We just trapped mole number 2000 for the season. That brings are running total to over 13,000.
2000 moles trapped this year
August 1st, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersWood Chuck
July 30th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersThanks to Cornell University we now know that a Wood Chuck would chuck 700 pounds of wood if a Wood Chuck could chuck wood. We can all sleep better now.
House Fly Trivia
July 23rd, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersHouse Fly trivia: Despite years of trying, no researcher has ever taught a fly anything. Fish, ants, snails, cockroaches, and even worms all can learn, but not flies. If a house fly sees a group of flies, he will join them. That is why fly paper works so good, it is peer pressure.
Mole rescued from a crow
July 20th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersA good Samaritan rescued a mole from a crow. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4e2_1374110731
Watering Tips
July 16th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersThis week will be a scorcher. Do not wait for your lawn to turn brown before you sprinkle. If you wait for the lawn to turn brown it takes 4 times as much water to bring the grass back. I am afraid this email may be too late for some, but make sure you are watering your lawn twice a day now. Once at 4:00 AM, and again at 1:00 PM, assuming there are no sprinkling bans in your area. Your grass is a lot like humans. If you work or exercise outside all day you need to take care of yourself by drinking lots of water on a continuous basis. It would not be wise to try to conserve your bottle of water until you are light headed, your sweating stops, you have stomach cramps, dizziness, and other signs of heat fatigue. An IV and a trip to the urgent care cost a lot more money and time than bottles of water throughout the day.
Watering Your Landscaping
Trees are the opposite of grass. Trees need deep watering cycles. Put a garden hose out at the base of your ornamental trees and let it trickle for several hours. Just because your grass is green, that does not mean your trees are getting enough water.
Mow your grass as high as you can, or skip it this week. Mowing your lawn during this heat can stress it out.
Continue This Conversation
I post these tips on Facebook. I would like to know how much you are watering to keep your grass green. Please comment on our Facebook page because I know there are other clients that are curious as well. I have not heard about any sprinkling bans in the Grand Rapids area. Please post if you are in a sprinkling ban.
Make sure to take care of yourself and your pets.
Dry Lawns
July 10th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersIn this heat, make sure to sprinkle the grass twice every day. The lawn on the left is sprinkling, but not nearly enough.
Asian Tiger Mosquito
June 26th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersThe Asian Tiger Mosquito has got to be the coolest name for an insect. Let’s just hope it does not move into Michigan. http://www.livescience.com/37715-asian-tiger-mosquitoes-chikungunya.html
National Mosquito Awareness Week
June 24th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersThis week is National Mosquito Awareness Week. I am not making this up, only promoting it. However, I am getting no traction trying to create National Mole Awareness week. Follow this link for the American Mosquito Control Association’s home page http://www.mosquito.org/.
1000 moles trapped this year
June 21st, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersThe slowest start to our season and the fastest we ever hit 1000.
That’s a lot of traps
June 13th, 2013 by Tuff Turf MolebustersWe just paid the last bill for the traps we bought this spring. We added another 1,728 choker traps and 680 scissor traps. With over 5000 traps it was hard to believe there were times when we didn’t have any animal control traps in shop and all of the vehicles were almost empty.