Pest Control &
Mosquito Reduction
Two jobs: keeping bugs from eating the lawn, and keeping mosquitoes off the patio. Both run from the pest truck, both can stand on their own, and neither one promises a pest-free yard, because the neighbor's yard is not ours to treat.
Lawn pest · the whole lawn
A broad-spectrum treatment across the entire lawn from the truck, backyard first. The technician slows down in the shaded, damp areas and along the paths your pets use most, because that is where fleas and ticks live. Any ant hills get baited around the mound so the colony carries it home. Stays off pools, gardens, pet bowls, bird baths and grills. One hour off the lawn, or until dry, and it is written on the hanger.
Mosquito reduction · monthly in season
A fine mist from a backpack blower onto the places mosquitoes rest during the day, within about 30 feet of the home: under the eaves, the foundation plantings, the lower canopy of trees and shrubs, the shaded side of the fence. It is not sprayed on open lawn, because mosquitoes do not rest there. Vegetable gardens, fruit trees in harvest and any flowering plant with bees on it are never sprayed, and the technician photographs what was skipped and why. One hour, treated plants only.
Grub prevention · one summer application
Grubs are beetle larvae that feed on grass roots just below the surface; by the time the damage shows, the turf lifts up like carpet. The preventive is a liquid across the whole lawn, timed so it is in the root zone when they hatch. No special watering. If an infestation is already doing damage, that is a different treatment and our agronomist's call, not something we book over the phone.
Perimeter spray · add-on
A treated band on the foundation, three feet up and three feet out and into the weep holes, plus the concrete in front of the doors and the garage where pests cross. Never on the door itself, because product on the door is product on your hand. Available as an add-on to any program. We do not treat indoors yet.
How long to stay off, by service
The dry time is a safety instruction, not a courtesy. It is written on the door hanger every visit.
What a treatment can and cannot do
I still see fleas
The treatment reduces the population on the property. Fleas come back on the dog from the park, the neighbor's yard and the creek. Indoor fleas are a different problem: treat the pet with your vet's product, and we do not treat indoors yet.
I still have mosquitoes
We reduce them; we cannot stop them flying in from next door or the storm drain. The biggest thing you can do is dump standing water: gutters, plant saucers, toys, tarps, anything that holds water for a week. Heavy activity right after a treatment, call and we will look.
I saw a bug the day after
Expected. The treatment is a residual: it works on pests that cross it over the following days and weeks, and it flushes what was hiding. If activity continues past two weeks, call and we will schedule a look.
Label rates only
Everything is EPA-registered and applied at label rate. More product is not better and it is not legal. On a windy day the technician spot treats or reschedules; that is the technician doing it right.
You get the why
Every invoice explains what we treated, where, and why, so you are never guessing what happened on your property. The technician also photographs what was treated and what was deliberately avoided.
Trees, too
Bagworm and webworm treatments are add-ons, sprayed from the truck up to about 30 feet while the larvae are feeding in summer. Out of season, when the bags are closed or the webs are empty, there is nothing to treat and we will say so. See all add-ons →
