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Nutsedge is an aggressive weed that can cause trouble for your lawn. They most often escape control because they’re not like weed grasses or broadleaf weeds that are targeted by most weed killers. These perennial weeds are sedges that come back year after year and reproduce in ways that complicate their control. Nutsedge makes itself … Read more
Have you been stung by a stinging insect? Not sure what kind of stinging insect it was? We can help you figure that out. Stinging insects can include: wasps, hornets, bees, yellow jackets and mud daubers. The National Pest Management Association reports that stinging insects send more than half a million people to the emergency … Read more
What are thrips you might be asking. Thrips are small insects about as big as a needle. Worldwide you can find them feeding on plants by sucking the juices out of them. This causes severe damage to the plants and can even transmit viruses to them. The lifecycle of thrips depends on the species, location … Read more
Have you seen a carpet beetle? The adults are roughly 1-4mm in length, oval shaped and normally either black, white, tan, yellow or orange patterned. The larvae are light brown to black and covered in dense, barbed hairs with distinct golden hairs on the abdomen. The larvae are usually slightly larger than the adult beetles, … Read more
Scale are sap sucking pests that attach themselves to the twigs, branches, leaves and fruit of host plants. Common on backyard trees, ornamental shrubs, greenhouse plants and house plants. There are over 1,000 species of scale insects that exist in North America. They’re oddly shaped and immobile pests that often resemble shell-like bumps rather than … Read more
White footed ants get their common name from their very light-colored feet. Mature colonies can range anywhere from 8,000 to 3 million individuals with as many as 33% of them being reproductive. They’re on average black to brown with pale yellowish-white feet as well as about 1/8” in size. Prefers to feed on honeydew and … Read more
Finding mounds of soil in your lawn? Noticing movement under the sod? Those are key indicators of a presence of moles. If you’re having moles, here at Palm Coast Pest we can provide you a lawn treatment to kill off the mole’s food source. Moles will eat mostly insects, grubs and worms as they are … Read more
Mealybugs are a common plant sucking insect that can be a problem in areas like greenhouses, gardens, ornamentals and indoor plants. They’re found in warmer growing climates like Florida. Mealybugs are soft bodied, oval shaped, wingless insects that often appears as a white cottony mass on the leaves, stems and fruit of the plants. Normally … Read more
It’s not uncommon to purchase a box of noodles or bag of rice to find that it’s been packaged with pests, but don’t fret this also doesn’t happen all the time. Stored product pests can include beetles, weevils, moths and mites. These pests can infest whole grains or processed foods. The first sign of a … Read more
Here at Palm Coast Pest Control, we off a variety of lawn care services including spraying for insects, fungus, weeds, fire ants and fertilizing. Caring for your lawn though requires other aspects too, like correct mowing and watering. A lot of times doing those incorrectly can make problems like pests, fungus and weeds arise. Let’s … Read more
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