PEST ARRESTERS is licensed for Ornamental and Turf Pesticide application. Insects and other pests can wreak havoc on your lawn and shrubbery and trees. Let us take control of your pest problem by contacting us.

White Grubs

• White grubs are the larvae of scarab beetles.
• These larvae have C-shaped bodies that are cream colored. They have a reddish-brown head capsule and three pair of legs.

Chinch Bugs

• Small insects (adults are 1/5" of an inch) that are black and white in color.
• They feed by sucking juices from the leaves and stems of the grass which will cause the grass to wilt and discolor.
• The turf will appear patchy and turn yellow and then brown over time. Damage will be heaviest in sunny areas, so it can be mistaken for drought stress.

Spider Mites

• Spider mites, often called red spiders, are so small they can barely be detected with the unaided eye. These mites are common pests on many different houseplants and seem to be most damaging during periods of hot, dry weather.
• Will cause grass to have a lack of vigor and a pale or silvery discoloration. The leaves of the grass will become yellow and eventually dry out and die.
• Damage appears as bleached-out or yellowish spots on the infested leaves. Heavily infested plants become stunted and may die.
• Spider mites have a rapid life cycle under ideal environmental conditions. Populations can explode in a short time.
• You may find fine webbing at the feeding areas on the under surfaces of the grass blades.

Eastern Tent Caterpillars

• The Eastern Tent Caterpillar feeds on cherry, peach, plum, and hawthorne.
• The larvae form a tent in the crotch of a tree very early in the spring. Larvae feed inside the tent and expand the size as they grow. Larvae are quite hairy and have a conspicuous white line down the middle of there back.
• There is only one generation per year and most of the year including the winter is spent in the egg stage. Egg clusters are laid on small twigs on the host plant.
• Adults are seldom seen except for a few weeks when they can be found under lights.

Spider mite damage to foliage