How Can Pests Impact Your Florida Garden?
Florida’s warm, humid environment, paired with the state’s excessive moisture content, is perfect for the proliferation of common garden pests. These small creatures can damage your plants, leading to stunted growth, wilting, curled leaves, yellow discoloration, and even death.
Early detection is necessary to protect the vitality of your favorite vegetables, ferns, fruits, and perennials. By spotting and properly identifying garden pests early on, you have a better chance of securing the appropriate pest control treatment to eliminate them.
Champion Termite & Pest Control is happy to identify and exterminate aphids, whiteflies, caterpillars, and spider mites. Our experienced pest control professionals can provide quality pest control services for residential and commercial gardens. Contact us today for a free pest inspection and service estimate!
Aphids
Aphids are very small pests with long antennae. They come in various colors, including green, brown, black, and pink. However, despite their minuscule size, aphids can pack a deadly punch. These pests can reproduce rapidly and have voracious appetites. They use their mouthparts to pierce through plant tissue and consume its sap. This depletes the plant’s energy, leading to quick deterioration.
You can preserve the safety and health of your garden by using insecticidal soap to kill aphids safely. You can also elect to use a more natural, environmentally friendly pest control solution. By introducing ladybugs to your garden, these insects can serve as natural predators to aphids, reducing aphid populations.
Whiteflies
Whiteflies may resemble moths in appearance. These flying pests typically gather underneath leaves. Like aphids, whiteflies can also be managed using insecticidal soap or ladybugs. However, neem oil application and sticky traps can also lower whitefly prevalence in your garden. Talk to our pest exterminator company about the best approach for your plants.
Caterpillars
Caterpillars may be the larvae of helpful pollinators, such as butterflies and moths, but they are nowhere near as beneficial to the ecosystem. Caterpillars perform the opposite – wreaking havoc throughout gardens.
Pest control methods, including insecticides, row covers, and Bacillus thuringiensis, can eliminate caterpillars while leaving other non-pest insects intact.
Spider Mites
Spider mites can lay hundreds of eggs during their lifetime. This can be a huge problem when these eggs eventually hatch and consume plant sap in large quantities.
Thin, fine webs on plants can indicate that a spider mite pest infestation has invaded your garden.
As with other common pests, insecticidal soap, oils, ladybugs, and predatory mites can help control spider mite numbers. Moreover, healthy garden practices and maintenance, such as adhering to a regular watering schedule, can help property owners protect their gardens.
Pest Extermination Services
Champion Termite & Pest Control technicians can successfully prevent and exterminate the above garden pests.
Furthermore, at our pest exterminator company, we try to avoid using chemical pesticides and harmful treatments. Instead, we elect to use safer alternatives.
Row covers are a good option. These plastic coverings are placed over crops to prevent pests from reaching the plant’s stems, buds, and leaves.
Want to know more about how environmentally safe pest control methods can benefit you and your garden? Contact our qualified pest control specialists today!
