A customer has her yard back

 I got this picture and a call from a customer - said she finally has her patio back and can go out without being attacked.

It was a classic Hornets nest four tiers deep and loaded with very aggressive hornets.

I'm amazed she waited so long to get a treatment done...

Why so many mushrooms all of a sudden?

If you suddenly have mushrooms in your lawn you are not alone...I see them in yards everywhere right now.
Mushrooms grow from a wood source in the ground.

Too much water is the main reason we are seeing them this time of year so reduce your water and they will soon be gone. 

Now this makes you think

A spider in the ear... while this woman from China was fast asleep, a spider crawled into her ear canal. As seen on the video, the doctor got the surprise of his life - kind of a cute spider though

BIG AGGRESSIVE WASP

Why are the Wasp so Large and Aggressive this time of year?

What we are seeing Adult Wasp who are aggressively protecting the last hatch out of the year. This hatch will include an inseminated Queen which will overwinter and start next years brood so the adults are going to work hard to protect them - watch out - they mean business!

Why are Boise Trees turning yellow?!!!!

We are seeing a lot of Trees with Chlorosis

A neighbor stated the Nursery told her their Maple was simply going to die. Well that isn't the entire picture...yes Chlorosis is inhibiting photosynthesis which is also inhibiting the trees ability to generate food so the tree is unhealthy.
Link explaining Chlorosis:
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/leaf-chlorosis-and-iron.htm


What do you do about it?...well trees don't do anything fast.
So treatment at this time of year is a series of applications.
We are seeing good results with a new liquid foliar fertilizer application but that is a very short term (6 week) fix. However it does help the tree through this time period and help it manufacture the sugars to retain for next Springs growth. The follow up treatment is an injection or a soil amendment process to help the pH in the soil as explained in the link.

Bottom line is it is going to cost every year to amend and help the tree because the soil it was planted in was not amended before hand.

Earwigs everywhere

Earwigs

I have had more calls on Earwigs this year than I have ever seen. They are often in a house with poor fitting screens or doorways that are left open.
They are usually coming from an organic environment such as Lilac bushes near a house or other shrubs and trees.
Control is not expensive at $39 and just for the record...no, they do not go into a persons ear while they are sleeping and bore a hole into the brain...LOL

dry patchy grass

Grab the turf and pull on it, if it comes up like carpet keep pulling it back and look for little white grubs as seen in the middle of the picture.

These are Bill Bugs - they eat the grass root off just below the stem.

You can use Grub killer from the local store. Be sure and water it in. The retail products are slow to kill the larvea - if it is a serious infestation call a professional and ask for Areana.

Watering at this point is very important. Remember the grass root is very short so it has to have water constantly to try and recover.