Landscape Pest Facts & Information

Protect your home or business from landscape pests by learning techniques for identification and control.

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Types of Landscape Pests

Landscape pests, ranging from insects like whiteflies and aphids to larger animals like gophers and squirrels, can wreak havoc on your garden, lawn, and overall landscape. These pests can cause significant damage to plants, spread diseases, and create unsightly conditions, making effective pest management essential for a healthy and beautiful outdoor environment.

Common Types of Landscape Pests

TREATMENT

How do I get rid of Landscape Pests?

At Hearts Pest Management, we offer specialized solutions to address the wide variety of pests that can impact your landscape. Our comprehensive approach begins with a detailed inspection to identify the specific pests, assess the extent of the infestation, and determine the best course of action. Utilizing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, we develop tailored treatment plans that target each pest while minimizing environmental impact.

Our services cover a broad range of landscape pests, including:

Insect Pests: We address whiteflies, aphids, scales, mealybugs, leafminers, crickets, mosquitoes (including Zika virus control), psyllids, clover mites, spider mites, assorted mites, and springtails. Our treatments include the use of insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils, and targeted insecticides, as well as cultural practices like proper watering and pruning.

Mollusks: For snails, we implement baiting and habitat modification to reduce their populations and protect your plants from their feeding damage.

Arachnids: We handle scorpions, fleas, ants, spiders, and earwigs with targeted treatments and exclusion methods to keep these pests out of your landscape and home.

Rodents and Larger Pests: Gophers, squirrels, rats, and mice are managed through trapping, baiting, and habitat modification to prevent damage to your lawn and garden.

Fungal Diseases: We treat and prevent various fungal infections that can affect your plants, using fungicides and cultural practices to promote healthy growth.

Lawn Care and Lawn Pests: We provide lawn care services to address pests that affect grass, ensuring a lush and healthy lawn. This includes treatments for grubs, chinch bugs, and other turf-damaging pests.

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Landscape Pest FACTS

Learn All About Landscape Pests

The more you know about landscape pests, the better you can predict and control their behavior. Here are some interesting facts to help you on your way.

Whiteflies

The more you know about landscape pests, the better you can predict and control their behavior. Here are some interesting facts to help you on your way.

Black Sooty Mold

Often associated with sap-feeding insects like aphids and scales, this fungus grows on the honeydew excreted by these pests, covering leaves with a black, sooty coating.

Aphids

Also known as plant lice, aphids can reproduce rapidly and cause significant damage by sucking sap from plants, leading to curled leaves and stunted growth.

Gophers and Squirrels

These rodents can cause extensive damage by burrowing in lawns and gardens, eating plant roots, and creating unsightly mounds and tunnels.