Your lawn, trees, and ornamental plantings represent a significant investment in your property's value and curb appeal. Unfortunately, a wide range of insect pests can damage or destroy landscape plants if left unchecked.
Grubs are the larval stage of beetles, particularly Japanese beetles and June beetles. They live in the soil and feed on grass roots, causing irregular brown patches in lawns that can be pulled up like carpet because the root system has been destroyed. Grub damage is most visible in late summer and fall.
Japanese Beetles are voracious feeders as adults, skeletonizing the leaves of roses, crape myrtles, linden trees, and dozens of other ornamental plants. Their larvae are among the most destructive lawn grubs in our region.
Scale Insects attach to the stems and leaves of trees and shrubs, feeding on plant sap and weakening the host plant over time. Heavy infestations can cause branch dieback and eventually kill plants. Scale often goes unnoticed because the insects are small and resemble bumps on bark.
Bagworms build distinctive spindle-shaped bags on evergreen trees and shrubs, particularly arborvitae, junipers, and Leyland cypress. Heavy infestations can completely defoliate and kill these plants.
Our landscape pest control programs use an integrated approach that combines monitoring, cultural practices, and targeted treatments to protect your outdoor investment. Regular inspections identify pest activity early, when treatment is most effective and damage is minimal.
Treatment applications are timed to coincide with the most vulnerable stages of each pest's life cycle, maximizing effectiveness while minimizing unnecessary chemical use. Soil treatments for grubs are most effective when applied during the early larval stage. Foliar treatments for Japanese beetles and other leaf-feeding insects are applied during peak adult activity. Scale treatments are timed for the crawler stage when the insects are most susceptible.
Our landscape pest control services protect your lawn, trees, and ornamental plantings with a science-based approach tailored to your property's specific needs.
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