by Teresa Martinez | Oct 15, 2018 | Home Pest Control, yard insect control
Temperatures are dropping and this cooler weather will bring in crawling insects and scorpions may soon follow. You may be thinking, “But I thought that was only a summer pest?” While scorpions in cooler weather hibernate during the winter months, your...
by Teresa Martinez | Sep 17, 2018 | Home Pest Control, yard insect control
Centipedes. They might be fun to watch when you’re outside enjoying nature, but seeing centipedes in the home scurry from behind the couch out of the corner of your eye can make you jump back just a bit. In all fairness, most centipedes are beneficial pests. They feed...
by Teresa Martinez | Sep 10, 2018 | yard insect control
With the late summer rains upon us and cooler weather just around the corner (no really!), it’s time to inspect for lawn diseases and time to treat for brown patch. The fungus causing brown patch, Rhizoctonia, can remain for years in the soil until conditions are...
by Teresa Martinez | Sep 3, 2018 | mosquito control, yard insect control
I remember as a child thinking dragonflies were out to chase me as soon as I stepped out into the yard, but dragonflies are a beneficial pest. They can normally be found and are attracted to areas with a high mosquito concentration. While I want the dragonflies to do...
by Teresa Martinez | Aug 27, 2018 | yard insect control
Most people want to keep crickets out of the home. The sounds of crickets, cicadas, katydids and other active nocturnal pests in my yard late last night lets me know fall is around the corner. I know you may be thinking, “It’s too hot to be thinking about Fall”, but...
by Teresa Martinez | Jul 30, 2018 | yard insect control
The wasp question came to me, (squash or leave it alone?), as I was mowing my lawn this weekend. As I watched it circle the mower, I realized, I was the one disturbing it, otherwise, I wouldn’t have noticed it. I stopped long enough to snap a quick pic of this yellow...
