Serving Plant City
Lawn insect and fire ant control for Plant City yards
Turf that feels soft underfoot, bare patches spreading across new sod, fire ant mounds by the well house. Plant City lawns take a beating from insects, and we check which one is responsible before anything goes down.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Office on East Busch Blvd, Tampa
- Area
- Plant City
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Office
- East Busch Blvd, north Tampa
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
Plant City lawns with bahiagrass or bermudagrass are where mole crickets do the most harm, tunneling through roots in spring and again in late summer. Fall armyworms are the other risk, especially on new sod that was heavily fertilized in late summer. A quick soap flush tells us which insect is there and whether the numbers justify treating.
Local conditions
Mole crickets, armyworms and fire ants around Plant City
Plant City counted 39,764 residents in the 2020 census, making it one of the larger towns in east Hillsborough. Grass type matters a lot for mole crickets. Florida's pest species, the tawny, southern and short-winged mole crickets, prefer bahiagrass and bermudagrass. Their tunnels cut the roots and lift the soil, so the turf thins, browns and feels spongy. Damage is worst from March to June and from late August to early October. A soap flush of 1.5 fluid ounces of dish soap in 2 gallons of water over 4 square feet should bring up 2 to 4 crickets before treatment is worth it.
Fall armyworms hit Florida turf in both spring and fall. They feed in the early morning and late evening and leave bare patches spread over a wide area. New sod that was heavily fertilized in late summer is the most at risk, so a freshly laid Plant City yard deserves a close look in early fall. A tablespoon of dish soap per gallon of water over a 4 by 4 foot area brings the caterpillars up. Fire ants share the same yards, nesting along driveways, foundations and inside electrical boxes, and moving to higher ground after heavy rain.
Most called about
What Plant City yards and homes need most
Mole Cricket Control
Tunnels and spongy turf in bahiagrass and bermudagrass yards.
Sod Webworm & Armyworm Control
Armyworms stripping new sod in spring and fall.
Fire Ant Control
Mounds along drives, slabs, well houses and utility boxes.
Lawn Weed Control
Sedges and broadleaf weeds moving into thin, damaged turf.
Rat & Mouse Control
Roof rats in sheds, barns and attics on larger lots.
Wasp & Hornet Removal
Paper wasp and yellow jacket nests under eaves and in outbuildings.
Getting to you
Reaching Plant City from north Tampa
Plant City visits go east from the office on East Busch Boulevard in north Tampa. On bigger properties, tell us which parts of the lawn are damaged, where the animals go and whether there is a gate or well house we need to work around. The phone is picked up 24/7, and you hear the price first.
Call (813) 471-5363Questions
Plant City lawn pest questions
What people in Plant City ask us on the phone.
Ask us on the phoneMole crickets leave raised tunnels and spongy turf. Armyworms leave bare patches across a wide area with the soil undisturbed. A soap flush brings up whichever one is there.
From March to June and again from late August to early October. Those are the windows when we watch bahiagrass and bermudagrass lawns most closely.
Yes, especially if it was fertilized heavily in late summer. Fall armyworms favor fresh, well-fed sod, so watch for bare patches in early fall.
Yes. Fire ants like electrical boxes and equipment pads. We use bait and targeted treatments there and tell you how long to keep animals away.
Yes. Tell us where the nest is and how high, and we come equipped for it.
Talk to a technician
Pests in Plant City? Call now.
Tell us what you found and where. We will tell you what it probably is and when a technician can be there.