Author: Green Thumb Lawn Service
Pest Management
The Damage Looked Like Drought. It Was Chinch Bugs.
A lawn we diagnosed this summer had gone straw in the sun and rain was not bringing it back. Chinch bugs are small enough to miss for a whole season. Here is where they live, why the damage reads as drought, and when we get ahead of them.
Pest Management
Tick Season Is Not Over. October Is Their Busiest Month.
Most Mainers think tick season ends with summer. Adult deer ticks peak in late October, right when everyone is back outside raking. Here is where they actually live, what the Maine numbers look like, and what to do about it this month.
Lawn Care
Your Lawn Is Not Dead. It Is Waiting for Rain.
Maine just came through one of its driest summers on record. Here is what is actually happening in your lawn, why the next few weeks decide next spring, and why October is the busiest month of the year for deer ticks.