Turf Solutions + LLC

10/24/2021

Pretty cool.

08/10/2017

Ticks and the diseases they spread are advancing across the U.S. Along with Lyme disease, there are other tick-borne diseases we should all keep in mind.

06/08/2016

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There are only two ways to contract the Zika Virus. Mosquito bites and as an STD. I can help with the mosquito bites, but the other is up to you. We should all feel safe and comfortable in our backyards.
Give me a call and get a free estimate.
(804)580-1804

No vaccine exists…Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites…

01/04/2016

With all this freakish weather, it's been hard to figure out where the landscape season stops and starts this year.

If you had a bad year for moles, like most of the yards that I treat did. Give me a call and we will do a preventative food supply treatment. By eliminating the moles main food source ( beetle grubs), you in turn eliminate the moles.
This may require a second application if you have them in large numbers.

Also remember that if you wanted to plant some trees or shrubs and think it's too late because it's January. Think again. It was 70° last week. The soil temperature should allow us to plant for another month or so.

So, like I said. This crazy weather has allowed those of us who procrastinate to do some yard projects even though we put them off already.

Call Jeff
m(804)580-1804
[email protected]

03/18/2015

THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE SOON. I'm talking about MOSQUITOES.
If you've been considering trying out mosquito fogging but have had questions about it working. I have THE OFFER FOR YOU. Call me and make an appointment and I'll come by make an assessment and give you your first treatment for FREE. If it works (which it will ) sign up for the season and enjoy a summer without mosquitoes and a variety of other outdoor annoyances.
JEFF HARRISON
(804)580-1804

03/08/2015

It was brought to my attention that by having me fog some of my yards for mosquitoes things such as fleas, ticks, crickets, moths, ants and even wasps and hornets seem to be basically nonexistent.

03/07/2015

03/07/2015

I know it's hard to think about mosquito control while there's still snow on the ground. It is almost time to sign up again or for the first time.
If you still have some reservations about mosquito fogging I would encourage you to ask any of my clients who are currently using this service.
I will be mailing out fliers offering savings to my current clients and will post them around town and on FB in the next couple of days.

10/28/2014

We are fast approaching the time to spray "Horticultural Oil" on our plants and shrubs that were affected by one pest or another during this past growing season.

This type of treatment is particularly effective against many stages of overwintering insects. Most importantly it is quite effective against insect eggs that would otherwise hatch as soon as the first warm weather hits in spring. If you kill the eggs the invaders have to travel to get to your plant material. Otherwise they are already there and you can almost guarantee an infestation.

If you would like more details or a FREE estimate please give me a call.
Jeff Harrison
TURF SOLUTIONS PLUS
580-1804

08/14/2014

Some of our most recent work.
We were teamed up with Cheryl Smith and I think it was a great combination.

07/28/2014

Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Cause the Most Mosquito Bites in Virginia.

Every summer, thousands of Virginians complain to their local and state government officials about the horrible mosquito problems they have in their neighborhoods. Often, a nearby pond, puddle, flooded ditch, marsh or swamp are the focus of the mosquito complaint. However, in most cases the problem mosquitoes turn out to be Asian tiger mosquitoes and the source of these mosquitoes is found to be containers of water on or near the residence.

Asian tiger mosquitoes are only active during daylight hours [sun up through dusk], but do not like to spend too much time in open sunlight. Therefore, their populations are more of a problem in neighborhoods that have a lot of shade.

Asian tiger mosquitoes can be a potential health threat as they are able to transmit a number of mosquito-borne diseases. In Virginia, these diseases include West Nile virus, La Crosse encephalitis, and Eastern equine encephalitis. They could also be important vectors of tropical diseases like dengue and chikungunia if and when these diseases get imported into Virginia.

Unfortunately, control of Asian tiger mosquitoes by county mosquito control programs is difficult because the truck mounted foggers [aerosol sprayers] traditionally used for mosquito control only kill the mosquito species that are in active flight. As Asian tiger mosquitoes fly very little, and spend most of their time sitting in foliage, waiting for a meal to walk by, they are poorly controlled by such sprays. To have an impact, aerosol sprays would have to be directed with some velocity into all shrubberies and foliage from close range in each yard [i.e., by people with back-pack foggers].

The best tiger mosquito control efforts involve teams of people going house-to-house to find and dump, or treat all the container breeding habitats at each residence and to educate the residents. This activity can be combined with back-pack fogging or the application of barrier sprays (i.e., residual insecticides sprayed on bushes to prevent mosquitoes from landing or resting there). However, this type of control activity is generally too intensive and costly for most municipalities to afford, and if home owners are not educated or involved in the process, there are very few other control options available.

If you are having problems with mosquitoes in your neighborhood, call us at
TURF SOLUTIONS +LLC
(804) 580-1804

07/25/2014

How's that for the last light of the day?