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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After a trying year with a prolonged drought, we saw a dramatic increase in calls regarding aphids and issues with the accompanying honeydew. We are seeking input on thresholds for aphid damage on street trees to develop a baseline for our IPM program. I have received information from a few neighboring cities, and have found varying responses that range from budget availability to number of phone calls. Most online information I find tends to lean towards agricultural crops rather than urban forestry. We want to help educate our residents and spray only as a last resort but need a well-founded number to use as a baseline. City of Surrey responded that they use number of aphids per leaf…what are other municipalities using?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your help would be appreciated,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Ken Snowden<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>Arbourist II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>City of Abbotsford Parks, Recreation and Culture</span></b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone: <b>(604) 853 5485 ext. 5886</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Cell: <b>(604) 626 3945</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Email: <b><a href="mailto:ksnowden@abbotsford.ca"><span style='color:blue'>ksnowden@abbotsford.ca</span></a></b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>‘To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as a people, we must have trees’<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Theodore Roosevelt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>