The heat of the summer is here and your lawn is starting to look a bit different. If you’re not careful drought stress could reverse all that hard work you put into making your lawn the envy of the neighborhood. Water is the go-to answer for handling drought stress but it’s not always the only answer. Drought stress obviously causes aesthetic problems with your lawn but can also cause economic problems as well, causing you to spend money on corrective…
Cottony maple scale in Fenton can be a problem not just for the trees they infest but also for cars, patio furniture, or anything else that is under the tree the scale insect is feeding on. Cottony maple scale causes damage by feeding on the sap of a tree. A particularly troublesome side effect that Fenton homeowners experience is caused by the honeydew that the scale insect exudes from its body as it feeds on a tree. The honeydew drops…
During the course of the year many different insects will wander into and out of the kitchen, dining or food storage areas of your home. There are several that adapt readily to these environs and will set up housekeeping (if you let them). Three of the most common species in Michigan are the: Indian meal moth Confused flour beetle Sawtoothed grain beetle Damage We refer to the whole group collectively as pantry pests. These insects have an appetite for stored…