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Post-New Year's Spring Lawn Prep
While you may have had an easy time over the holiday months not doing very much, if anything, with your lawn, now is the time to get back into your lawn care activities in full force. February is a critical month in whipping up your lawn for the Spring months ahead. The lawn care tactics that you should focus on include: general Spring clean up and prepping your bed and turf . General Spring Clean Up Raking... (posted by Fran Phalin 2 years 358 days ago.)
While you may have had an easy time over the holiday months not doing very much, if anything, with your lawn, now is the time to get back into your lawn care activities in full force. February is a critical month in whipping up your lawn for the Spring months ahead. The lawn care tactics that you should focus on include: general Spring clean up and prepping your bed and turf . General Spring Clean Up Raking... (posted by Fran Phalin 2 years 358 days ago.)
Texas' Bed Bug Problem and How to Control It
Have you ever felt an itch that you couldn't quite figure out what the source was? Perhaps while you were sleeping at night and felt a slight prick. It could be your imagination. Or it could be the unknown and mysterious bug that lurks in your home. We hope it's the former. However, if it is an insect that is causing you bites, it could very well be the bed bug -- about 5 milimeters long, flattened, and... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 26 days ago.)
Have you ever felt an itch that you couldn't quite figure out what the source was? Perhaps while you were sleeping at night and felt a slight prick. It could be your imagination. Or it could be the unknown and mysterious bug that lurks in your home. We hope it's the former. However, if it is an insect that is causing you bites, it could very well be the bed bug -- about 5 milimeters long, flattened, and... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 26 days ago.)
Preventing and Protecting Your Home from Rodents
The holidays are about being with family and friends and appreciating your relationships and each other. Normally, all of these great holiday memories happen in your home or a relative's. Last month, we focused on the many types of rodents that can infest your home and what you can do to prevent that from happening and control methods for treating if you have already seen signs of rodents. As we get closer... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 42 days ago.)
The holidays are about being with family and friends and appreciating your relationships and each other. Normally, all of these great holiday memories happen in your home or a relative's. Last month, we focused on the many types of rodents that can infest your home and what you can do to prevent that from happening and control methods for treating if you have already seen signs of rodents. As we get closer... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 42 days ago.)
Beware of Creepy Crawlers - How to Prevent & Control
While you may be ready to pull out your bags of candy and chocolate for those neighborhood trick-or-treaters, there is something else that you should be ready to deal with in this month of more than just friendly ghouls and goblins. October brings with it not just a fun holiday, but also some unpleasant bugs that may invade your home. The pests we will focus on this month all have in common... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 114 days ago.)
While you may be ready to pull out your bags of candy and chocolate for those neighborhood trick-or-treaters, there is something else that you should be ready to deal with in this month of more than just friendly ghouls and goblins. October brings with it not just a fun holiday, but also some unpleasant bugs that may invade your home. The pests we will focus on this month all have in common... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 114 days ago.)
Fall Lawn Care - Prevent Disease & Utilize Compost
It's that time of year again when you need to start worrying about your lawn and how it will fare when the weather changes for the colder. This is also the season for certain routine lawn care measures to be taken. For October, homeowners should be concerned about: gray leaf spot , compost , and aeration . We also include a special section on holiday lighting - remember, it is never too early to start... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 118 days ago.)
It's that time of year again when you need to start worrying about your lawn and how it will fare when the weather changes for the colder. This is also the season for certain routine lawn care measures to be taken. For October, homeowners should be concerned about: gray leaf spot , compost , and aeration . We also include a special section on holiday lighting - remember, it is never too early to start... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 118 days ago.)
Identify and Control the New Season's Pests
No matter what season it is, there always seems to be a pest of the moment, whether you are dealing with it outside or inside your home. The month of September brings forth many critters. We will focus on wasps , crickets , boxelder bugs , and cicada killers , what kind of danger they pose to humans, and what you can to control them from invading your home for the winter. Wasps Some types of stinging... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 146 days ago.)
No matter what season it is, there always seems to be a pest of the moment, whether you are dealing with it outside or inside your home. The month of September brings forth many critters. We will focus on wasps , crickets , boxelder bugs , and cicada killers , what kind of danger they pose to humans, and what you can to control them from invading your home for the winter. Wasps Some types of stinging... (posted by Fran Phalin 3 years 146 days ago.)
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