Symptoms Descriptions: My grass was fine yesterday but is half gone today it looks dry and orange, almost crispy, like it was set on fire, some of the burnt spots look like large doughnuts. Upon damage, the roots dry out or disappear all together and the above grass appears fluffy as it is no longer connected to the ground. They live and molt (grow) underground and damage the grass roots in two ways: tunneling and eating. Grasses Affected: all grass types are susceptible to mole crickets, particularly bermuda and centipedeĪbout Mole Crickets: These cylindrical-bodied insects are typically 3-5cm in length with small eyes and shovel-like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing. Symptoms Descriptions: My grass is soft and spongy, it looks dry or like it’s dying, it’s browning or there are finger-sized ridges or tunnels running through the grass. Check out this Spring Checklist which contains watering and mowing guidelines to get your lawn healthy before the heat of summer.
Wet thatch can also encourage turf disease which may make your lawn more likely to die when combined with pest damage.
When stressed, some plants emit pheromones which attract bugs. In many cases the mistakes are related to overwatering which leaves the thatch and soil too wet or mowing the grass improperly. Upwards of 80% of lawn issues are caused by homeowners. In the Southeast, the most common of these pests are mole crickets, chinch bugs and cutworms.
Lawn pests such as insects and worms are very common throughout the country and can leave your lawn looking brown, burnt, fluffy, or full of holes and in some cases, permanently kill the grass all together.
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