Disease Control

If your property's trees and shrubs look "off," the culprit could be disease. Many diseases can affect the look and health of your property's plant life. The best way to determine the condition affecting your trees and shrubs is to reach out to a local professional. Professionals can accurately identify the disease, treat the problem and offer a long-term solution to maintaining their health.

Here at On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC,  we perform our disease control services in early spring (April-May). Below is a quick overview of the diseases we commonly provide treatment for the following:

• Crab apple trees - apple scab
• Hawthorne trees - rust
• Flowery shrubs - leaf spotting
• Lilacs - mildew
• Maple trees - anthracnose

We typically perform our disease control services three weeks apart but customize them to meet your property's unique needs and weather conditions. We treat using a spray or drench treatment and will use injectable treatments for larger trees. Each situation is different, and we understand there is no one-size-fits-all treatment option for disease control.

If you are worried about disease affecting the tree and plants on your property, reach out today. Don't leave the health of your property's greenery up to chance. We can work together to heal your property's trees and shrubs of disease and help you keep your yard always looking its best!

Plant Bed Weed Control

Nothing can ruin the aesthetics you are trying to create in your yard's plant beds more than weeds. A basic definition of weeds is they are plants that grow where they aren't wanted. Other characteristics of weeds include accelerated growth, the ability to spread quickly, and abundant seed production. Weeds are hearty in order to survive and take over our spaces; they don't care if it's a field or your carefully curated plant beds.

The best way to eliminate the weeds currently taking over your plant beds and prevent their future return is to partner with a professional. Here at On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC, we offer a two-step process for plant bed weed control.

1. In late March or early April, we will visit your property to treat your plant beds before weeds have had a chance to emerge. We apply a granular product called Snapshot and will spot-treat any weeds present with a liquid weed control product.
2. We return to perform a liquid weed control treatment at the end of June or early July. This treatment will not stop new weeds from growing but will kill any weeds that are present. This treatment carries a 14-day guarantee.

It is important to note that we can complete step two of our process without the prior completion of step one. Call today for more information!

We know that stopping weeds from taking over your property's plant beds can be frustrating. We want to remove that frustration and leave you with nothing to do but enjoy the beauty of the plant beds you worked so hard to create. To learn more about plant bed weed control, reach out today!

Insect Control

Controlling the insects that call our yards home is vital to ensuring that your gardens are healthy and that you and your family can be as comfortable as possible when spending time outside in your yard. Some outdoor pests, like aphids and beetles, affect the health of your property's plants, and others, like mosquitoes, affect our health. The good news is that while these insects are troublesome, we can easily control them by partnering with us at On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC.

Our insect control process begins with a treatment that controls insects by killing their overwintering eggs. We apply a "dormant oil," or horticultural oil in the early spring. This oil is not an insecticide; it works by smothering the eggs, and rain does not affect it. We will then return in late May or early June to perform our spray or drenching treatments that work to control common garden insects like aphids, psyllids, scales, beetles, and mosquitoes.

Please call us today to learn more about our guaranteed insect control treatments. Our professionals will happily provide you with all the information you need to begin controlling insects in your yard. Don't give up spending time outside because of pests; take back your outdoor space from them today with the help of On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC.

Tree & Shrub Root Feeding

Regular care for your property's ornamental plants is key to keeping them looking and feeling their best. Just like people, plants require proper nutrition to grow and flourish. Help your ornamental plants survive and thrive by partnering with On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC.

To help you care for your ornamental plants, we treat the soil around the plants with a liquid fertilizer. Our professionals will come to your property in the spring or fall and inject the liquid fertilizer into the soil (root bedding). Injecting the fertilizer directly into the soil yields a much better result than simply applying the fertilizer to the top of the soil. Properly fertilized ornamental plants will have a much better chance of surviving diseases, droughts, and other potential problems.

To learn more about our guaranteed tree and shrub root feeding service, please reach out today. We will return to retreat if you are unsatisfied with the service or the weather doesn't cooperate during treatment. Let's work together to care for the health of your property's ornamental plants!

Mosquito Control

Mosquitoes, the world's deadliest animals, are biting flies that develop large populations in Palatine and surrounding NW suburbs during the spring and summer months. These insects deliver painful, itchy bites and can make it impossible for people to enjoy spending time on their property. Doing things like eating outside or mowing the grass can be made miserable by biting mosquitoes.

To help you take back your property from mosquitoes, we have developed an effective mosquito control program. Our professionals apply a liquid spray to your property to control mosquitoes. Our mosquito control program includes spraying four applications of insecticides 30 days apart. While there is no way to entirely rid our Crystal Lake, McHenry, and nearby area properties of mosquitoes, you can greatly reduce their numbers by implementing regular mosquito control services.

In addition to spraying your landscape for mosquitoes, we will educate you on ways to make your property less attractive to these biting pests. Removing standing water from your property, cutting your lawn short, and removing landscape debris will help you win the war on mosquitoes. For more information about our program treatments or one-time event mosquito control service, contact us today!

Anti-Desiccant

The term "desiccation" refers to the drying out of a living organism. During the winter season, plants can quickly dry out and become damaged or ill. Winter dormancy causes many trees and plants to eliminate water from their internal tissues because they are not actively growing. The loss of moisture combined with other winter elements like road salt and cold winds can stress plants and trees, causing them to die.

Evergreens are especially susceptible to desiccation. To protect your property's evergreen plants during our harsh winter months, partner with us at On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC. Our professionals will treat your evergreens with an anti-desiccant spray- a product that helps to slow down the rate at which the plants lose moisture. One treatment occurring sometime between late November to early December is all it takes to help guard your property's trees and plants against our region's harsh winter weather.

Don't put off planning for the winter weather here in Illinois. Call today to schedule your anti-desiccant service and begin protecting the investment you have made into your property's plant healthcare. Here at On Target Tree and Shrub Care, LLC, we are committed to helping people maintain their landscapes and keep their plants healthy no matter the season outside!