Swoboda Posts Tagged ‘yard pests’

Trying to choose three insects that spread disease is not difficult. The hardest part is choosing those three out of a very long list of pests that cause incredibly powerful diseases. Ticks Ticks can cause many diseases, but perhaps the most widely distributed disease caused by ticks is Lyme Disease. Lyme disease causes inflammation and […]

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 […]

Outdoor Pests and Pest Control
Warmer weather means outdoor living, but when we head outdoors, we often meet pests. One of the most common pests is wasps. No BBQ is complete without a wasp to make people nervous. The truth is many outdoor pests invite themselves to outdoor living events, even if that event is to lie quietly by the […]

Flea Control – A Year-Round Need
Every day is flea season in Texas. Because fleas have adapted to living in colder environments, their life cycle goes through a period of dormancy until the weather warms. In Texas, we don’t really have a true winter. Sure the weather gets a bit cooler and wetter, but not the freezing cold, usually, of the […]