Protect Your Expensive Trees Against Devastating Insects

Raleigh, N.C. - Devastating insects are making headlines as they make waves across the country, killing millions of gorgeous trees.

• The Emerald Ash Borer has killed 20 million ash trees across the Midwest. Iowa is now threatened, and the insect has entered Maryland.
• A small aphid-like insect, the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has killed millions of eastern hemlock trees in at least 11 eastern states from North Carolina to southern New England.
• Japanese beetles still cost the plant industry hundreds of millions of dollars each year, eating tree and shrub leaves and grass roots. Infestations are reported in eastern states and as far west as Iowa and Missouri.

"It can cost hundreds of dollars to cut down just one tree that's destroyed by insects," said Lance Walheim, Bayer Advanced Garden Expert and co-author of Landscaping for Dummies. "Anyone who cares for their trees - from a centerpiece elm or oak to a favorite hemlock - should consider this: Prevention will save you a lot of money in the long run."

To help fight the spread of all dangerous tree-eating insects, consider the following tips:

• Learn to identify tree-eating insects. Do Internet research, contact a tree or shrub expert at your local nursery, or call an agricultural extension agent in your area so you know what to look for.
• Examine trees regularly. Signs of trouble include dead or dying limbs, poorly colored or eaten leaves, a thinning canopy or a trunk and main scaffold branches oozing plant sap.
• Take preventive measures. Bayer Advanced offers two solutions for your consideration. Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate and Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Granules, both containing MERIT®, are no-spray, preventive solutions. Mix Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate in a watering can and pour at the base of a tree. Or, sprinkle granules of Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Granules around the base of the tree. Both products are absorbed through the roots and move through the tree protecting it against a long list of insects. One application protects up to 12 months.

For every bottle of Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate purchased in spring 2007, Bayer Advanced, in partnership with the National Arbor Day Foundation, will donate one tree to restore U.S. national forests. You can learn more by visiting www.bayeradvanced.com or calling 1-877-BAYERAG or visiting the Arbor Day Foundation Web site at www.arborday.org.

About Bayer Advanced

Bayer Advanced lawn and garden products are created by Bayer Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer CropScience LP and part of the Bayer AG family, a Fortune Global 500 company that makes such well-known brands as Bayer Aspirin, Aleve® and Alka-® Research Triangle Park, NC, is the business headquarters of the company''s NAFTA Region. Kansas City, MO, is the company''s core technology center. The global headquarters of Bayer CropScience is located in Monheim, Germany.

Bayer Advanced products deliver Better Science. Better Results.™ and carry a money-back guarantee. They are available at major retailers and independent garden shops across the United States. You can learn more by visiting www.bayeradvanced.com or by calling 1-877-BAYERAG.

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Products Mentioned In This Press Release

Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate

Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Granules