The drive into the office took a bit longer this morning. School buses took their rightful place in the morning traffic, picking kids up and dropping them off for the start of another school year. This familiar sight is just another reminder that summer is winding down and fall is right around the corner. With… Read more »
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Aphids on Crape Myrtles
Written by Evie Baltzer, LawnAmerica Horticulturist Aphids are a big problem for Crape Myrtles every year and this year is no different. If you have a Crape Myrtle with wet, sticky leaves and tiny white to greenish yellow bugs all over the underside, then you probably have aphids. In this region, aphids primarily affect Crape… Read more »
So are you REALLY against Herbicides?
Recently, my wife and I spent a good portion of the summer in the beautiful mountains of Crested Butte, Colorado. I couldn’t help but notice how green and lush the bluegrass was while enjoying one of the outdoor concerts in the area. Kids were happily playing in the grass, others laying on it, and I… Read more »
Heavy Rains Can Present Lawn Challenges
UPDATE Much as we predicted, all of this extra rain has caused the grass (and weeds) to grow like crazy. Based on recent data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, we are now in 3rd place for the Top-10 Wettest Oklahoma Augusts. It appears we are only about half of an inch away from claiming the top… Read more »
Bark Scale on Crape Myrtle
We’ve seen a huge influx of Crape Myrtle Bark Scale this year and it’s becoming a big problem and you may want to know what it is and how it can be treated. Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a fairly new insect problem in our area that’s just developed specifically on Crape Myrtles in the… Read more »
