Without pest control, people would be forced to live among the insects, setting out dishes of sugar water for neighboring horseflies and chipping rotten wood for termite dinner guests. Separate yourself from exoskeletal nemeses with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $75 worth of lawn treatments, pest prevention, and tree and shrub care from Wayne's Environmental Services, valid for service in Shelby, Jefferson, and St. Clair County.

A Quality Pro–certified pest-control company, Wayne's Environmental Services diligently root out weeds and common pests that prey on both lawns and homes. Wayne's lawn treatment ($75 for a 7,000 sq. ft. lawn) enlists a potent, low-odor EnviroLawn Solution in a search-and-destroy mission against encroaching weeds, insects, and diseases while simultaneously fostering healthy grass growth with a salubrious cocktail of custom-blended fertilizer.

A tree and shrub application maximizes the growth potential of your lawn and maintains its verdant accessories ($60). Construct a blockade against incursions of ants, spiders, rodents, and neighborhood gossips with a pest-prevention treatment, which outsmarts witless insects with eco-friendly interior and exterior deterrent methods ($125 for an average one-time treatment). Lawns overrun with bloodthirsty mosquitoes can be rescued with Wayne's mosquito treatment, which eradicates mosquito breeding grounds and adult mosquitoes, making backyards safe for outdoor funtivities such as pitch-and-catch, wiffleball, and compulsory family calisthenics ($60 for an average treatment).