Serving Riverview
Mole cricket, fire ant and termite help in Riverview
Spongy turf that lifts underfoot, fire ant mounds along the driveway, a termite treatment date nobody remembers. Riverview yards keep us busy, and every visit starts with finding out what is actually under the grass.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Office on East Busch Blvd, Tampa
- Area
- Riverview
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Office
- East Busch Blvd, north Tampa
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
Riverview lawns see mole cricket tunnels in bahiagrass and bermudagrass, plus fire ant mounds along driveways and slabs. Mole cricket damage is worst from March to June and again from late August to early October. A soap flush that brings up 2 to 4 crickets over a small patch within three minutes is the point where treatment makes sense.
Local conditions
Riverview lawns, slabs and the termite clock
Riverview counted 107,396 residents in the 2020 census, a little smaller than neighboring Brandon. County housing figures help explain the work there. Across Hillsborough, 37.5% of homes have gone up since 2000 and the median year built is 1991. Florida's building code requires preventive termite protection on new homes, but a treatment from the year a house went up does not last forever, so a newer Riverview home is still worth checking along the foundation for mud tubes, especially after spring swarm season.
Lawns take the rest of our time in Riverview. Florida's pest mole crickets, the tawny, southern and short-winged species, prefer bahiagrass and bermudagrass, and their tunnels cut roots and lift the soil so the turf feels spongy and dries out. Damage peaks from March to June and again from late August to early October. Before treating, we run a soap flush: 1.5 fluid ounces of dish soap in 2 gallons of water poured over 4 square feet. Two to four crickets surfacing within three minutes justifies treatment. Fire ants share the same yards, nesting along sidewalks, driveways and foundations.
Most called about
What Riverview yards and homes need most
Mole Cricket Control
Tunnels and spongy turf in bahiagrass and bermudagrass lawns.
Fire Ant Control
Mounds along driveways, sidewalks and the edge of the slab.
Termite Bait Stations
Monitoring once the original builder treatment has aged.
Chinch Bug Control
Yellow patches spreading in sunny St. Augustine sections.
Sod Webworm & Armyworm Control
Ragged blades and brown patches from caterpillars feeding at night.
Mosquito Control
Yard treatments around retention ponds, pool cages and plant saucers.
Getting to you
How we get to Riverview
Riverview visits are scheduled out of the office on East Busch Boulevard in north Tampa, heading south beyond Brandon. For lawn work, tell us when the grass was last mowed and watered, since a soap flush reads best on moist soil. Someone answers the phone 24/7, and you hear the price before work starts.
Call (813) 471-5363Questions
Riverview lawn and termite questions
What people in Riverview ask us on the phone.
Ask us on the phoneMix 1.5 fluid ounces of dish soap into 2 gallons of water and pour it over a 4 square foot patch. Two to four crickets surfacing within three minutes means treatment is justified.
Florida's pest mole crickets prefer bahiagrass and bermudagrass, so those lawns take the worst of it. We confirm with a flush before treating any lawn type.
It was most likely treated during construction, but that protection does not last indefinitely. An inspection tells you whether to add bait stations or a soil treatment now.
Heavy rain pushes colonies to higher ground, so mounds shift to driveways, slab edges and even utility boxes. Broadcast bait reaches colonies you cannot see.
We tell you on the day, based on the product used. In most cases it means keeping them off until the treated area has dried.
Talk to a technician
Pests in Riverview? Call now.
Tell us what you found and where. We will tell you what it probably is and when a technician can be there.