Talking Trees with Davey Tree

How This Year's Dual Cicada Emergence is Impacting Your Trees


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Alec Hall, sales arborist from Davey's St. Louis West office, discusses the impact of this year's historical dual cicada emergence and how you can protect your trees if they were damaged. 

In this episode we cover:  

  • St. Louis' cicada problem (0:33)
  • 2024 dual cicada emergence (0:56) 
  • The impact of the dual cicada emergence (1:47) (2:02)
  • How do cicadas impact trees? (2:43)
  • When do cicada eggs hatch? (3:58)
  • How to treat trees with cicada damage (4:39)
  • How smaller trees are impacted by cicada damage (7:00)
  • Initial reaction to historical cicada emergence (7:57)
  • Cicada predators (9:25)
  • How to fertilize a tree damaged by cicadas (9:52) (11:16)
  • How Alec got to Davey Tree (12:00)
  • What Alec does in his role (13:06)
  • How Alec feels being able to help others (14:04)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about cicadas, read our blogs, Do Cicadas Damage Or Eat Trees? and How To Protect Your Trees From The Periodical Cicadas in 2024.

To learn about other tree pests, listen to our Talking Trees episode, Spotted Lanternfly and Other Pests to Watch for. 

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
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LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company 

Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com

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