Here's an overall fact sheet on growing hydrangeas. Looking for tree recommendation. Q: Please recommend a tree suitable for the Willamette Valley near Eugene with the following characteristics: deciduous, mature height 30 to 40 feet, mature spread 20 to 30 feet, brilliant red color in the fall, minimal care needed, sun tolerant.
Japanese maple. A: Smoketree Cotinus obovatus has orange-red fall foliage. Mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia has red fall color and also has red berries. Many Japanese maples would fit your criteria, but be sure their fall foliage is red and not yellow. Our native vine maple Acer circinatum fits all the criteria except that it prefers some shade and thus may sunburn.
Right now is a great time to tour our local tree nurseries. The only real guarantee of fall color in some species is to buy them in color. How to reduce laurel tree berries. Q: This year, our two old laurel trees produced a large number of berries.
What is the most effective way of reducing the number of berries? A: You can reduce the number of berries by pruning off the flowers. You can do this by by shaping the plant shearing prior to bloom, which is often done to prune the plants into a formal hedge. This will usually cut off most, or all of the flower buds, depending on how deeply into the canopy you cut, because flower buds will be concentrated near the tips of the previous season shoots.
Or if you prefer to enjoy the blooms, which do smell nice, prune the plant as the blooms fade. That will eliminate the berries as well. Support system for grapevines. Q: How much can one full-grown grapevine weigh trunk, ripe grapes, leaves?
Your Orkin technician will put together a specialized beetle treatment program to ensure your pest problem doesn't stand a chance. While the specific treatment procedures and methods may vary based on the specific diet and habitat of the pest beetle, the components of an effective and efficient treatment closely follow those of a comprehensive integrated pest management IPM program.
When beetles become a pest problem, your pest management professional PMP will provide a thorough inspection to accurately identify the pest beetle. Based on the findings, your PMP will develop an effective treatment plan to resolve the problems specific to your home. Accurate identification is critical, so that the right methods are applied. Otherwise, a wrong ID can result in a plan that does not work. Education that explains the life cycle and an explanation of why control efforts cannot be directed only where adult beetles are found will be provided.
Therefore, the treatment plan will include targeting areas where the immature stages live and taking action so that they do not become adults. Your PMP will help recognize damage and the signs and kinds of fabric, wood or foodstuffs that beetles infest. Also, customer education will target the use of re-infestation prevention methods once the pest problem is resolved.
The treatment plan may include using pheromone-based traps that are useful for determining insect development sites and population sizes. Depending on the situation, your PMP may also use insect growth regulators. They will use products as a last resort and only when the non-chemical procedures are not sufficient to get rid of the problems. Orkin can provide the right solution to keep beetles in their place…out of your home or business.
Different materials attract specific types of beetles into homes and yards. Many species seek out stored grains and packaged foods, while others feed on garden plants, wood, or fabric.
Homeowners may accidentally bring the pests into the house along with infested products. The search for shelter may also bring beetles indoors. Some of these pests overwinter in homes to avoid cold weather. They may enter the house through cracks in the foundation or gaps around door and window frames. These pests can get inside by hiding in:. There are three basic groups that may require treatment inside our homes and businesses:. Beetles are a nuisance because of their ability to damage stored food and property.
Sometimes, in the quest to remove potential beetle harborage areas outside, homeowners go a bit too far. For example, getting rid of the natural food sources and breeding sites outside of your home may cause beetles to seek shelter where you least want to find them — inside your home. Roof leaks, plumbing problems and excess humidity provide beetles with the moisture they need to survive.
In the case of wood-destroying beetles, wood with high moisture content provides a food source for beetle larvae. Over time, these beetle larvae chew away at the structure and other wood in your home, which can lead to extensive and costly damage repairs. Their diet consists of protein, making these beetles beneficial when they get into your garden. Not only will they feed on plant-damaging pests like aphids, but when they aren't crawling around in your garden, ground beetles can help your lawn by eating lawn-damaging grubs and assisting with the aeration of your soil.
As beneficial as these pests can be for your lawn and garden, ground beetles can become very frustrating when they find their way into your home. That will be the focus of this article as we are, after all, a pest control company. Keeping pests out of homes is what we do! Unlike carpenter ants, termites, and other wood-damaging pests, beetles must rely upon an entry point to get into your home. But they're not above using entry points created by these other pests.
If carpenter ants have tunneled a hole through your sole plate, ground beetles are sure to take advantage of it. If a rat has chewed a hole in one of your door frames, ground beetles will use that hole, if the rat doesn't eat it for a snack first. Here are a few other entry points ground beetles are likely to access:. A damaged door sweep on an exterior door, especially a door that is in a foundation wall.
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