Getting rid of critters Print

• Australian Bottle Tree may be a nice alternative

Caller

• Bill, has 24 inch box Jacaranda and the bark is peeling off

Recommendation: Tree Wrap or Tree Paint

• Keith, lives in Levine and Harper's Nursery came out to do the Landscape Design, Thank you, great job

• Bob, had a Eucalyptus that fell on his house. He sees a new root coming up 5 ft. from the house, what to do

Caller

• Dave, is getting wilting leaves on the bottom of his new tree

Recommendation: More heat means more water

• Rene, has two orange trees with peeling bark.  Is she watering too much or not enough

Recommendation: Sun Damage is the cause, go higher with her tree paint or wrap, do not over prune

• John, what are the benefits of Pistache or Oak Trees

Recommendation: Pistache will lose leaves in Winter, Oak is EverGreen

• Marie, she has caterpillars on her Alderica Pine

Recommendation: BT or Thorocide

• Phyllis, how can she kill the Bermuda Grass between the sidewalk cracks 

• Is going to put a lawn in, how does he prepare the soil

Recommendation: Til the mulch in, Gypsum, Compost, til, insert  Sprinkler lines, then lay your sod

• Monica, has a peach tree.  Her fruit is smaller, what's happening

Recommendation: Citrus Food, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Valentines Day; it may be time for a new tree

• Mosquitos
• Four species in Arizona

Caller

• Tom, has squirrels in the attic.  What to do?  He has already cut his trees back and used traps

Recommendation: Screen off the hole; Strobe Light activated by activity

• Know the species for effective control

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• Marilyn is being plagued by pigeons
• Mark, Rabbits are destroying landscape
• Diana, has flies.  What to do
• Terry, wants to seal house

• Bonnie, blister beetles, What to do

Recommendation: Seasonal Pest, Diatomaceous Earth or spray soapy water on the tree

Scorpions

• Clean up Debris
• Get rid of the other little critters they eat

• Rat teeth are incredibly hard and efficient
• Make sure to get the Alpha Rat, which can be hard
• Be careful, Rats can be vicious

• Mark, had a shower leak and is rebuilding the shower.  How does he install the shower pan

• Honey is Bee puke
• Worker Bee 1/12 of a tsp of honey in its lifetime

• Jackie has white flies

• Matt, has Scorpions on his back block wall and he cannot reach them.  There are too many to count. 

Recommendation: Black Light at night to identify; be careful if you use the blow torch; Blue Sky can inject chemical into the wall; scorpions can live 5-7 years

• Joyce, has a serious Javelina Problem

Recommendation: They go after dogs; continued in next segment

• Joyce, has a Javelina problem

Recommendation: reduce the food sources, nail them with a super-soaker with ammonia; deter them from your area

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Contact Blue Sky Pest Control with any Pest Control Problem