3. If you hire someone to do the treatments, be sure to hire a certified, licensed, reputable applicator. Do not hire an applicator to treat any life stage other than caterpillars.

4. Don't treat if you don't see caterpillars. There is no preventive treatment to keep caterpillars from coming to your trees.

Keeping trees and shrubs healthy is the first line of defense against gypsy moths. The second line of defense is making your yard less pleasant for gypsy moths. While the caterpillars will eat the leaves of hundreds of species, they do have some favorites and some that they avoid. Keep this in mind when choosing new plantings for your yard.

1. Caterpillars prefer oak, crab apple and apple, willow, aspen, birch, basswood, linden, and tamarack.

2. Caterpillars avoid ash, cedar, locust, balsam fir, pine, maple, nut trees, beech, spruce and hemlock.

Color photos may help you identify the different life stages of gypsy moths. You can check the Website or call toll-free at 1-800-642-MOTH to request color brochures be mailed to you.

Remember, it is NOT a gypsy moth if it is:

1. A caterpillar earlier than May or later than mid-July.

2. An adult moth earlier than July or later than August.

3. A white moth that flies. (Female gypsy moths are white, but they cannot fly. Male gypsy moths are brown.)

4. Building a web or "tent" in trees.

Don't move gypsy moths! 20 counties in eastern Wisconsin are under quarantine, meaning that it is illegal to carry items out of the area if they harbor gypsy moths. We can't inspect every moving van or camper, so we're depending on you to check over the wood or lawn furniture you take to your cottage up north, the RV you drive south for the winter, or anything else that might carry egg masses, pupae or caterpillars. Be a good neighbor - inspect.

The City of Glendale will implement its annual water main flushing program from April through July of 2008.

The flushing program is designed to remove natural minerals like iron and calcium that sometimes collect in the bottom of water mains. This operation may cause a temporary discoloration in your water supply. By allowing your water to run for a short period of time, the problem should clear itself. Please be assured, although the water may be discolored, it is safe for human use.

Any inconvenience should not last more than a day. If problems persist, or for more information, please call the Glendale Water Utility at 228-1719 or 228-1745.

The City of Glendale received notification from the Department of Natural Resources that the National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Glendale as a Tree City USA for 2007. The award serves to recognize communities with outstanding urban forestry programs.

City of Glendale residents may dispose of cardboard by placing it in the compactor dumpster just inside the south gate of the DPW yard located on North Glen Park Road. Simply flatten the cardboard before placing it in the dumpster. The gates to the DPW yard are open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For curbside pick up of cardboard, Onyx Waste requires cardboard to be cut in 2' x 2' pieces and bundled.

Per City of Glendale Ordinance Section 8-3-6, all garbage shall be placed at the curbside collection point only after 4:00 p.m. on the evening prior to the regular collection time, and then all refuse containers must be removed from the curbside collection point within twenty-four (24) hours after the regular collection time.