Guide to Turf Pest Management
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Mole Crickets are burrowing insects about one inch long. They eat the tender roots of turfgrass and make visible trails, Mostly in Bahia grass and Bermuda grass. Mole Crickets also are food for such rodents as moles. Treat with: Mole Cricket and Chinch Bug Lawn Insect Control (3 pounds per 1,000 square feet) Mole Cricket Bait with Carbaryl (0.9 lbs./ 1000 square feet) |
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Chinch bugs are small sucking insects about 1/8 inch long that drink the juices inside the grass Mostly in St. Augustine grass. Chinch bugs will leave areas of the lawn injured. To see if chinch bugs are a problem, remove the bottom of a coffee can; place at the edge of the damage; fill with soapy water; if many of these small, black insects rise to the top then you have a problem. Treat with: Mole Cricket and Chinch Bug Lawn Insect Control (3 pounds / 1,000 sq. ft.)
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Sod web worms and Army worms are caterpillars about 1-2 inches long. These caterpillars feed on the blades of grass. The blades of grass will have notches in them if worms are feeding. The adult of these worms is a moth. Mostly in St. Augustine and Bermuda grass. If the lawn appears injured from notches eaten from the grass, the turf should be treated. Treat with: Lawn Insect Control with Permethrin (6 ozs./ 1,000 sq. ft. ) Mach2 Grub Control (1-55 lbs. per 1,000 sq.ft.) Mole Cricket and Chinch Bug Lawn Insect Control (3 pounds / 1,000 sq. ft.) Naturalyte Conserve Insect Control (2 ozs. / gallon) Permetrol Lawn Insecticide (7 tsp. per 1000 sq. ft.) Permetrol Lawn Insecticide Granules (3 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.) |
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Spiders, Ants, Fleas and Ticks don't harm your grass but they do live there and they can harm you. Treat with: Permetrol Lawn Insecticide DeltaGuard |