How to Control Ticks!

It's Tick Season! Ticks spread Lyme Disease as well as other serious illnesses. Learn how to stop ticks from infecting your family and pets from Giroud representatives: Rob Nagy, ISA Certified Arborist and Rodney Stahl, Jr., PA Certified Applicator, along with Giroud Customer, Dr. Francis Felice, of Huntingdon Valley.

Ticks like the shade. They seek protection from the sun in ground level vegetation such as high grasses, underbrush, shrubs and woods. Giroud can help protect your family from ticks and tick borne illnesses through property inspection, cleaning-up shady tick habitats, deer repellant and tick control treatments. Call for a free evaluation today: 215-682-7704

Tree Tales: No Deer Around Here!

A customer was concerned about insects or disease on her arborvitae hedge. I inspected her tree and it took me no more than 2 seconds to see that the local deer herd from the nearby woodlots were having a buffet on her plants.

After explaining the problem to her, she told me that: "There are no deer around here. I've never seen one."

We continued walking around the back of the house and both burst out laughing. An adult female deer was standing behind her Arborvitae just looking at us with her 2 yearlings. I guess they were having a late breakfast??? Posted by: Rob Nagy, ISA Certified Arborist serving: Abington, Rydal, Meadowbrook, Elkins Park, Cheltenham, and Wyncote, PA (pictured above)

Protect Small Trees from Deer Damage

Small trees are a favorite target for deer. Between August and February, Trees with trunks that are up to 6" in diameter often sustain the worse damage from male deer rubbing their antlers on the trunks. You can protect your trees by installing plastic or wire fencing around the trunks of your small trees. Fencing is available at your local hardware store. Or, ask your Giroud Arborist and we will be happy to install it for you.

Stop Deer Problems!

Are deer ruining your landscape? The prime time for deer damage is now through March. Protect your landscape by having Giroud apply a deer deterrent during the prime months. Giroud's deterrent is biodegradable, rain resistant and has a scent that is despised by deer but not offensive to humans. Ask your Giroud Arborist for more information. (Pictured at left: Deer feeding leaves bare branches on lower trunks of Arborvitae.