Category: Seasonal Alerts
Why is there a brown strip along my driveway every spring?
Spring salt damage shows up as straight brown strips along driveways and walkways. Here's how to diagnose it, how to recover the turf, and what to do differently next winter.
From Drought to Recovery: The Critical Role of Fall Fertilization
One of the Driest Summers in Recent Memory This summer has been one of the driest we’ve had in years here in Brewer and across…
Why Is My Grass Turning Black? Maine Summer Lawn Disease Diagnosis
Summer lawn disease in Maine: leaf smut and other fungal pathogens after drought and heat stress. Photos, identification, and what to do (and not do) about it.
The Browntail Moth is spreading. Here is what you need to know.
The Facts Source: State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services The Browntail moth is an invasive species found along the coastal regions of…
Widespread Chinchbug activity being reported!
We are receiving many calls and have confirmed widespread Chinchbug activity and damage taking place! What you need to know. Chinch bugs are a plant-sucking pest. They…
Invasive insects update…
A quick update on European Crane Fly and the European Fire Ant. MDI seems to be a hotbed of these invasive insects. It seems that…
European Crane Fly Life Cycle and Damage in Maine Lawns
We get questions about crane flies most often from our MDI customers. The big mosquito-looking adults show up by the hundreds in late summer, and…
Snow Mold is back!!
It’s back again! Year after year lawns in Maine experience the same issue after the snowpack melts. Many folks like to call it winter kill…
Important GRUB ALERT!
Now that the rain has returned, we are all happy to see our lawns return to their lush green color again. All of us are…