PEST CONTROL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2010
CHINCH BUGS
Chinch bugs are the #1 pest problem in the summer months. If you see brown patches in the grass starting from your driveway or sidewalk please call us immediately. Chinch bugs can cause a lot of damage in a short amount of time. They like it hot and dry, if you have a problem with your irrigation, they will migrate to that dry area. Now is the time to get your irrigation working properly.
WATERING
Over all July was a dry month, I am seeing a lot of dry areas hopefully August will bring more rain. But until then we need to make sure our irrigation is running properly. Watch your system run make sure your rotor heads are turning and that your spray heads are popping up over the grass. St. Augustine grass will talk to you, the first sign of a dry area is a grey tint we call it “ghosting of the lawn” at a closer look you will see that the grass blades are folded up or rolled up. When you see this water immediately the blades will open back up and the grey area will disappear.
WEB SITE
We are going to discontinue our paper news letter in October and go exclusively with an email news letter. Be sure and sign up for our news letter on line under www.lawnrangerofstaugustine.com so you don’t miss out on our monthly new letters.
II. SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
August September ~ Fertilizer applied
Insect spray on turf and shrubs October ~ Herbicide Treatment November ~ Inspection
December ~ Inspection
