With a mix of hot, humid environments and plentiful rain during half of the year, Florida is a breeding ground for many different types of insects. Here in Florida there is no shortage of insects that you may encounter all year round. Which are the most common bugs which call Florida home? Florida has at least 12,500 insect species and they all eat something. Whether or not humans call them “pests” depends on how they impact our lives.
Some of them eat the plants we consider important, like food crops or decorative greenery. Other species of them bite, sting, or try to feed on us in all seasons. Many insects are considered invasive species that arrived in Florida by accident. Others were intentionally introduced without the realization that they would become invaders affecting Florida residents and its' environment in a negative and destructive way.
Bugs do not wait for a formal invitation to come in. That is why chances are your Florida home has more than one species of common household insects roaming around. A lot of the natural habitats Florida insects crave can be found in your home, just as in nature. Some insects prefer to be hidden and tucked away in dark corners, avoiding human contact. Others may live behind furniture, inside drain pipes, behind cabinets, or under dressers. They can be found everywhere you live.
The truth is that insects are not difficult to see in Florida – they usually find you. Once you get past the unwanted mosquitoes, cockroaches and deer flies there is a dazzling abundance of insect life in this tropical state. This state showcases a rainbow of gloriously colored butterflies. Huge tropical moths can be seen almost year around. Vivid green mantids, bright red ladybugs and exotic-looking walking sticks and giant orange grasshoppers are easy to find. Almost any color is represented by the bug life of Florida.
Florida’s weather is beautiful, warm, and humid: the perfect environment for people to enjoy and – unfortunately – bugs. There are over 500 species of insects that are found in Florida and there are so many different types of bugs it is quite a task to catalog them all. Suffice it to say that if there is an insect which can bug you you can probably find it here in Florida.
Catching problems early may minimize the amount of insect treatment, allowing for better results and saving you a good deal of money. Ensure the beauty and health of your property by inspecting your property frequently and taking action as soon as you see a problem.
As the seasonal song goes, it's beginning to look a lot like...holidays. The holidays are fast approaching and this season is characterized by delicious things to eat and drink, parties, presents, and thousands of twinkling holiday lights. This is a time for family and making memories to last a lifetime. Get your shopping out of the way, put up the tree, light the menorah, enjoy a cup of cocoa, and bake cookies with your kids. And do not forget your home and yard when it is time to decorate for the holidays.
Seasonal lighting creates a warm, inviting atmosphere for your guests. Bright, cheerful lighting and decorations also help you and your neighbors enjoy the holiday spirit. Whether you are looking for simple roofline lighting or landscape design and tree lighting, we have got you covered. And because holiday lighting solutions should be simple and stress-free, we routinely inspect our installations and make any necessary repairs so you will have to worry about a thing.
Lighting is a fantastic way to elevate your holiday landscaping design and bring visual appeal and safety to your space. From highlighting specific plants to preventing potentially dangerous shadowy areas, custom seasonal lighting is the perfect way to bring your landscaping to another level. For an extra touch of personality and fun, let us ring in the holiday season with custom lighting. Whether you want something elegant or festive, we can set it up just the way you want it.
Enjoy the stunning effects of your property, all decked out for the holidays, without the concerns of climbing on your roof, putting ladders in trees, or replacing burnt out bulbs and blown fuses. Leave all that to us and get back to enjoying your holidays. Do not spend your weekends climbing ladders and untangling strands of lights. This year enjoy the convenience of a professionally designed/installed festive holiday lighting display.
Zimmerman Tree Service provides commercial holiday and year-round lighting services in the Palm Beach County area. Professionally decorate your business for the holiday season with holiday lights and Christmas decorating service. Get professional lighting installation at its very best, with safe, quality installation and removal. From holiday lighting design, installation, removal and storage, turn your business or home into a wonderland.
South Florida mosquitoes love snowbirds. They also like anything and anybody else they can put the bite on. This includes gators, bulldogs, your cats, your kids and you. They are equal opportunity pests, feeding across all socio-economic lines. They do not discriminate based on race, creed, sex, religion, or even species. If you have blood, they want you.
Of course we are only speaking of the females of the mosquito clan. All mosquitoes — male and female — ingest nectar and water as primary nutrition sources. The females only drink blood after mating to obtain the necessary protein and energy to help their eggs develop. Females and males both buzz as they fly around you but females buzz at a higher pitch. Male mosquitoes could not put the bite on you even if they wanted to. The females are the only ones with a piercing proboscis — that needle-like protrusion used to break the skin and draw blood.
It will come as no surprise to any South Floridian to hear the region is one of the nation’s top spots for mosquitoes. What is surprising — the area is only No. 5. The Miami Herald reports that "due to the region’s high-profile (and likely continuing) entanglement with Zika, bloodsuckers were elevated from annoying pest to deadly disease carriers for Floridians. This didn’t go unnoticed by pest company Orkin, who moved the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area up eight spots on the 50-city list and into the top ten. Now the area is ranked 5, snugly between New York at No. 4 and Dallas/Fort Worth at No. 6."
South Florida residents have not forgotten last year’s Zika scare. State and local officals say they are doing everything they can to prevent the number of Zika transmission cases from spiking. This year so far, the reported number of South Florida residents who contracted Zika while traveling abroad is down significantly this year when compared with the same period a year ago. But as long as the mosquitoes are still out there, so is the virus...and the risk of contracting it.
Our technicians are trained to provide superior service that results in a significant decline in mosquito populations. We use proven products to provide long-lasting mosquito control, which means we can make fewer visits to your home. With our service, your family can spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time worrying about the nuisance of mosquitoes.
Autumn is finally here and we can see this change in the season most clearly in our trees and plants. Here in Florida we do not have the radical widespread color change across our tree canopy they experience in the middle and northern states. Nevertheless with the coming of fall there are enough temperate plants to provide some seasonal color. After Halloween in early to mid November is when the leaves in Florida begin their fall color display.
With the changing of the season comes a change in the needs of our Florida landscaping greenery - which in fall becomes a bit less green. Your grass will grow much more slowly during the cooler months. Now is the time for an end-of-season mowing as disease has a harder time getting established with shorter grass. The leaves that drop from the trees will be great for your compost heap, too. Keep the pile stirred up with a rake every week and you will have excellent mulch for planting in the spring.
Fall is a much less-active growth time for or Florida plants. These cooler months are a good time to manage large plantings in the landscape. This is the time for planting or transplanting trees. Also woody ornamental shrubs benefit from fall planting because the months of cooler weather are less stressful on the trees and shrubs and root growth is enhanced. Fall is recognized as a good time to do nearly everything in the garden.
Here in Florida we seem to go from summer to fall in the blink of an eye. Florida sees the transition from summer growth to winter growth typically begin sometime between mid-September and mid-October. This transitional period is an ideal time to provide fall fertilization and to perform core aeration and over seeding for cool-season grasses. Well-fertilized grass will store up significant food reserves and produce healthy roots during the next 60 days to sustain it during the winter. Core aeration promotes significant root growth during the transitional period.
If you have questions about your trees, plants or property, Zimmerman Tree Service provides consulting and diagnosis services to answer your questions and meet your needs. We provide free estimates. Whatever you need to know about South Florida tree and plant care our knowledgeable experts can help you. We can do a walk through of your property, inventory the major elements of your landscape, identify problem areas, advise you on courses of action and implement plans to meet your needs.
