We make sure you have the truth, even if you don’t like it. Three very common things people don’t want to hear from us. First you can’t spray away all pest problems – the perfect example is pantry pests (pictured left) and clothes moths (pictured below). For those pests you need to inspect, clean and […]
Go get inspired at the Boston Flower Show, the theme this year is Savor Spring. It runs March 14-18, 2018 at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston. Follow this link for information. #bostonflowershow
Hank Pena, a valued team member for the past 2 years has completed the Purdue University Introduction to Urban and Industrial Integrated Pest Management, offered through Purdue University Digital Education in Integrated Pest Management, a leader for over twenty years. This advanced training is an important part of the level of professionalism that distinguishes Greenhow […]
If you have little minds on or near school vacation, consider having them use their feet, eyes and brains to figure out what kind of trees are in their environment. This tool from the National Arbor Day Website you can access by clicking here will help, but looking at the bark, needles, twigs and most […]
Diapause is an inactive state when animals do not develop any further. Some insects use diapause to overwinter in cold climates. Insects also burrow down to shelter out of the way of wind, cold temperatures and other weather. Grubs and termites underground stay just below the frostline, yellowjacket and ant queens are under bark, logs […]
Ants are back. Starting about a week ago with little black ants showing up in kitchens and near fireplaces or furnaces, ants are starting to appear. As insects wake up, they are hungry for food and start to forage close to their nesting sites. Carpenter ants have already been reported and carpenter ants swarms will […]
Hemlock woolly adelgid egg masses produced in late winter often looks like snow between the needles of a hemlock. The adelgid is a microscopic winter feeder of sap from hemlocks and can kill hemlocks if left untreated. This small pest is a serious threat to hemlocks in the northeast causing hemlock decline and death.
Anti desiccant or anti transpirant means to keep from drying out or keep from transpiring. This plant health care application is done in late November or early December for the first round, then a second time when we get a mid winter thaw. We have just started the second round and will finish the second […]
January resolutions include cleaning up & getting rid of old useless items in your life. In your kitchen cabinets remove expired food product. Meal moths love flour, baking mixes, nuts, teas, even potpourri. Photo is a jar of nuts with meal moth larva eating them. It has gotten a little out of control since the […]
Groundhog Day! Again! In New England groundhogs, or woodchucks, have 2 entries to the burrow, one exposed & one hidden by deck, shed, vegetation. Typically customers call in the middle of summer when a groundhog is caught laying about in the sun or eating the vegetable garden. There are a variety of control methods, the […]