The lawn care industry is incredibly competitive. If you want to stand out in a saturated market, grow your book of business, and generate more revenue, it’s time to offer additional services.

Here are a few to consider adding as summer approaches.

Insect Control

Fleas and Ticks

Keeping fleas and ticks out of their yards is a big priority for homeowners, especially if they have children and/or pets. The average store-bought bug spray isn’t going to provide them with a long residual, so there’s an opportunity for you to step in and provide a more effective solution. Our flea and tick control guide covers the ins and outs of this service, including suggested pricing and a list of trusted, long-lasting insecticides.

Mosquitoes

Your customers want to enjoy their outdoor spaces without getting bitten by mosquitoes, and will probably be open to your services if the price is right. Our mosquito control guide goes over what you’ll need, as well as suggested application schedules and rates.

As long as you have a backpack sprayer and a pesticide applicator license (for states that require one), you can start controlling insects. These services have low barriers to entry and are very easy to do during your normally scheduled service visits.

Rodent Management

Burrowing Rodents

Moles, voles, and other rodents that like being underground can significantly damage lawns and landscape beds. They kill turfgrass roots and ornamentals, create unsightly holes, and can even chew through wiring if they’re close to structures. Our burrowing rodent control guide goes over traditional bait options, carbon monoxide sprayers, and how to price your services based on the number of rodents a customer is dealing with and the size of their property.

Exterior Trapping

Above-ground rodents are a problem, too. Mice and rats like to sneak their way into customers’ homes and outbuildings, but many people don’t want to deal with setting traps or the unpleasant task of disposing of the aftermath. Our rodent control kit includes bait, bait stations, and traditional traps that can be placed around the perimeter of customers’ properties. Setting traps doesn’t take long, startup costs are minimal, and it’s a service that can be offered to every customer.

Much like insect control, if you regularly treat properties, it’s easy to add rodent control to your regularly scheduled service runs.

Deep-Root Feeding

Things like summer stress and inadequate rainfall can leave trees and shrubs looking dingy. Deep-root feeding delivers essential nutrients directly to the roots of trees and shrubs, quickly boosting plant health and stress resistance. Applicators inject liquid products into the soil using a tool like the Mag-1 Root Feeder.

With a low cost of entry and an average price point of $95 to $300 per tree, deep-root feeding can deliver great value to your customers and help your margin. Our deep-root feeding overview provides a list of nutrient formulations, equipment, and pricing guidelines to help you get started.

Add-On Services for Other Seasons

There are plenty of opportunities during other seasons, too, including:

Landscape Bed Pre-Emergent Applications

When you mulch your customers’ beds in the spring or fall, you can also put down a pre-emergent herbicide. You can leverage labor that’s already on site and keep callbacks to a minimum. Our landscape bed management overview covers recommended products and how to price your services to realize up to a 60% margin.

Fall Seeding

Fall seeding helps customers’ lawns recover from summer stress and damage and ensures healthy turf in the spring. Healthy lawns are more resistant to weeds and disease, which makes fall seeding a great way to reduce callbacks and increase revenue. From aeration tips to suggested seed types, our fall seeding program has the details.

Snow and Ice Management

This is the best way to maintain a healthy profit margin during the off-season, especially if you service commercial properties with parking lots and sidewalks. You can offer physical snow and ice removal, ice melt and salt applications, or a combination of both. Our snow and ice resource goes over product recommendations, how to price your services, and more.

What Next?

If one or more of these services stand out to you, contact your ATS rep today to learn more and get started.