Pest Control
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Pest Control
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For the St. Augustine Homeowner, if You notice "brown patch" areas in Your lawn, then this is a good time to apply a Pest Control, which kills Mole Crickets & Chinch Bugs. (Plus fire ants, roaches & fleas) · We
Suggest a Yearly
Program Application Schedule of 6-4 Visits for Pest
Control regardless of any activity; a preventive approach will
ensure a quality lawn. · We subcontract out ALL HERBICIDE Service's to a Qualified Expert from which WE HAVE seen the Results of Their Work. We Check for the Necessary Paper Work. · Non License
Professional Application of Weed & Feed or Pest Control Chemicals can be punishable
of a fine from $500 to $5,
000 fine to the Contactor. · We can provide such a program for your property. We Set Up a Free Analysis for such services for You or Have the Company Contact You at Your Request.
Simple Soap Test: Part the grass in suspect areas and closely examine the soil surface. Look for chewed leaves, silken webs, green grass, and larvae. Soap flushes (2 TBSP liquid dishwashing soap mixed in 2 gallons of water) also help by drenching larvae and other potential pests out of the ground. Pour the mixture on 1 square yard of damaged grass, and see what emerges within 5 minutes. If nothing emerges in the first area, examine at least 3 or 4 other places. Mole Cricket: Their damage appears as brown spongy areas within normal green grass. Upon inspection you will notice the grass has been eaten just below the surface, separating the plant from its roots. Mole crickets are especially fond of Bermuda and centipede grass, but can be found in St. Augustine White Grub: The larval (immature) stage of several species of June beetles. The adult beetles feed on the foliage of trees and other plants. They damage the young plants and grass by feeding on the roots about an inch below the soil surface. Their feeding causes the grass to turn yellow and then brown. The damage may first appear as spots only a few inches in diameter, but these spots will gradually become larger as feeding continues. Heavy infestations completely destroy the roots, and the grass can be rolled back like a carpet. Moles, skunks, and armadillos feed on the grubs and may damage the lawn searching for them. The younger the grubs are, the easier they are to control. The best time to apply grub control measures is from mid-July to August and September when the grubs are small and near the soil surface. Although treatments can be made after this time, grubs will be more difficult to kill (because of their larger size). The second best time is March to April when the grubs are once again near the soil surface but a little larger. Chinch Bug: Are most damaging to St. Augustine grass, they love sunny areas and seldom attacks grass in a dense shady area. Most homeowners will first notice dead patches of grass along a driveway, curb, sidewalk or foundation of the home. Because they can fly, it is difficult to keep an area free of chinch bugs if they are emerging from neighboring lawns. Sob Webworm: Sod webworm adults are small, tan to gray moths which are easily seen while walking across the lawn. They are most active from April through November. Damage begins in small patches of short-clipped grass, about 1 to 3 inches in diameter. The grass may look ragged, and irregularly-shaped, larger brown patches may form.
Spittle Bug: "Frog Hoppers" are nasty little bug which when mowing fly up and land on legs than bite, they prefer humid area and turf which has heavy thatch. The majority of the spittle masses are not readily visible as they are usually located near the soil surface or in the thatch area. Infested turf wilts and the tips turn yellow and eventually brown then curl as they suck juices from the grass
Fire Ants: When their nests are disturbed, numerous fire ants will quickly run out of the mound and attack any intruder. These ants are notorious for their painful, burning sting ==> use "Vick's Vapor" rub to get rid of the sting from ant stings
For
Further Detailed Information Visit the University of Florida Link. Credit is given to the UF/IFAS the BEST Web Site on Florida Landscape Maintenance
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