Pest Prevention Experts

Winter Lawn Stress In Florida
Winter Lawn Stress In Florida

Winter Lawn Stress In Florida

Are you noticing brown areas in your yard? This is the time of year when brown patches can appear in a few short days, as if by magic. Don’t worry! There is often a simple explanation for the appearance of brown patches. Here are two common things we see when we’re called to treat a lawn with mysterious brown areas, and what you need to know most about these two lawn threats.

They May Not Be Swarming… But They’re Still Here!
They May Not Be Swarming…  But They’re Still Here!

They May Not Be Swarming… But They’re Still Here!

subterranean-termites

It may not be swarming season, but that doesn’t mean the termite damage stops. Your home is one of your largest investments, and termites can cause extensive damage and depreciate the value that your home has. Every year termites alone cause several billion dollars in structural damage in the United States.

Community Lawns’ Killers
Community Lawns’ Killers

Community Lawns’ Killers

If you live in a community that includes minor monthly lawn services like I do, you may have weeds in your St. Augustine lawn. This is quite common among Home Owners Associations (HOAs) in South Florida due to the same lawn maintenance equipment (i.e., mower) being used on multiple lawns in the community, spreading the seeds of ONE lawn’s weeds to ALL of the lawns. Just like the saying “one bad apple spoils it for the bunch,” the same is happening for community lawns. Except now you can apply this archaic adage to something a little more modern than a “bunch of apples!”

Pest Peeves – A Battle You Can’t Win on Your Own
Pest Peeves – A Battle You Can’t Win on Your Own

Pest Peeves – A Battle You Can’t Win on Your Own

As a native South Floridian, I don’t bat an eyelash when I see trailing ants by the sink, the occasional roach in the garage or multiple fire ant mounds in the yard. Maybe it’s because bugs don’t gross me out the way they do my wife. But it could also have to dowith the fact that living in South Florida—bugs are everywhere!

Threats of a South Florida “Super Termite” Invasion
Threats of a South Florida “Super Termite” Invasion

Threats of a South Florida “Super Termite” Invasion

You may have heard recently that University of Florida researchers have been conducting extensive research on the hybridization of two invasive termite species: the Formosan Termite and the Asian Termite. While talk of a “super termite” sounds alarming, let’s explore both the possibility of this occurring in nature and the implications that would ensue.