Winter Pests

Insects and other pests are probably the last thing on your mind as we get deeper into winter. While it’s nice not to have any current pest problems, like yellow jackets buzzing around, it is still a good idea to learn about local pests and what you can do to avoid welcoming them into your […]

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Bed bugs can survive in a wide range of temperatures

Bed bugs can survive in a wide range of temperatures. Although they can survive in temperatures around freezing, they look for warmer places to nest. If you suspect bed bugs, Summit offers Permacide P-1 that effectively kills bed bugs! https://summitchemical.com/pest-…/residual-insecticides/ Cockroaches, Waterbugs, Ants, Houseflies, Fruit Flies, Mosquitoes, Gnats, Fleas, Silverfish, Wasps, Spiders, Crickets accessible stages of

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Summit® Mosquito Bits named as “a top 20 favorite product” by Living the Country Life

From Living the Country Life – (March, 2015) 20 of our favorite plants and gardening products for 2015 Kill fungus gnats in potted plants Summit Mosquito Bits® is a popular biological control that kills mos­quito larvae in standing water. But it also kills fungus gnats in potted plants. The active ingredient in Mosquito Bits® is BTI (Bacillus

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Deer Ban repels deer, protects garden and landscape plants

Hungry deer can devastate flowers, vegetable gardens, shrubs and other landscape plants. Summit® Deer BanTM repellent capsules keep deer from eating ornamentals and other landscape plants. Deer BanTM uses a unique gel-tablet application to provide 100% effective, year-round protection from wildlife damage. Each Deer BanTM capsule contains predator urine that triggers a deer’s animal flight response.

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Sod webworms are big problem this September

I’ve been getting a lot of email in the past two weeks about “worms” and “caterpillars” in listeners’ yards. I also received messages and a few phone calls on last weekend’s GardenLine show about moths hovering about in the early morning hours. And I’ve been looking at a few turf samples in my consulting business that obviously weren’t damaged by chinch bugs, take-all patch or brownpatch.

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Don’t let insect pests hitchhike indoors

Many homeowners bring potted plants indoors before freezing temperatures arrive. Growing tender perennials and tropical plants in pots enables them to be enjoyed outdoors during the summer and inside throughout winter’s colder months. But sometimes potted plants bring with them unwanted hitchhikers—insect pests that can thrive in the warms confines of sunrooms and sunny windowsills.

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