Green from the Inside Out

The rampant infestation of bark beetles attacking the expansive forests of Colorado threatens total devastation within five years if not arrested. Originally concentrated in five Colorado counties, the strands of red, distressed trees that mark the infestation’s course are now spreading into Wyoming. According to U.S. Forest Service officials, the resulting dead and dying trees are sure to increase the danger of deadly wildfires.

Faced with massive attacks like the current bark beetle infestation, world leader in tree micro-injection Mauget enlisted RKS to develop a faster, safer, more effective delivery system for the chemicals to stop this growing menace.


 

Green from the Inside Out

Working closely with Mauget’s scientists, RKS designed the Mauget “Forest Saver” QI-20 - the first closed-system for active-delivery tree-injection. This innovative technology safely and quickly delivers tree-saving chemicals at optimal pressure. In the past, one arborist might have been able to doctor five to ten trees in an hour. With the Mauget Forest Saver, the same arborist is transformed into a Forest-Saving Super Hero, able to treat nearly a hundred trees in the same amount of time.

Slated for introduction in Spring 2008, the Forest Saver is a powerful part of a program needed to stop the devastation caused by bark beetles and avert catastrophe.