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How to Prevent Ticks from Biting You

How Do You Prevent Tick Bites? Ticks seem to be everywhere these days and this makes it difficult to enjoy outdoor activities without worrying about getting bitten and possibly contracting Lyme disease or other potentially serious infections. The following information addresses: How to Use Insect Repellents* to keep ticks off of you. Other practices that […]

Best Insect Repellents for Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Gnats

There are so many brands of insect repellent* (bug spray) on the market that it’s difficult to know which one is the best, or if there is even a difference. Well, there is! In fact, some bug repellents are very good, and others are just a bite in the wallet! When you’re trying to protect […]

What is the Best Way to Remove a Tick?

Sometimes using the best insect repellent and wearing the best tick-resistant clothing does not keep these parasites off of you. Therefore, it is important to know how to properly remove a tick when you (or your child, dog, friend…) has a tick latched-on. It is also important to remove a tick as soon as […]

I Have Ants!

That’s what we keep hearing. We have gotten more calls for ant problems than any other pest in the last couple of weeks. In the pictures, a Green Giant Pest Control technician is installing an ant bait station at our office in Fleetwood Pennsylvania. These bait stations do a great job of controlling ants before […]

2016 Photo Contest Results

Thank you to all who participated! We’re extremely pleased with the results for the 2016 photo contest! It was an exciting race to the very end. We received many beautiful pictures throughout the year. It definitely would not have been possible without the help of our community voting! So, thank you all for participating. Congratulations […]

Green Giant Lawn Care Announces $1,000 Gift Certificate Photo Contest Winner

Fleetwood, PA (10, February 2017) – Green Giant Lawn and Tree Care announces the $1,000 Grand Prize winner of the 2016 photo contest. Glenn and Mallory Kercher of Reading, Pennsylvania won the End-of-Year contest with the same image that previously won them first place and a $100 gift certificate in March. Beginning in March 2016, […]

Spotting Aphids or Scale Insect Excrement : A Sticky Situation

If your car’s windshield is covered with speckles of a clear, sticky substance you probably parked under a tree infested with Aphids and/or Scale Insects. Aphids and Scale Insects are very common. Both have “piercing-sucking” mouth parts and basically suck the juices out of the tree. It is unlikely that Aphids will kill a tree […]

Protect your Home from Odorous House Ants

Take Back (Ant) Control Ant colonies are cute when they are in your child’s ant farm, but not so cute when they are running around your kitchen.When you see ants, you may head to your local retail store and pick up a bunch of “ant traps.” Before you get in your car, consider this – […]

Could You Have Snow Fleas?

Have you ever seen a random patch of dirty snow? If you have, that snow patch may not be dirty snow at all! As the snow melts away and our days become a little warmer, and a small insect-like hexapod known as a Springtail can become extremely active. Springtails also called Snow Fleas due […]

What To Do About Ants?

There are between 9,000 & 10,000 known ant species in the world and researchers believe that there may actually be more than 20,000. It’s not surprising that ants are one of the most common pests in homes and businesses. Surveys by the National Pest Management Alliance consistently show that pest control companies across the nation receive […]