High July around Wickapogue, the air thick enough to lean on, katydids running all night, and the lawns growing straight through the humidity. JP McHale Pest Management keeps Southampton grass in shape in that heat — mowing on schedule, trimming the fence lines and foundations, edging the walks, and keeping turf dense enough to hold its own. A thick stand of grass on this sandy ground is the first thing standing between a lawn and whatever wants to move into it. Cuts stay high through the hottest weeks, clippings come off the pavement, and the yard stays usable the entire time. Come evening, when the sea breeze finally works its way inland, that is the whole payoff.