Why Choose Organic Tick Control?
Simply, the benefits of organic tick control are about what we are NOT killing and poisoning.
Still Using Synthetic Fertilizers & Dyed Mulches?
These products are working against healthy soil and healthy humans.
Oak Wilt Continues to Spread
This fungal disease is killing oaks rapidly. Do you notice summer leaf drop?
10 Tick-Eating NY Natives
These critters make a meal out of Long Island’s most dangerous pest.
ROUNDUP=BAD
Please resist buying or using this toxic herbicide. Consider our organic alternative.
Lace Bugs - A Summer Plant Pest
Lace bug feeding causes stippled leaves and invites sooty mold.
Deer-Resistant Plants
Deer can’t be best! Try these deer-resistant varieties when planting trees and shrubs.
Cottony Scales
These insects appear on a variety of trees and shrubs. Keep an eye out!
Whitefly are Active
These bugs drop honeydew and cause sooty mold. Yuck!
Eastern Tent Caterpillars & Fall Webworms: Not to Worry
Are you finding silky masses on your trees? They’re likely one of these 2 species of moth larvae and they’re not as dangerous to plant health as they look.
Enjoying Spring & Avoiding Ticks
Tips to avoid ticks this spring.
Lichen - It’s OK!
What is this fungus all over my trees?! No worries, it’s only lichen and it’s totally harmless.
Winter Burn is Really, Really Bad This Year
Do you notice all the damage to broadleaf evergreens this spring?
Beech Leaf Disease Continues to Spread on L.I.
Do I Need Dormant Oil?
This early stage in the yearly cycle is a critical time for preventing many pest problems (and some diseases).
Beneficial Bugs
Bugs aint bad! Our organic approach means targeting pests but leaving beneficials to their business.
VIDEO Spring Tick Myths
Spring Tick Myths. Be wary of “natural” solutions.
Brewing Compost Tea
How we make our organic vermicompost-based fertilizer.
The Soil Food Web
Let’s talk about some essential beneficial microbes that you may be missing in your soil.
VIDEO Field Report: Vines
Please don’t make your holiday wreaths out of poison ivy vines. It is sure to ruin your week. A quick review of some pesky vines and what to do about them this time of year.