Lawn Pest Control Program
The Lawn Pest Control Program is an additional service designed to help control common pests such as ants, earwigs, fleas, ticks, and spiders that live outside the home. It will also provide some limited and temporary relief from mosquitoes. Regularly scheduled treatments are recommended and guaranteed to allow you, your family, and your pets to truly enjoy your lawn during the beautiful Tennessee summers.
For guaranteed season long control, I recommend a monthly application program with treatments approximately every 30 days. Depending on the weather conditions, the first application is generally applied just before April and the last application is applied around the end of October.
For guaranteed season long control, I recommend a monthly application program with treatments approximately every 30 days. Depending on the weather conditions, the first application is generally applied just before April and the last application is applied around the end of October.
Fire Ant Control
Not only are fire ant mounds unsightly in your lawn, but they also damage lawn equipment. Fire ant bites are painful and can be dangerous to children and pets. I apply granular fire ant bait to your entire lawn that is guaranteed for most of the season. This product also controls fleas and ticks for one month.
Yard Treatment For Fleas
If your pet has fleas, chances are you have treated your pet and your home with a flea killer. But if your pet goes outside, you might have missed a vital step in the treatment process. It is important that you treat the yard for fleas, or your pet will simply pick more up from the yard when he goes outside, and then he will bring them inside your home, and the cycle will start anew.
Remove Debris
Prepare the yard for treatment. I will mow the lawn and weed the garden. Kill any sidewalk weeds with weed killer a few weeks before you apply the flea treatment, or simply pull them up. If you have a garden, you will need to protect your edibles from the flea treatment by covering them. In addition, remove any pet food containers, pet toys, dog houses and children's outdoor toys. Finally, I will check your fences. Many wild animals, such as skunks and raccoons, carry fleas. If they are getting into your yard or garden, chances are they are leaving a few fleas behind. Mend any holes in your fence that may be allowing wild animals to sneak in.
Apply the Treatment
Lastly I will apply the flea treatment to your yard. While there are nontoxic treatments available, the most effective way to kill fleas is to use chemical means. Some treatments come in the form of granules, which I can sprinkle on the ground and then water. The water dissolves the granules, allowing the chemicals to seep into the ground, killing the fleas and their eggs. Other treatments come in liquid form.
The best way to ensure even coverage of the liquid is to use an attachment that screws onto your hose. These are often called hose end sprayers. After attaching the hose end sprayer and filling it with the liquid according to the directions on the package, turn on the water and spray the solution over your yard using large, sweeping motions. Making sure I evenly cover all areas of your yard. I may have to reapply the treatment in 2 weeks to make sure you kill any eggs that may have escaped the first treatment.
Remove Debris
Remove all debris from your yard as fleas like to congregate in sheltered areas. This includes piles of rocks, leaves, wood, gardening tools such as empty flower pots or even garbage. Fleas also thrive in warm, moist areas, so take particular care to clean out all areas of the yard that are not only cluttered but are in the sunlight and wet, such as the ground beneath an outdoor faucet or the area around a fountain.
Mow and Weed
Prepare the yard for treatment. I will mow the lawn and weed the garden. Kill any sidewalk weeds with weed killer a few weeks before you apply the flea treatment, or simply pull them up. If you have a garden, you will need to protect your edibles from the flea treatment by covering them. In addition, remove any pet food containers, pet toys, dog houses and children's outdoor toys. Finally, I will check your fences. Many wild animals, such as skunks and raccoons, carry fleas. If they are getting into your yard or garden, chances are they are leaving a few fleas behind. Mend any holes in your fence that may be allowing wild animals to sneak in.
Apply the Treatment
Lastly I will apply the flea treatment to your yard. While there are nontoxic treatments available, the most effective way to kill fleas is to use chemical means. Some treatments come in the form of granules, which I can sprinkle on the ground and then water. The water dissolves the granules, allowing the chemicals to seep into the ground, killing the fleas and their eggs. Other treatments come in liquid form.
The best way to ensure even coverage of the liquid is to use an attachment that screws onto your hose. These are often called hose end sprayers. After attaching the hose end sprayer and filling it with the liquid according to the directions on the package, turn on the water and spray the solution over your yard using large, sweeping motions. Making sure I evenly cover all areas of your yard. I may have to reapply the treatment in 2 weeks to make sure you kill any eggs that may have escaped the first treatment.
MOSQUITOS
Mosquitoes are characterized by having scales or hairs on their wings, as well as on their legs. Their mouth part consists of a long proboscis with which the female is able to pierce the skin of animals and suck blood. The female mosquito uses proteins in the blood to produce eggs.
Mosquitoes transmit many diseases. Malaria, yellow fever, satyriasis, dengue fever and encephalitis kill and debilitate millions of people worldwide. West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine and Western Equine are all encephalitis diseases, making the mosquito one of the greatest threats to man’s health and existence.
Mosquitoes are classified with flies in the order Diptera
Tips for avoiding mosquito bites:
1. Stay indoors during dawn, dusk and early evening when mosquitoes are more likely to bite.
2. Wear light-colored clothing, as well as long-sleeved shirts and long pants for extra protection.
3. Use a repellent containing DEET on skin and clothing; apply repellent sparingly to exposed skin.
4. Protect your dog or cat with a mosquito repellent made especially for pets.
What can I do to reduce the population?
1. Eliminate or reduce mosquito-breeding sites by replacing standing water at least once a week. This includes birdbaths, ponds, and unfiltered pools.
2. Remove unneeded vegetation or trash from around any standing water sources that cannot be changed, dumped, or removed.
3. Mow grass on a regular basis to prevent resting sites for mosquitoes.
How can I really control mosquitoes in my yard?
YES! I offer a service during the summer months that controls mosquitoes in your yard so you can enjoy the outdoors. My specialized service has been tried and tested and uses a very scientific approach to control mosquitoes where they hide. This enables you to enjoy your yard and patio again without being eaten alive by these pests.
Mosquitoes transmit many diseases. Malaria, yellow fever, satyriasis, dengue fever and encephalitis kill and debilitate millions of people worldwide. West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine and Western Equine are all encephalitis diseases, making the mosquito one of the greatest threats to man’s health and existence.
Mosquitoes are classified with flies in the order Diptera
Tips for avoiding mosquito bites:
1. Stay indoors during dawn, dusk and early evening when mosquitoes are more likely to bite.
2. Wear light-colored clothing, as well as long-sleeved shirts and long pants for extra protection.
3. Use a repellent containing DEET on skin and clothing; apply repellent sparingly to exposed skin.
4. Protect your dog or cat with a mosquito repellent made especially for pets.
What can I do to reduce the population?
1. Eliminate or reduce mosquito-breeding sites by replacing standing water at least once a week. This includes birdbaths, ponds, and unfiltered pools.
2. Remove unneeded vegetation or trash from around any standing water sources that cannot be changed, dumped, or removed.
3. Mow grass on a regular basis to prevent resting sites for mosquitoes.
How can I really control mosquitoes in my yard?
YES! I offer a service during the summer months that controls mosquitoes in your yard so you can enjoy the outdoors. My specialized service has been tried and tested and uses a very scientific approach to control mosquitoes where they hide. This enables you to enjoy your yard and patio again without being eaten alive by these pests.