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Have you ever wondered why there are still mosquitoes on your property, even though you are utilizing our mosquito spray services? The answer lies not in our treatment solution, but rather aligns with the common factor of having standing water within or near your property. Mosquitoes thrive in areas that are warm and have plenty of moisture. They lay their eggs in unagitated, stagnant water near the edges of lakes and ponds, among plants in swamps or marshes, or even in just a container that holds water.

The itchy bites that result from an encounter with a mosquito are not something that anyone would want. Not only are these itchy bumps red, irritated, and inflamed, but they can also carry diseases that can pose health risks to humans and animals. Because we're shifting into the summer season, mosquitoes are becoming more prominent.

Controlling mosquitoes around your home can seem like an impossible task, but it can be manageable by utilizing organic, natural mosquito control, and environmentally friendly botanical pest control products. Even if you do become a victim of a mosquito bite, we have a few all-natural home remedies to treat the symptoms and make them more bearable. Read more for a bite-sized (pun intended) A-Z guide about mosquitoes in Massachusetts!

What Is Lyme Disease?

May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month! Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that spreads by bite from an infected Borrelia burgdorferi, otherwise known as deer ticks. These arachnids become infected with the bacteria after feeding on other infected animals. This disease continues to be a pressing health concern that affects individuals all around the world. By raising awareness and information about Lyme disease, we can allow individuals to recognize its symptoms, implement preventative measures, and support all of those who are affected.

Why All-Natural Tick & Mosquito Control?

The ones who spend the most time on our lawns are our children and pets. All-natural tick and mosquito control is better for these loved ones and wildlife by reducing their exposure to harmful chemicals. By removing these harmful herbicides and pesticides, air quality is improved, water contamination is minimized, and biodiversity is enhanced.

Maintaining a healthy, green lawn requires more than just regular watering and mowing. Proper soil care is crucial to achieving a beautiful and healthy lawn. In this blog post, we'll explore the importance of soil testing for organic lawn care.

It can be hard to implement sustainable living practices into your day-to-day life, and with the climate crisis in full throttle, it can seem like doing the little things won't help - but it will!

Below are 4 ways you can be more environmentally conscious in your daily life.

If no one has told you yet, Massachusetts is currently in a drought. When people think of a drought, they think of deserts, or of people thirsting for water, but it is really a lot simpler. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), a drought can be defined as “a protracted period of deficient precipitation resulting in extensive damage to crops, and a consequential loss of yield,” but the same way hurricanes have different levels, droughts do as well. A drought can very much be a dry desert with no crop in sight, but it can also be the reason why your grass is turning slightly brown, or your berries and your vegetables are not blooming as frequently as they should.

Fall is a prime time of year for turf health and renovations. As temps. cool, turf grasses thrive, and fall is the best time to rehab those trouble areas.

It’s been a long, hot summer. Given that many of us are sticking close to home these days, and utilizing our lawns/yards more than ever before, your turf has probably seen better days. Maybe you have had some new yard issues this summer like lawn grubs, snow mold, brown patches, or a project that involved digging up some of your cherished lawn. Whatever may have happened, September is an excellent month to help re-invigorate your lawn and set it up for a healthy winter so it can flourish next Spring. Below are a few lawn care strategies we recommend this fall. 

Our biggest enemy in the pursuit of a healthy organic lawn is crabgrass. It shows up in summer, almost out of the blue when the weather is hot and dry and unaddressed will gradually start to take over. A single plant is capable of producing 150 to 700 tillers and 150,000 seeds.