Spruce Bud Worm
Posted by Carol Mason on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
From: earthworks51@msn.com
To: earthworks51@msn.com
Subject: Spruce Bud Worm
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:33:11 +0000
Dear Property Owners:
Enclosed is information on the effects and treatment of the spruce bud worm. My wife and I own one acre at 4152 Wooded Lane, like all property owners in Yale Creek we have a great view of our neighbors trees as well as our own. I urge you to review the information we are providing and consider the consequence of the spruce bud worm over the next several years. Having seen patches of red trees, in a green forest, not from beetles but from the spruce bud worm all over Southwest Montana I was sick when I saw the webs and dead ends on the Douglas Fir all around my cabin. This prompted me to research this insect and find not a one time fix but a treatment program by professionals to save the 80' tall trees all over Yale Creek.
As with all community efforts the best results come from 100% participation of the interested parties. This is true in our situation because if we spray insecticide to kill the insect with a crop duster the entire area is treated, not just certain trees as discussed in the Island Park News article. Treating 80' tall trees with a 20' spray seems like a waste of time to me. I am not affiliated with this land management company in any way, they were just recommended to me. If someone else can find us a similar service at a reduced cost then I am all for it. I propose we split the cost of the management by dividing the cost of the treatment by the number of land owners. If this seems expensive to you, imagine having all of your trees die and logging your lot to protect your family from falling dead trees, and forest fire.
Jim Cancroft with Northwest Management, Inc. has evaluated our subdivision and has estimated a total of 500 acres at $68.00 per acre. This includes his evaluation before and after the spraying. Along with all of the coordination for the spraying.
500 acres * $68.00 = $34,000.00
Approximate # of land owners in Yale Creek = 300
$34,000 / 300 = $113.00 per land owner
Enclosed is a article that was published in the Island Park news about the spruce bud worm, a review of a sub-division in Big Sky, Montana, and a summary of the spruce bud wirm provided by Northwest Management.
Please contact me with your comments for or against this project. As explained we need to be ready to spray in the spring. I am hoping to have the number of participants finalized by March 15, 2010.
Joe Horner
419 North 22nd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: (406)579-0885
e-mail: earthworks51@msn.com
Go to Island Park News Website: www.islandparknews.com/full.php?sid-4729¤t_edition
To: earthworks51@msn.com
Subject: Spruce Bud Worm
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:33:11 +0000
Dear Property Owners:
Enclosed is information on the effects and treatment of the spruce bud worm. My wife and I own one acre at 4152 Wooded Lane, like all property owners in Yale Creek we have a great view of our neighbors trees as well as our own. I urge you to review the information we are providing and consider the consequence of the spruce bud worm over the next several years. Having seen patches of red trees, in a green forest, not from beetles but from the spruce bud worm all over Southwest Montana I was sick when I saw the webs and dead ends on the Douglas Fir all around my cabin. This prompted me to research this insect and find not a one time fix but a treatment program by professionals to save the 80' tall trees all over Yale Creek.
As with all community efforts the best results come from 100% participation of the interested parties. This is true in our situation because if we spray insecticide to kill the insect with a crop duster the entire area is treated, not just certain trees as discussed in the Island Park News article. Treating 80' tall trees with a 20' spray seems like a waste of time to me. I am not affiliated with this land management company in any way, they were just recommended to me. If someone else can find us a similar service at a reduced cost then I am all for it. I propose we split the cost of the management by dividing the cost of the treatment by the number of land owners. If this seems expensive to you, imagine having all of your trees die and logging your lot to protect your family from falling dead trees, and forest fire.
Jim Cancroft with Northwest Management, Inc. has evaluated our subdivision and has estimated a total of 500 acres at $68.00 per acre. This includes his evaluation before and after the spraying. Along with all of the coordination for the spraying.
500 acres * $68.00 = $34,000.00
Approximate # of land owners in Yale Creek = 300
$34,000 / 300 = $113.00 per land owner
Enclosed is a article that was published in the Island Park news about the spruce bud worm, a review of a sub-division in Big Sky, Montana, and a summary of the spruce bud wirm provided by Northwest Management.
Please contact me with your comments for or against this project. As explained we need to be ready to spray in the spring. I am hoping to have the number of participants finalized by March 15, 2010.
Joe Horner
419 North 22nd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: (406)579-0885
e-mail: earthworks51@msn.com
Go to Island Park News Website: www.islandparknews.com/full.php?sid-4729¤t_edition