Swoboda Posts Tagged ‘garden pests’
So many people are trying to grow their own food now. Many of those are new to gardening and the problems that garden, and yard pest pose to home-grown crops. This blog touches on pest control for produce intended for human consumption. Can you Use Pesticides on Food You Intend to Eat? There are two […]
Three Creepy Crawlers that Emerge Each Spring
There are many types of insects and other pests that show up each spring. These are three of the most common springtime pests. Spiders If you don’t want to live with creepy crawlies, we understand. We help you live pest-free and provide comprehensive pest control services throughout the Bryan and College Station communities. Perhaps the […]
Mantis and Pest Control – Bryan & College Station
Late summer and early fall are the times of the year where you find praying mantis around your garden. Mantis are wonderful pest control for food crops, but they are generalist. This means they tend to eat whatever they can catch. Surprisingly, their diet includes hummingbirds, snakes, lizards, and insects. If you have garden pests […]
Grasshopper Season In Bryan & College Station
Late April and early May is when grasshoppers begin to emerge. By June and July, the populations will be huge, and vegetation will begin to really show abuse. What that means for homeowners throughout Bryan and College Station is that now is the time to address grasshoppers. You want to put in place pest control […]
Pests That Damage Crops & Gardens Around Bryan & College Station
If you are planning on putting in a home garden or an extensive landscape this spring and summer, then you might want to consider the damage that plant eating pests can do. For the most part, we think of plant damage as being caused by insects and for good reason. There are many insects that […]
Aphids in Bryan – How to Deal with Infestations
Aphids are well known as plant pests. They eat sap of vegetable plants, flowers, and even roses. However, an aphid pest problem might not be solely due to the aphids. Ants farm aphids much the same way that we farm cattle. The ants protect the aphids from predators in exchange for sugar water which ants […]
Stink Bugs, Fall, and Home Invasions
Stink bugs are hemipterans which are the order of true bugs. They are mostly garden pests, but as the weather starts to turn colder, they look for a place to overwinter. During their hunt for a winter home, they invade your home. While not particularly dangerous, nobody besides entomologists really wants to live with insects, […]
