Control weeds, pests this summer

Wet weather combined with hot temperatures leads to the quick growth of weeds in your lawn and garden along with the onset of all kinds of pests that can wreak havoc with your plants.

Hot Springs County Weed and Pest does their best to stay on top of both those nasty weeds and the pests that go along with them.

They will coordinate with landowners in weed management zones to target specific noxious species of weeds.

In addition, they conduct surveys and inspections throughout the county for those noxious weeds and certify weed-free forage and gravel.

They can offer cost share on control of your weeds and can loan out backpack sprayers for the do it yourselfer.

If you have a large area, they will help you create a weed management plan as well as go through your land and identify the weeds for you.

Mosquitoes are starting to show up and Weed and Pest does their best to keep ahead of the little biters.

If you don’t have a fogger for your property, they can certainly loan you one as well as fill your privately owned foggers with the right mixture to keep them at bay.

Throughout the county, Weed and Pest treats standing water to eliminate the larvae before they hatch along with aerial spraying for adult mosquitoes and ground fogging throughout town.

If you have any questions about what weed and pest can do to help you keep your property weed and pest free, give them a call at 864-2278.