Skip to content
  • Subscribe to TCI Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Submit Content!
  • Safety
    • Accident Briefs
    • Aerial Rescue & Emergency Response
    • Chainsaw Safety & Maintenance
    • Electrical Hazards Awareness
    • Equipment Safety & Mechanization
    • Pesticide Use & Environmental Hazards
    • Risk Management
  • Workforce Development
    • Apprenticeship Programs
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Employee Development
    • Women in Tree Care
  • Advocacy & Regulatory Compliance
  • Training
    • Arboriculture Best Practices
    • Disease & Pest Management
    • Climbing
    • Plant Health Care Strategies
    • Rigging
  • Sales & Marketing
    • Business Software
    • Marketing Strategy
    • Sales Process
  • Business Strategy
    • Financial Strategies for Tree Care Businesses
    • Management
    • Professional Liability & Workers Comp Insurance
    • Storm Work
    • Succession Planning
  • Resources
    • Sponsored Content
    • Magazine Archive
    • Cutting Edge – Products
    • Product Features
    • Product Review
    • Videos
      • Arborist Skills
    • Supplier’s Directory
    • 2026 Media Kit
    • Buyers’ Guide
    • Editorial Advisory Committee
  • News
    • Industry News
    • From the Field
    • Outlook

tree identification

  • PHC sales, tree identification, tree health diagnostics, integrated pest management (IPM)
    August 1, 2021

    Business of PHC, Part 5: The Science – Host Species and the Things That Affect Them

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    Scouting is the essential first step of an IPM program. Shown here is Tammy Kovar, owner of Biological Tree Services, a nine-year TCIA member company based in Sarasota, Florida. All photos and graphics courtesy of the author. Plant health care [...]

    read more

Connect with Us!

Published Accident Reports

TCIA Accident Briefs

Winter ’25-’26 Buyers’ Guide

2025 Summer Buyers' Guide

Latest Articles

  • Who Should Buy Used Tree Care Equipment, and Why?
    June 1, 2023|
  • Massaria Disease of the London Planetree and Sycamore in North America
    August 9, 2026|
  • Business Lessons from the Field
    August 7, 2026|
  • Know What Your Business Is Worth
    August 6, 2026|
  • How Do I Know When It’s Time To Train or To Terminate
    August 6, 2026|
  • How Do I Know When It’s Time To Develop an Apprenticeship Program
    August 5, 2026|
  • Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions: Inside TCIA’s Peer Groups
    August 4, 2026|

Subscribe to
TCI Magazine Digital-only Edition

Subscribe/Renew TCI Magazine
  • Submit Content!
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

TCI Magazine, the official publication of the Tree Care Industry Association, is the most widely-read periodical in the tree care industry.

© 2026 Tree Care Industry Association, Inc. • All Rights Reserved.

Page load link

Press “ESC” key to close

additional menu
  • About Us
  • Subscribe/Renew TCI Magazine
  • Advertise With Us
  • Submit Content to TCI Magazine!
Go to Top
Click to listen highlighted text!