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Pest Solutions

Bugs And Weeds,

Lawns To LakesTM

Treatment Types.

What They Are, What They Mean

TEXPEST, Pest Control From Rational Environmental Solutions (903) 216-1408 etexbiz@gmail.com

This page has details of some of the treatments we offer.

Non Native Pests:

First, a little information. Lets unpack this term from the bottom. The term pest, as I and most other pest professionals use it, means any living organism (like a weed or an insect) causing a problem. It can be plant, animal, fungus, etc. When we talk of pesticide, there are many types: Insecticides, which of course, kill insects. Herbicides, which kill plants, fungicides, for fungus, algaecides for algae.

You get the point. Native. Of course we all understand this one. A native is a life form normally found, or indigenous to a particular area. So a non native pest is a living thing growing where it does not belong. There can be some problems with this, since the new plant or critter, living in this new place, may not know the rules. Non natives like imported fireants, can cause serious economic and environmental damage, as well as painful skin irritations, and in some severe cases, even death. It seems, that they may also be responsible for eliminating the ground nesting bird population in my area, most notably quail, which still bothers me when that season rolls around.

Other examples of non natives, are kudzu, a vine, which has caused massive agricultural, and economic loss, and hydrilla, which has been involved in at least two drowning deaths in area lakes.

Bareground Treatments:

Bareground treatment is the use of chemicals to eliminate vegetation in a specific area, say an industrial site, or a parking lot where weeds or brush may be a problem. The most effective chemicals for long term control are types that are are only sold to, and legally applied by licensed applicators. This can be very useful for those who own or maintain large parking areas, roadways, driveways, or industrial areas such as tank farms or pole yards. It can actually cost less to do a few chemical applications, than to repeatedly mow or trim the area, and is much more aesthetically pleasing.

Aquatic Treatments:

As the name implies, these treatments are done in and around bodies of water, such as ponds and lakes. With the introduction of hydrilla, and a variety of other invasive "water" plants, we have seen an increase in the need for this type of control. This type of treatment, most often requires a licensed applicator.

Right of Ways:

Often seen abbreviated as: ROW. ROW treatments are done in right of way areas, such as highway, railroad, and utility lines. This type of application serves well for fence rows, and ditch banks.

Brush Treatments:

Just a little practical note: A vine entangled, weedy, brushy mess near your home can be a place for insects rodents, and snakes to hide and over winter, or maybe even invade your home. Get rid of the trouble, and cut down on the insect and vermin poluation. Good pest management starts with prevention. In this case, prevention begins with getting rid of overgrowth and brush. As I write this, autumn is comming to East Texas. Clearing the brush now, will cut down on pest problems, and treating regrowth in the spring will keep the problem at a manageable level. We clear brush and treat brush!

This is the selective chemical elimination of brush, brushy vines, weeds, and stump sprouts. This serves the purpose of long term brush control in many areas.

Outdoor Rodent Control:

Gophers can be controlled using poison grain, but the best control is trapping them. Moles can be treated in several ways, trapping is one of the best solutions.

Chemical Mowing:

Chemical mowing is the process of using preventative growth regulating chemicals, or sub lethal doses of herbicides for the purpose of slowing the growth rate in ground covers or grasses. It can be very effective in the control of bahia grass seed heads, and for slowing the growth rates of bermuda grass and several other grasses. There will usually be an accompanying evidence of "phytotoxicity" or "yellowing" for a period of up to 30 days. Depending on the amount of yellowing that can be tolerated, this chemical control can work for a short period of time or for several months. Sometimes the addition of liquid fertilizer can lessen the yellowing effect. It has been used in some highway right of ways to provide entire season long control with one application, thereby eliminating the need for mowing during the growing season.

This is a short list, and will be growing.

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