Green Island Lawn & Pest, Inc.

11/02/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Peter Beuttell, owner of Tracker Pest Solutions LLC.

Peter dedicated years of his life to building a business founded on hard work, integrity and genuine care for his customers. He was more than a business owner, he was someone who took pride in the relationships he built and the trust his customers placed in him.

Peter and Michael D'Ambra, owner of Green Island Lawn & Pest, shared a friendship and mutual respect for many years. We are deeply honored that Green Island has been entrusted with continuing the care of Peter's customers and carrying forward the commitment to quality service that he worked so hard to establish.

While no one can replace Peter, we hope to honor his legacy by treating every customer with the same care, respect and dedication they have come to know and expect.

Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Peter's wife, family, friends and everyone whose life he touched.

From all of us at Green Island Lawn & Pest, rest peacefully, Peter. You will be missed.

10/31/2026

If your Halloween cardio involves running from a palmetto bug, we need to talk.

The decorations can stay..the bugs have got to go.

Happy Halloween from Green Island Lawn & Pest!

Give us a call at 772-766-0622 before your next jump scare.

10/30/2026

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone has a safe and fun family time!

10/24/2026

🌴 💚 Well, well, well… look who decided to show up on your newsfeed again! 💚🌴

We know, we know… we've been a little quiet lately. Did you miss us? 😉

Things have been BUSY over here at Green Island Lawn & Pest! Between keeping lawns looking good, bugs behaving badly and our phones ringing nonstop, finding time to entertain you lovely people on Facebook has been a challenge!

But here's the exciting part…

🚨 THE GRANULAR BAN IS OVER! 🚨

And let's just say… we've been waiting MONTHS to get our hands on those spreaders again!!

Our crews are officially back in full swing, spreading the love (and fertilizer) to lawns all over the Treasure Coast! So if you see our trucks rolling through your neighborhood, give us a wave! We're out here doing what we do best.

🌴 💚 We've missed you, Green Island family! 💚🌴

09/21/2026

Can You Overseed St. Augustine Grass?

This is a question we hear often, especially when a lawn starts looking thin or has bare areas...St. Augustine is not a grass you simply overseed.

Commercially viable St. Augustine seed is NOT available, which is why St. Augustine lawns are established and repaired with sod, plugs, or sprigs.

If your St. Augustine lawn is thinning, simply throwing grass seed over it is not going to fill those areas back in.

The better approach is to first figure out why the lawn is thinning. Common causes can include:

• Improper watering
• Mowing too short
• Insect activity
• Disease or root problems
• Compacted soil
• Too much shade
• Poor soil conditions

Once the underlying issue is corrected, healthy St. Augustine can spread through its stolons and begin filling back in. Larger bare areas may need sod pieces or plugs to help speed up recovery.

A healthy St. Augustine lawn starts with fixing the cause of the problem, not covering it up with seed.

Healthy lawns start from the ground up, if you're having a problem with your lawn, give us a call. Green Island Lawn & Pest, Inc.
(772) 766-0622

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09/12/2026

AERATION SEASON IS HERE!

Florida lawns take a beating from heat, heavy rain, drought, mowing, foot traffic and especially compacted soil around newer construction, that’s where core aeration comes in.

Our aeration machine pulls cores which helps to open up soil and helps:

💧 Water reach root zones
🌱 Nutrients get where they’re needed
💨 Improve air movement through soil
🌿 Reduce soil compaction
💪 Encourage stronger, deeper root growth

Don’t worry about those little plugs left all over your lawn! We leave them in place to naturally break down and return organic material back into soil.

🌿 Standard Aeration:
Core aeration plus granular fertilizer

⭐ Enhanced Aeration:
Core aeration plus granular fertilizer, micronutrients and herbicide for w**d control

Enhanced Aeration gives your lawn even more support while helping get ahead of future w**d pressure.

Fall is a great time to give your lawn a little extra attention after a LONG Florida summer. ☀️🌧️

Want to get on our aeration schedule?

Give us a call at (772) 766-0622 or send us a message to get a quote!

🌴 Green Island Lawn & Pest, Inc.🌴

09/09/2026

🍄MUSHROOMS POPPING UP IN YOUR LAWN?🍄

With all the rain and humidity we’ve been having, you may have noticed mushrooms suddenly appearing in your yard.

The good news? They’re NOT a problem!

Mushrooms are a sign that there’s moisture and organic material in the soil—things like old roots, buried wood, thatch or other decomposing material. They can seemingly pop up overnight when conditions are just right.

A few things to know:

🍄 Mushrooms do NOT mean your lawn has a disease.
🍄 Fungicide applications generally aren’t necessary just because mushrooms are present.
🍄 They usually disappear on their own once conditions dry out.
🍄 You can simply mow over them or remove them if you don’t like the way they look.

If you’re seeing a LOT of mushrooms, it may also be worth checking your irrigation. Your lawn could be staying wetter than it needs to, especially with afternoon storms doing some of the watering for you!

So don't panic when you see a little mushroom village pop up in the yard. 🍄🏡 Your lawn isn't necessarily in trouble, it may just be enjoying all this Florida moisture a little too much!

If you have questions or your lawn isn't giving you the look you want, give us a call!

Green Island Lawn & Pest, 772-766-0622

09/07/2026

09/02/2026

🍂🎃 FALL HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED IN FLORIDA! 🎃🍂

You know what that means…

☕ Pumpkin spice is everywhere
🎃 Pumpkins are on the porch
🍂 Fall wreaths are up
👢 Boots and sweaters are ready to go…

Just kidding. 😂

It’s still 97°, the AC is running, the palm trees are still palm tree-ing, the mosquitoes didn’t get the memo and your lawn is growing like absolutely nothing has changed.

The Florida Fall Forecast:

Monday: Summer
Tuesday: Summer
Wednesday: Summer with a pumpkin on the porch
Thursday: Slightly less summer
Friday: FALSE FALL 👀
Saturday: SUMMER IS BACK ☀️

Up north, fall means cooler weather and fewer bugs, here we just decorate around them. 😂🌴

So grab your pumpkin spice, put on your flip-flops, check the hurricane tracker, and enjoy those three glorious minutes of cool air when you open the front door in the morning.

And don’t worry about the bugs… Green Island Lawn & Pest works year-round, because apparently, so do they. 🦟🐜

Happy Florida Fall! 🍁🎃🌴