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

No one likes weeds or fungus in their yard. Most the time the amount of watering is the culprit. Let’s take a look at some things you can do to help prevent your lawn from getting overrun, and to help keep your lawn looking beautiful. Fungus: Avoid overwatering. Remove and carefully dispose of dead or … Read more

Not sure if you should be fertilizing your lawn. We’ll tell you why you should. Fertilizer can help your lawn stay healthy, encourage leaf and root growth, reduce weeds, aid in recovering lost nutrients and help the lawn recover from numerous activities. Now your lawn does get nutrients from the soil, but they often need … Read more

A case of West Nile Virus was reported recently in Palm Beach County. There has been a jump in mosquito-borne disease activity in our area, and we want to make sure you know how to reduce mosquitoes around your home. Mosquitoes breed in standing water, so drain any containers that water has been collected. Discard … Read more

Grubs are white “C” shaped beetle larvae about ½ an inch in length. They have soft bodies with legs near their head. A grub could be the larvae of a masked chafer, European chafer, Japanese beetle or other beetle species. They like to feed on grass roots and organic matter in the soil causing sections … Read more

Noticing swarms of microscopic green bugs on your plants? Sounds like aphids! Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects that feed by sucking the nutrient-rich liquids out of the plants. The adults are under ¼ inch and often nearly invisible to the naked eye. They can appear in numerous colors like black, white, brown, yellow, green and … Read more

Its rainy season and along with rainy season come’s more pests. A pest you will notice a lot more, but shouldn’t be concerned about are millipedes. Millipedes live in the soil, but the rain washes them out. Most will find them around the perimeter of the home and coming through entrance ways. No need to … Read more

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