is estimated that one infested tree will kill at least two and possibly more trees. Thus the exponential devastation occurs.
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MCH and how it works. |
There are few outward signs of infestation. Unlike mountain pine beetles, there are no pitch tubes. Look for small mounds of `sawdust' (boring dust) at the base of the tree and in the bark crevice. Boring dust is left when the beetles bore into the bark of the tree. This will have the consistency of flour or fine sawdust and will be reddish in color.
"Rusting" tree tops are often the first sign of tree damage. Trees will begin to have dead tops and boughs in the summer after infestation and will usually die by the following Spring. It is important to remove and properly dispose of infested trees and slash prior to trying to deter beetle populations from attacking good trees in the stand.
How Safe is MCH? |
How to use MCH: |
For individual trees: It is our recommendation that you staple or nail the first 1-2 MCH caps 7 - 10 feet high (2m) on the north face of the tree just prior to beetle flight season (April through May). For larger trees add 1 bubble cap for each 8" in diameter 3 ft above the first cap. (a tree 16" in diameter will have at least 2 bubble caps with 1 or 2 placed at 6-12 feet height and on additional 1 at 12 - 14 ft height.
Tree areas less than 2.5 acres: Place 1 or 2 bubble caps on all trees over 8 inches in diameter, the number of bubble caps depending on risk of attack. OR employ a grid pattern throughtout. Area-wide protection is the most economical method. Areas 1/2 acre or larger can be protected by placing BeetleBlockT products in a grid fashion, spacing the product every 20-25 feet. (The effective radius of the pheromone plume is about 15 feet, so try to space the caps no more than 30 feet apart). Remember, you do not need to place BeetleBlockT directly on the tree. If you do not have a pine or fir tree conveniently spaced every 25 feet, you can apply BeetleBlockT to any other tree, a post hammered into the ground or even a building. You are trying to create an invisible blanket of BeetleBlockT pheromone that surrounds and permeates the wooded area. Use approximately 30-40 BeetleBlock bubble caps per acre applied in this fashion.
Stumps and windthrown trees: Each stump or tree must be treated to prevent population build-up because stumps and windthrown trees are preferred hosts. Place 1 bubble cap on the north face of each stump. Place up to 6 bubble caps, depending on the tree size, at 6 - 10 foot spacing on the shady side of the log.
Winds: The wind speed and direction determines where the pheromone plume will go. It is also important to note that pheromone products are volatile chemicals and insects can only `sense' these chemicals from a down wind position. If possible, use the wind factor to your advantage. Additionally, the pheromones disperse from the capsules more quickly as the temperaturee warms up. By using the north face of a tree, you are usually placing them on the cooler side AND on the upwind side.
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Studies have shown that during epidemic conditions, the pressure from beetle populations who must go SOMEWHERE (even if conditions are not optimum for them) may reduce the effectiveness of all treatments. Given the "find a tree of any size or perish" imperative that emerging pine beetles face, they may habituate to both chemicals and pheromones. However, we still have a few years to work on the problem in areas that are not yet overrun. That time may give just the breather necessary to let nature begin to draw back the danger or for other management techniques to take hold.
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