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Monthly Archives: May 2014

HPC In The News

butch_hogarth-600sfwHogarth’s Pest Control owner Ken Hogarth was mentioned in the Traverse City Record Eagle once again, this time in an article about mosquitos. As Ken predicted back in March, this has been a terrible season for the insect. The vast amounts of standing water in inland areas has increased the number of mosquitos by the thousands. “The best time to treat them is whenever you have standing water because the treatment goes into water and kills larvae,” Hogarth said. “That’s the best time to treat them — before they hatch — but that never happens. It almost puts you at a disadvantage.”

Hogarth’s offers a spray to help prevent against mosquitoes in your yard. Contact us to set up your mosquito spray at 231-264-6060 or at [email protected].

To view the full article, click here.

Voles

VoleThere are several different types of Voles in our Northern Michigan region. People often confuse them with with mice and/or moles. Voles are dark brown or black in color with grey or silver on the surface. They have small rounded ears that are hidden behind fur.

The Vole is capable of mating year-round and can produce offspring up to 17 times in a year. On average, Voles have six young in their litter. Voles typically have a home range of about ¼ acre of land with a single burrow system with several young and adults. They constantly groom these trails and leave grass cuttings along the way. They can be active at any time of the day, albeit they are most active at dusk and dawn.

Voles are herbivores, meaning they only eat plants, and they are capable of finding food sources year-round.  They feed on sprouting shoots in the spring, tips and seeds in the summer/fall, and roots in the winter—all of which can cause damage to your landscaping and trees.

Contracting a pest control technician to place professional products in your yard is the best way to eliminate voles and other rodents from damaging shrubs and other greenery.

If you’ve started to notice damage to your shrubs and grass, check out this video we found on voles. Click here to view.