This week’s tip is about controlling the pests in your garden and landscape. Jay has common and safe solutions for those lawn and garden pests!
Caller
Diane,where to find wildflowers and Saguaros
Recommendation: Strawberry area for wildflowers; Between Fort McDowell towards Payson for Saguaros or just outside of Tucson; Arizona Highwayss
Randy, Silk Oak with Orange Blossom. Where do they come from
Recommendation: Silk Oaks can be messy
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Commentary from Randy, continued from last segment
Australian Bottle Tree may be a nice alternative
Caller
Bill, has 24 inch box Jacaranda and the bark is peeling off
Recommendation: Tree Wrap or Tree Paint
Text in from Perry, Is it too late to plant grapes?
Recommendation: It’s not too late
Keith, lives in Levine and Harper’s Nursery came out to do the Landscape Design, Thank you, great job Bob, had a Eucalyptus that fell on his house. He sees a new root coming up 5 ft. from the house, what to do
Caller
Dave, is getting wilting leaves on the bottom of his new tree
Recommendation: More heat means more water
Rene, has two orange trees with peeling bark. Is she watering too much or not enough
Recommendation: Sun Damage is the cause, go higher with her tree paint or wrap, do not over prune
John, what are the benefits of Pistache or Oak Trees
Recommendation: Pistache will lose leaves in Winter, Oak is EverGreen
Marie, she has caterpillars on her Alderica Pine
Recommendation: BT or Thorocide
Caller
Phyllis, how can she kill the Bermuda Grass between the sidewalk cracks
Recommendation: Glyposate, KillzAll, Round Up
Is going to put a lawn in, how does he prepare the soil
Recommendation: Til the mulch in, Gypsum, Compost, til, insert Sprinkler lines, then lay your sod
Monica, has a peach tree. Her fruit is smaller, what’s happening
Recommendation: Citrus Food, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Valentines Day; it may be time for a new tree
Blue Sky Pest Control in the Studio: Nate Woolf, Cody and Kurt
Special Guest in the Studio: Allen Spigelman fromContech Electronics Inc
Scarecrow from Con-tech
Nooski for trapping Rodents
Commentary from Blue Sky Pest Control
Mosquitos
Four species in Arizona
Caller
Tom, has squirrels in the attic. What to do? He has already cut his trees back and used traps
Recommendation: Screen off the hole; Strobe Light activated by activity
Evictor Strob Light for Squirrels
Ants:
Know the species for effective control
Digital Newsroom
Marilyn is being plagued by pigeons
Mark, Rabbits are destroying landscape
Diana, has flies. What to do
Terry, wants to seal house
Bonnie, blister beetles, What to do
Recommendation: Seasonal Pest, Diatomaceous Earth or spray soapy water on the tree
Scorpions
Clean up Debris
Get rid of the other little critters they eat
Rats: Rat teeth are incredibly hard and efficient Make sure to get the Alpha Rat, which can be hard Be careful, Rats can be vicious
Caller
Mark, had a shower leak and is rebuilding the shower. How does he install the shower pan
Recommendation: Listen to this audio segment to hear Stan ZumBrunnen explain this process, Monterrey Tile on Baseline
Bees:
Honey is Bee puke
Worker Bee 1/12 of a tsp of honey in its lifetime
Stay away from Bees if you see a swarm, some are Africanized and may be dangerous
Caller (not on air)
Jackie has white flies
Recommendation: Call Blue Sky, they will identify the flies
Caller
Matt, has Scorpions on his back block wall and he cannot reach them. There are too many to count.
Recommendation: Black Light at night to identify; be careful if you use the blow torch; Blue Sky can inject chemical into the wall; scorpions can live 5-7 years
Special Guest in the Studio: Darren Julian from Arizona Game & Fish Department
Caller
Joyce, has a serious Javelina Problem
Recommendation: They go after dogs; continued in next segment
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Joyce, has a Javelina problem
Recommendation: reduce the food sources, nail them with a super-soaker with ammonia; deter them from your area
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