Insect and Disease Control for New Orleans & Baton Rouge

From Bayou Tree Service

If your trees aren’t looking their best, there’s a good chance they are under attack. Here in south Louisiana, our trees are continually subject to damage from weather, invasive pests, viruses, termites and more.

If you would like to preserve your trees, call the Louisiana Licensed & ISA Certified arborists at Bayou Tree Company. Our team helps protect local trees by providing insect & disease control throughout our service areas of Baton Rouge & New Orleans.

Diagnosing Tree Damage

As professional arborists, we also know how to resolve the issues and treat your trees so that, if possible, they can be treated and continue to grow on your property for years to come.

Inspecting the property is usually the first step in the process. Without knowing exactly what has put the tree in a state of distress, it’s impossible to recommend a course of action.

After the initial inspection and treatment plan, we may recommend follow up visits to review the progress and make adjustments if necessary.

How Insects Damage and Destroy Trees

There are tens and thousands of insects that are native - or invasive - to our area.

Many of them will not harm our beautiful trees. But some can cause dangerous tree infections that may not only alter the aesthetics of your tree, but perhaps even make them unsalvageable.

Pests such as beetles can burrow their way into the inner bark layer of your tree, from where they disrupt your tree’s natural nutrient system.

Other insects can eat the leaves on your tree, stopping the natural photosynthesis process that allows your tree to grow into a stately being.

And wood-boring insects like termites can dig themselves deep into your trees’ trunks, affecting the structural integrity of your tree and not only causing an infestation, but a tree-falling hazard on your property, too.