Chinch Bug
Chinch Bug Turfgrass Pest Type of Damage: Turf looks like straw, bleach brown. Expanding, irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing, dying grass often
November 18, 2019
Tag: Turfgrass Pest
Greenbug
Greenbug Turfgrass Pest Type of damage: Orangish-brown to rusty turf under trees or in the shade of a building. Nymph and Adult Description: The Greenbug has a typical aphid appearance
November 18, 2019
Black Cutworm
Black Cutworm Turfgrass Pest Type of Damage: Cutworms and armyworms are active from mid-March to October. They feed on leaves and crowns and may cut off plants near the soil
November 18, 2019
Sod Webworm
Sod Webworm Turfgrass Pest Type of damage: Will eat crowns of grass and appear to be thatch. Notched or cut-off leaf blades, with irregular patches of brown grass or bare
November 18, 2019
Black Turfgrass Ataenius
Black Turfgrass Ataenius Pest Type of damage: The larval stage damages turfgrass by feeding on roots, resulting in irregular dead patches. The damaged area appears to be drought-stressed, even where
November 18, 2019
Masked Chafers & Japanese Beetle
Masked Chafers & Japanese Beetle Turfgrass Pest Type of damage: Masked chafer grubs feed on roots, resulting in irregular dead patches. Symptoms resemble drought stress and persist even where there
November 18, 2019
