Serving Westchase
Lawn caterpillars, chinch bugs and ant trails in Westchase
Ragged grass blades in the morning, moths drifting up from the lawn at dusk, and tiny ants on the bathroom counter. Westchase homes are newer than most in our area, and their pests are mostly about the lawn and the landscaping.
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- Office on East Busch Blvd, Tampa
- Area
- Westchase, Tampa
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- Hillsborough County
- Office
- East Busch Blvd, north Tampa
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
Westchase homes have a median build year of 2000, and the lawn pests we look for first there are tropical sod webworms and southern chinch bugs. Webworms feed at night and leave ragged, thinning grass, while chinch bugs leave round yellow patches on sunny edges. We look at the damage up close to tell which one it is, because the treatment and timing differ.
Local conditions
Westchase turf and landscaping pests
Westchase counts about 24,885 residents, with 6,424 owner-occupied homes, 63.9% of the total, and a median build year of 2000. Most of those yards were sodded when the houses went up, and St. Augustine, bermuda and zoysia are all on the tropical sod webworm menu from spring through fall. The grayish-green caterpillars hide by day and feed at night, so the first sign is often ragged blades or moths flying up at dusk. Chinch bugs work differently, starting in high, dry, sandy spots in full sun.
Indoors, the trouble usually starts in the landscaping. White-footed ants have been collected in Hillsborough County, and they nest in palm fronds, trees, mulch and attics, then follow electrical cables inside to kitchens and bathrooms. Colonies are large and spread over several nests, and baits are the only proven control. We place bait along the trails and near the outdoor nesting spots rather than spraying, and we tell you which plantings touching the house are giving the ants a bridge.
Most called about
Common pest work in Westchase
Sod Webworm & Armyworm Control
Night-feeding caterpillars thinning St. Augustine from spring through fall.
Chinch Bug Control
Yellow patches on dry, sunny lawn edges and corner lots.
Ant Control
White-footed ant trails following wiring into kitchens and baths.
Shrub & Ornamental Pest Control
Scale, aphids and mites on the shrubs that frame newer homes.
Lanai & Pool Cage Pest Control
Webs, wasps and ants inside screened pool enclosures.
Termite Bait Stations
Termite monitoring for homes now more than twenty-five years old.
Getting to you
How Westchase visits work
Westchase is northwest of our East Busch Boulevard office, past Citrus Park. Gated villages need a gate code or guard instructions, so have those ready when you call. Lawn work is timed around your irrigation days, and we tell you when it is fine to run the sprinklers again.
Call (813) 471-5363Questions
Westchase lawn and ant questions
What people in Westchase ask us on the phone.
Ask us on the phoneWebworm damage looks chewed and ragged, often with moths flying up at dusk. Chinch damage looks yellow and dried out, starting at sunny edges. We confirm by looking down in the thatch.
Yes. Fall armyworms are hardest on new sod that was heavily fertilized in late summer, and webworms feed on St. Augustine of any age. Watch for bare or ragged spots in the first season.
White-footed ants follow electrical cables into kitchens and bathrooms from nests outside or in the attic. Spraying the counter does not reach the colony, so we bait.
Yes. Tell us about any notice or sign rules and we follow them. We treat only your own yard unless the association books us for common areas.
Published Florida figures for lawn pests run $150 to $400 one-time; $500 to $1,000 annual. We measure the turf and give you the price before we treat.
Talk to a technician
Pests in Westchase? Call now.
Tell us what you found and where. We will tell you what it probably is and when a technician can be there.