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Wasps Aren’t Done Yet
Did you know? Late summer and early fall is when some stinging insects become more aggressive. The reasons include peak colony size, changing dietary needs and lack of food and water. Insect colonies had all spring and summer to multiply and are now in search for...
Wasps Aren’t Done Yet
Did you know? Late summer and early fall is when some stinging insects become more aggressive. The reasons include peak colony size, changing dietary needs and lack of food and water. Insect colonies had all spring and summer to multiply and are now in search for...
Plant of the Week: Crape Myrtle
https://youtube.com/shorts/ksy4-BP__s4?feature=share Happy Monday and we hope you all had a great Christmas! Our plant of the week today is the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), one of Louisiana’s favorites. If you’re planning on trimming your Crape myrtle trees,...
Why We Don’t Use Weed and Feed
https://youtu.be/S8w4QFxUCGY If you want to control weeds in your lawn, there's one product we don't use: Weed and Feed. Instead, stop weeds before they breach the soil using pre emergent herbicides. Pre emergents prevent weeds from germinating underground. This...
Plant of the Week: Poinsettia
https://youtube.com/shorts/WgsvEut0rhM There are only 3 days until Christmas! Our plant of the week is the Poinsettia, a very special Christmas flower. Did you know that Poinsettias are native to Mexico? The Aztecs used them to make red dye, and they turned to...
Be Proactive With Pre-Emergents
Hate weeds in your yard? Pre-emergents are the cure!Pre-emergent herbicides stop weeds from growing when they're still underground. This helps prevent your yard from getting most types of weeds, which means you don't have to try and control them after the fact. It's...
Plant of the Week: Holly
Our plant of the week is the holly! Hollies are evergreen, which is associated with everlasting life and hope. T
Pest Control Die Hard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl-WXcGTwho In an ordinary family home… roaches have taken over and declared war. One Matthews Pest Control tech is on the hunt. He's armed with pesticide… and the only chance anyone has for a pest free home. (And yes Die Hard is a...
Termites are Silent Invaders
This is one of the reasons we call termites “silent invaders”. This home had termites behind the drywall, quietly eating away inside the walls. You can see how large the mud tubes got, which termites use to travel back and forth from their food source. Termites...
Plant of the Week: Christmas Cactus
Are you feeling festive? There are 16 days left until Christmas, and our plant of the week today is the very fitting Christmas Cactus!
The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x Buckleyi ) is named for the time it blooms, which coincides with the Christmas season. There are other holiday cacti varieties as well, which bloom during Thanksgiving and Easter. Schlumbergera species first appeared in Europe in the early 1800s, with the Thanksgiving Cactus arriving around 1818.
Fall and Winter Pest Protection
https://youtu.be/Y_lgjhlWBCU Happy Wednesday! We wanted to remind you all about fall and winter pest prevention. With the weather getting cooler, ants will try to head indoors as their food and water supply dries up. Pay attention to ants trailing along the side of...