Aphids: Prevention is better than cure!
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by pestman in Aphid Pest Control, Bay Area Tree Care, Do it Your Self Pest Control, Pest Control Blog, Pest Control Service, Tree Spraying Service
Your plants will only experience problems when new aphid colonies are formed in your region. This usually happens when Aphid colonies become overcrowded and the males grow wings and go and look for other less populated ‘territories’.
Things you can do to keep bugs out of your garden
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by admin in Pest Control Blog
If you have been working hard in your garden and been spending a lot of time planning and carefully working out the layout and design then you will know, just like me, how frustrating it can be to have a garden that all of a sudden gets plagued by bugs. I [...]
Misc Tree Factoids
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Pest Control Blog
We all love trees but did you know that:
Trees save Americans billions of dollars because they provide shade that makes it easier to heat and cool homes and offices. Trees are more than just pleasing to the eye. They save us money and increase our property values at the same time.
If you are intested in [...]
Do It Yourself Tree Care
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Pest Control Blog
This is post is the beginning of a new series about the different places around the web where you can learn about the trees and plants in your environment.
First you will need to identify your trees.
Arborday.org has a three interactive apps that help you identify your tree. The first two are are focused on different [...]
Why Do We Need Tree Care?
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Pest Control Blog
We get asked all the time why a tree is dying, why it is growing in a particular manner, and what can be done.
One question we get asked sometimes is why do we need professional tree care services?
In a nutshell here is why:
Trees are often placed in landscapes and environments that they are not naturally [...]
As the weather begins to turn…
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Pest Control Blog
This is the time of years when our focus on pest management begins to take a back seat to tree services and other landscape oriented services. We will be spending some time discussing what those services are and how we go about them.
Tree Care
Throughout the year we are called about tree trimming, tree diseases and [...]
Navigating Urban Environments
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Pest Control Blog
Navigating the urban environment is what we deal with most often. Rarely do we ever get a call about a problem for a tree or pest that is not related or in some way caused by the urban context in which we live. There are several factors of the urban setting that significantly affect our [...]
Old Diseases, New Customers
Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Pest Control Blog, Tree Spraying Service
Got a call from a potential client the other day that was dealing with Elm Trees that were deteriorating and could not figure out why. Now having dealt with Elm Trees for many years we immediately knew the cause of the issue with certainty. Now, each tree is different so we of course went to [...]
Controlling Spiders around Your Home
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by admin in Do it Your Self Pest Control, Pest Control Blog, Pest Control Service, Spider Pest Control
Hello, my name is Brian H and I am from JP McHale Pest Management, located in New York. I hope you enjoy our guest post.
Spiders are very common in all areas of the county. They vary in size from1/4″ to 1″, large legs make them appear a lot larger.
There are many types of spiders, some [...]
Recently…
Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by admin in Landscape Service, Pest Control Blog, Pest Control Service
In the past two months, we have been experiencing a record number of calls for gopher control in Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Woodside and Portola Valley. (Although I am told by fellow professionals that this is indicative of a general trend throughout the peninsula and south bay area, including Cupertino, Los Gatos, Mountain View, [...]
Pest Control and Landscape Services
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Landscape Service, Pest Control Blog, Pest Control Service, Uncategorized
Today in Atherton I finished a job on a large property that involved tree spraying (for insect and fungus control and fertilization as well), a garden spray (for the same reasons, exterminator services are very much part of what we do when required), an orchard spray (horticultural oil), pest management around the home, and weed [...]
Benefits of Radial Trenching
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by admin in Pest Control Blog, Uncategorized
This week, I heard from a client in Palo Alto who was asking about radial trenching. Many people wonder about this service, and are curious as to the specific benefits. For more information, you may follow this link.
Radial trenching, in simpler terms, means to dig a series of ditches which radiate out from the trunk [...]
Recent Events And A New Tree Care Service
Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Landscape Service, Pest Control Blog
Today, fortuitously, as I happened to be in Saratoga at the time, I received a call to control powdery mildew fungus on a crepe myrtle. This is very commonly found on trees in ornamental landscapes. This season, due to unseasonably cold and damp weather, we are seeing it quite often.
If your tree or plant has [...]
Integrated Pest Management – Does it work?
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by admin in Pest Control Blog, Pest Control Service
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology talks about the benefits of using integrated pest managemen or IPM, and finds that in terms of effectiveness, ecological impact and cost, integrated pest management is generally better than conventional methods.
You can read more here.
This is something that pest control operators have known for sometime, [...]
Tree Care Services
Posted on 12. May, 2009 by admin in Bay Area Tree Care, Landscape Service, Pest Control Blog
We have been expanding our tree service offering on an on demand basis up to recently. Today we want to start letting people know about a few specific services that we offer. Also we are expanding beyond the tree spraying and pest control and are now offering a range of soil services from weed abatement [...]