On today’s edition, we show how you can seal off your dishwasher from roaches and if roaches are already getting in, how to eliminate them without contaminating your dishwasher. We’ll be focusing on German roaches in this walkthrough of our roach control process. For this demonstration, we’ll be using Advion Cockroach Gel Bait and the…
A walk in the Miami Beach Marina is enough to trigger a righteous rant against shoddy pest control. Along this walk we find empty or upside down rodent stations easily within reach of children or pets at a billion dollar boat marina. No bait in these stations even though these are top dollar condos valued…
On this edition, we actually get into inspecting a bed for bed bugs. This is a follow-up inspection. As part of our pest control service, we have placed bed bug monitors and are closely inspecting this bed frame. #nobedbugs #getridofbedbugs https://twitter.com/naturepest https://naturepest.com/ https://www.facebook.com/NaturePestofDoral/ https://www.instagram.com/naturepest/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/naturepest-of-doral/ Pestgeek Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/197418180824736/ FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/pestgeekpodcast/ iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pest-geek-podcast/id990012784?mt= Linked In…
Dealing with German cockroaches is not easy as they tend to stay in the access points, voids and gaps of your kitchen. The good news is that a B&G Bulb Duster is the best way to get bait into those hard to reach places under or behind kitchen cabinets and appliances such as your fridge.…
On today’s edition, we show you how to locate pest evidence during a detailed inspection of a home. This pest in particular is the American cockroach. As part of our inspection, we were able to find American cockroach nymphs. For this job, our product of choice is MaxForce Complete Insect Bait. In addition to this,…
On today’s edition. Roach problems that are not easy to locate. It turns out these are not the typical entry points and in some cases require a more detailed inspection. The owner assures us all access points are sealed but this is what we find: American roach feces, the blunt edges are the clue; not…
On today’s edition, guest Janet Hurley (ACE, MPA Extension Program@Texas A&M AgriLife Extension) gives us a definitive view of IPM’s holistic nature. We discuss integrated pest management as a strategy that relies on accurate identification and scientific knowledge of target pests, pest infestation, reliable monitoring methods to assess pest presence, preventative measures to limit pest…
Red, orange, yellow and pink; these large flower clusters bloom in vibrant colors and enjoy the sunlight. In hot temperatures, they also enjoy some shade. On today’s edition, we inspect some Ixoras that are in dire need of care. We discuss adding a high iron plus micronutrient product as well as doing a soil drench…
So what really is the difference? and, more importantly, why should it matter to me if I want to DIY pest control at home? Well, it actually matters a whole lot. According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) website: pesticide labels are LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE. In fact, these labels carry the same statement that says it…
When you think of how insecticides work you think killing the pest and for most synthetic pesticides that would be true, we will discuss 6 ways natural essential oil insecticides control pests. Synthetic insecticide such as pyrethroid, neonicatenoids, carbomates, and organophosphates work with specific modes of action to kill a pest like blocking a sodium…
Programmed pesticides exterior barrier spray and indoor baseboard spray applications are the most common pest control service but a pesticide spray program won’t control an infestation.
Biological Mosquito Larva Control Products Approved For Organics In the fight against mosquitoes like the Aedes that transmit diseases such as the Zika virus and others around the country most people count on synthetic insecticide sprays to control adult mosquitoes and ignore breeding sites that produce hundreds of thousands of mosquito larvae the following products…
Why IPM is safer and more effective than organic pest control? Many people are making the effort to live healthier lives by eating organic non GMO foods, replace traditional cleaners with eco-friendly ones, it would make sense to choose organic pest control products and services. Organic pest control in organic farming is very different from…
Why 86% off all rodenticide bait poisoning are children under 6 Rodents spread diseases which can be deadly but 86% off all rodenticide poisoning are children under 6 this is according to the EPA.
2 Steps To Control Chinch Bugs Florida 2 Steps To Control Chinch Bugs Florida first is to correctly identify you have chinch bugs and second is to select the right insecticide to control it. If you have a St Augustine lawn in Florida you will get chinch bug it’s not a mater of if but…
How to get rid of sewer flies If you have flies in your sewer or drain pipes you most probably have Moth Flies, or Psychoda spp. Its scientific name. Moth flies are also called drain flies, some people call them drain gnats, because they are small little flies coming out of your drains in the…
St Augustine Grass Care This article is a comprehensive guide to complete St Augustine grass care. In my ten years of performing St Augustine grass care for residential and commercial customers I have learned the secrets of St Augustine grass care and I will share them with you in this post. The perfect St Augustine…
How to get rid of weeds in lawn Weeds are a perfect lawn’s worst enemy, on top of insects and diseases left untreated weeds can wreck a lawn in just a couple of months, how to get rid of weeds in lawn can become a nightmare to most people.
Do Ants Carry Disease Do ants carry disease? When most people think of insects that carry disease they think of roaches, rats, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and bedbugs. But most no one I have ever met has ever expressed a concern for ants transmitting diseases.
Green Island Ficus Facts and Pest Control Ficus microcarpa Green Island Ficus microcarpa is becoming a popular shrub in South Florida due in part to the replacement of Ficus benjamina its closely reflated cousin that is notorious for whitefly infestations. However like most any exotic plant species in Florida it has its own share of…
You wash all your dishes and clean your kitchen before going to bed, you get up in the middle of the night for a glass of water and when you turn on the lights there are several cockroaches running and scrambling around your kitchen counters looking for a place to hide so you stumble half…
Duranta is one of those special and rare plants here in South Florida because it is one of the few plants that can be used as a hedge that has color combinations. But it isn’t without its problems one of which is severe infestation of whiteflies, I will show you two methods for controlling and…
When you see brown spots on Ixora leaves do you immediately think oh a leaf spot fungus, when in fact it could be a more common problem caused by…
New soft scale insect known as Croton Scale no infests over 72 plants in South Florida, learn how to identify it, control it, and treat it with same products we use.
Understanding Fertilizers labels to most people is harder than trying to understand stock market symbols as they roll by the screen. In this post, i will make a huge attempt to simplify this matter for you. Understanding Fertilizers Even trying to buy a bag of fertilizer at home improvement stores can seem like a daunting task,…
Compared to traditional synthetic pesticide spray programs, a natural whitefly control spray program could be implemented.
How To Get Rid Of Tiny Little Ants, those pesky tiny little ants that crawl on your counter, get into your cereal, rove in your pantry and swim in your coffee mug, yet you never see where they come from or where they go or how they got into your home. In this post i…
Have you asked yourself whats that black mold on my plants? Black mold on plants its quite possibly it could be one of four mayor insects that have made there home in South Florida.