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Category Archives: Lawn Pests
Spring Gardening Activities
Insects – As our temperature gets warmer, you should begin noticing a number of insect pests, including Chilly Thrips, which attack new growth, including flowers and leaves, especially on roses and gardenias. While most insecticides are ineffective on this pest, … Continue reading
Posted in Aphids, Brown Patch, Crape Myrtle, Fertilizing Lawn and Garden, grasshoppers, Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Neonecatides, Plant Pests, Scale Insects, Spring Gardening, Thrips, Weeds
Tagged aphids, Brown Patch, Chilly Thrips, Lawn weeds, Lubber Grasshoppers, Mealy bugs, Scale Insects, Stinkhorn Fungi, Take-all Root Rot
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Lawn Insects
Here in Central Florida we have a number of insect pests that attack our lawns, which include: fire ants, grubs, mole crickets, chinch bugs, fall army worms, and tropical sod web worms. If you see any areas where the lawn … Continue reading
Posted in Chinch Bugs, Grubs, Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Mole Cricket, Plant Pests, Sod Web Worms, Uncategorized
Tagged Chinch Bugs, Fall Army Worms, Fire Ants, Grubs, insects, lawn pests, Mole Crickets, plant pests, Sod Web Worm
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Coping With Our Summer Weather
1. Plant Watering – If you have lived in Central Florida for several years, you probably have come to realize that our summer rainfall can be either a boom or a bust. If you’ve been lucky enough to receive … Continue reading
Posted in Aphids, Chinch Bugs, grasshoppers, Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Plant Diseases, Plant Pests, Sod Web Worms, Spider Mites, Summer Florida Gardening, Thrips, Watering Plants
Tagged Coping with Florida summer heat, Florida plant pests, Florida summer gardening, Florida summer heat
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Gardening This and That
In the December 2014 issue of Turf Magazine, I came across some items that may be of interest to you: Weed control – Instead of using dangerous pesticides to kill weeds, a new technique has emerged, which kills weeds by … Continue reading
Posted in Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Plant Pests, Sedges, Uncategorized, Weeds
Tagged sedges, weed control
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Crabgrass
Recently I’ve received several calls from concerned homeowners regarding what to do to control the dreaded crabgrass that’s been showing up in their yards. I can still remember what one of my former instructors said they could do – “move, … Continue reading
Pest Alert – Sod Webworms
Sod webworms have started showing up in people’s lawns – earlier than usual. Be on the lookout for small beige colored moths flying just above the surface of your lawn. They typically appear in the late afternoon, or early evening. … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Plant Pests, Sod Web Worms, Summer Florida Gardening
Tagged Florida insects, sod webworms
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Continuing Pest Problems
As in my last posting, pests continue to be a problem – not just insects, but also weeds. While driving around Central Florida recently, I noticed that many homeowners had numerous broadleaf weeds either flowering or developing seed heads, not … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests, Plant Pests, Spider Mites, Spring Gardening, Weeds
Tagged insects, Lawn Care, lawn pests, plant pests, spider mites, Spring Gardening, weeds
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Lawn Care Issues
Have you noticed any light green yellowing areas in your lawn? If so, this usually indicated a need for fertilizer, especially one containing iron. Apply a slow (controlled) release fertilizer and water in following application. Soil insects are still with … Continue reading
Pest Update
A few days ago I posted on my blog an update on pest problems in our area; now there’s more to be concerned about, including: Lawn Pests – Brown Patch – Look for distinct circular patches of yellow-brown colored turf … Continue reading
Posted in Brown Patch, Chinch Bugs, Lawn Care, Lawn Pests
Tagged Brown Patch, Chinch Bugs, Lawn Care, lawn pests
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