Summers in Lenexa are the time to show off your lawn and all the hard work you’ve put into it throughout the year. You expect a luscious green lawn for your kids and dogs to run and play on, but there could be problems lurking somewhere in those green grass blades. Here are five lawn pests that are common this time of the year and how you can rid your Olathe or Overland Park yard of them with the help of Custom Lawn & Landscape Inc.
Grubs
Have you seen Japanese beetles in your tree lately? What about dead patches of grass? You could have grubs. They are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June beetles and chafers. These pests feed on the roots of your grass and can kill your lawn. To prevent them or treat an infestation, apply your lawn treatment when grubs are newly hatched or just before. Usually June and July are good months to take action if you have an issue.
Ticks & Fleas
You don’t want your dog or kids bringing ticks and fleas inside your home, but they are inevitable if you don’t pretreat your yard. Both fleas and ticks thrive in warm and humid weather and reproduce rapidly. To keep these pests at bay, make sure to treat your lawn earlier rather than later. The professionals at Custom Lawn in Olathe can help with our Insect and Grub Treatment. We use an effective eco-friendly approach that leaves your lawn greener, healthier, and free of pests.
Bagworms
Do you find your trees’ leaves are turning brown or needles are falling off your pine trees in the middle of the summer? Bagworms could be the culprit. While these pests use more than a hundred species of plants for food, pine trees are common in the Midwest. These insects’ sacks are often mistaken for small pinecones. The good news is that they are slow spreading. To treat bagworms you must start at the beginning of their lifecycle, which is usually in May and June when they hatch.
Spider Mites
These hard to see pests can really pack a punch despite their tiny size. If you have yellowed leaves and tiny webbing between them, you can bet it’s probably spider mites causing the issue. To make sure they are the offender, hold a sheet of white paper under an unhealthy branch. Hit the branch and see what comes out. If you see tiny red yellow, green, brown or black specks fall on your paper it’s spider mites. One thing you can do to prevent them is to clean up debris, dead plants, and weeds around trees and plants. Another way to keep them at bay is to hire a professional lawn and yard care company to spray your plants with a bug control mixture.
Ash Borer Beetles
These non-native bugs are currently causing a lot of trouble in the Midwest. These beetles attack healthy Ash trees by tunneling into the trunks and roots to lay eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the plant tissue. An affected tree is hard to pinpoint until it’s too late. Look out for bark splitting and D-shaped holes in the bark that are formed when adult beetles emerge.
Call Custom Lawn today to get started pre-treating to prevent pests, and treating current pest at 913-782-8315..
