Lawn Moths flit, dart, and fly about your lawn in the shadows and shade, laying eggs in the grass. The lawn moths do no damage to the lawn, but the eggs hatch into sod webworms.
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Chinch bugs can destroy an entire lawn in weeks if not treated. The damage done by chinch bugs to St Augustine lawns is lethal and the lawn will not recover. To avoid expensive repairs, preventative treatments are necessary.
Turf Policy Watch: Learn how reclaimed water use by residents went from a win-win solution to a government overreach problem.
With no real push back against water restrictions from a compliant population, the bureaucrats will continue to take the softer, easier way.
Many believe mowing a lawn is good for the lawn and the shorter the better. Nothing could be further from the truth, This is especially true for a St Augustine grass lawn. Mowing stresses a lawn. And nothing stresses a St Augustine lawn like mowing too short. What is too short for a St Augustine lawn?
How dangerous are the products used for lawn care to humans, pets, or the environment? Why does the posting sign say “Pesticide Application Keep Off Until Dry”. Is there a real danger or fear-mongering? Learn the facts behind the posting sign and decide for yourself.
How do you care for a lawn that is soaked from heavy rains from a storm? If you mow it leaves ruts or you need an airboat to get through the standing water and the lawn needed mowing last week. Learn what to do here.
In Pinellas, our soil is a fine sand, which many believe makes it impossible to grow a good lawn. However, golf greens are 100% sand.
Killing weeds without killing a St Augustine grass lawn is difficult. What weed killer or herbicide, when to apply herbicides and how much herbicide to use
How to set up your irrigation system timer or controller to water your lawn enough to keep it alive, green and healthy and follow water restrictions
You are walking along fiddling with your phone and BAM!, you walk into a caterpillar hanging by a silk like thread from an Oak tree – not exactly a highlight of your day. What are these aerial assault caterpillars and are they a problem to you or the tree?
A tree is more interesting and visually pleasing without the overgrown look caused by an abundance of small limbs. However, the removal of small limbs is not in the best interest of the tree. So how do you find that balance between beauty and health?
Trees are an essential element in the Pinellas landscape and proper maintenance is essential to maintain appearance, health, and safety. Pruning and trimming are primary care services a landscape tree will require to stay attractive, healthy, and safe. When is the best time to do tree pruning and trimming?
Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SMV) is infecting lawns in Pinellas County. Mild to moderately infected lawns often recover and return to their natural beauty. The most impacted areas are south of 38th Ave N and concentrated along the coastal areas.
Those big brown cockroaches – AKA Palmetto Bug_ you see scurrying across the floor are forest insects. Sometimes while foraging for food and water in your landscape, they may wander into your home. They prefer the cool moist and dark forest floor to your kitchen floor.