Have you ever walked on your lawn and you see moths fly out? If you have that means you have sod webworms. Sod webworms like to infest turfgrasses. The adults are referred to as lawn moths and are buff colored, about ½ to ¾ inches long with a snout like projection extending forward from the … Read more

Noticing a lot of grasshoppers in your yard lately? Us too! The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper are prominent in Florida from March to November. These grasshoppers are a destructive garden pest. They’re one of the few species that occur in such significant numbers that they can cause significant damage to citrus and vegetable crops, as well … Read more

Have you ever been stung by a Fire Ant? They’re known to attack in large numbers and sting repeatedly. If you felt the wrath of a fire ant colony then you know their stings feel like an intense burning. Certainly not an insect you want taking over your lawn. Fire ants are a reddish color … Read more

Summer time is creeping on us, and along with that comes summer time insects. Most active in late June through early September is the Chinch Bug. Chinch bugs can destroy a lawn in weeks. They eat the grass from the roots, and their eggs hatch a week after being laid. The nymphs start out yellow, … Read more

Tired of swatting mosquitoes? We all are! Tropical areas like Florida especially in these wet and humid months are the perfect mosquito habitat. Did you know there are more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes? Mosquitoes transmit more diseases than any other creature, with that in mind we certainly don’t want them around! They like to … Read more

Whiteflies are soft-bodied, winged insects that are closely related to aphids and mealybugs. They can be found in most any region, but are so tiny that they’re usually camouflaged. They’re as small as 1/16 of an inch long, partly triangular in shape with powdery white wings and short antennas. They’re normally found in clusters on … Read more