Lawn & Landscape Pest Control in Moscow, Idaho

Lawn and landscape pest control in Moscow protects the lawns of the Palouse town from the grubs, the moles, and the voles. The white grubs are the most common lawn damage in the region, and the moles follow the grubs and the earthworms. The valley moisture keeps the lawn pests active, and the farm-edge and the timber-edge lawns carry the heaviest pressure. The professional lawn pest program combines the grub control, the mole trapping, and the vole management.

The Moscow lawn pests

• White grub — the C-shaped larvae that feed on the grass roots.
• Mole — the Eastern mole that tunnels through the lawn.
• Vole (meadow vole) — the short-tailed rodent that runs the surface runways.
• Chinch bug — the occasional pest of the sunny, stressed lawns.
• Field ants — the mound-building ants of the farm-edge lawns.

Signs of the lawn pest damage

• Brown patches that lift like a carpet — the grub damage.
• Raised soil ridges — the mole tunnels.
• Surface runways — the vole trails.
• Skunk and the raccoon digging — the animals digging for the grubs.
• Brown patches in the sunny areas — the chinch bug damage.

How lawn pest control works

1. Inspection. The technician identifies the pest species and the extent of the damage.
2. Grub treatment. The preventive granular treatment is applied in the early summer.
3. Mole trapping. The tunnels are collapsed and the traps are set.
4. Vole management. The surface runways are treated.
5. Seasonal follow-up. The lawn is monitored through the season.

Lawn pest control pricing in Moscow

The grub-mole connection

The mole in the Moscow lawn is almost always following the grubs. The white grub eggs hatch in the mid-summer, and the young grubs start feeding on the grass roots in August. The moles follow the food source. The treatment that only traps the moles without addressing the grubs will not solve the problem for the long term.

The mole in the lawn is the messenger. The grubs are the message. The Moscow homeowners who treat the grubs in the early summer see the mole activity drop in the fall, and the homeowners who wait for the mole damage in September are paying for the symptom instead of the cause.

Frequently Asked Questions

If the lawn is showing the brown patches or the mole tunnels are running across the yard, start with a free inspection. A licensed technician will identify the pest, map the damage, and quote the treatment honestly.

The mole in the lawn is the messenger, and the grubs are the message. The homeowners who treat the grubs in the early summer see the mole activity drop in the fall, and the quarter lawn plan covers the whole season. The free inspection is the first step, and the mole trapping follows the grub treatment through the season. The preventive approach is more effective than the curative.

The grubs hatch in the mid-summer and feed on the grass roots in August, and the moles follow the food source. The preventive grub treatment in the early summer is more effective than the curative, and the quarter lawn plan covers the whole season. The mole trapping and the vole management are part of the program, and the free inspection is the first step.