Insects and Pests
All Regions
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Take Control of Damage-Causing Insects
Although more than 800,000 different species of insects creep and crawl across the Earth, the vast majority do not harm turfgrass. However, there are a select few that prefer to feast on a lush, green lawn.
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Bermuda grass mite (Eriophyes cynodoniensis)
These almost invisible pests look like infinitesimal bananas, similar in shape and color to the fruit, but hardly welcome.
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Bermuda grass scale (Odanaspis ruthae)
Bermuda grass scales are among your lawns smaller threats (1/32-1/16 inch), but that's in size, not potential damage.
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Bermuda grass scale (Odanaspis ruthae)
Bermuda grass scales are among your lawns smaller threats (1/32-1/16 inch), but that's in size, not potential damage.
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Bluegrass billbug (Sphenophorous parvulus)
The many common and hybrid types of Bermuda grass share a low-growing profile and fine-pointed leaves.
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Mole cricket (Scapteriscus vicinis and S. borellii)
Hands down, this is the most destructive lawn pest in the Southeastern United States.
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White grubs
White grubs, sometimes called grubworms or grubs, can vary in size from a few millimeters in length to close to 1 inch.
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European crane fly (Tipula paludosa)
Those huge mosquitoes you see from time to time might look like a jumbo bloodsucking pest, but they'd rather enjoy your lawn than you.
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Southern chinch bug (Blissus insularis)
Looking, for all intents, like the hairy chinch bug, this Southern cousin has the same Halloween coloring, minuscule dimensions, and big appetite for taking the juice right out of a healthy lawn.
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Say Goodbye to Grubs
Insect-related lawn problems can be frustrating, but the most troubling are insects that dodge the homeowner's radar and feast on grass roots.
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Good Bugs, Bad Bugs
There are over 800,000 species of insects in the world — luckily, less than 1% are pests.
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Armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta)
These hairless, striped caterpillars give new significance to insect lawn invasion by moving in and assaulting turf in hordes.
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Hairy chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus hirtus)
These tiny orange and black guests are no treat for your lawn.
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Sod webworm (Several species)
Sod webworms are small caterpillars living in silk-lined tunnels threaded through the thatch and soil.
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Proper Pest Management
Practice yard basics and you will have a nice lawn.