You can be called unfortunate. Those sodwebworms have found a place in your lawn. They have called it their own. Right now, they are already there starting to organize things so that it would really be home. And right now, you have no idea that such is going on. They may not look harmful but what they can do is the total opposite. You will start to know that you have these insects around your lawn when there are brown spots that appear that water could not cure. Do something about it now.
The technique to dealing with things that you are not familiar with is to learn about them first. You should have learned that way before when you were still watching cartoons. The more you know about your enemy, the more prepared you will be. The same goes for sod webworms. Its appearance? It can come in beige, brown, green, or gray. It has four rows in its abdomen that are composed of spots. It is 3/4 inches long. See them already? Your lawn is sod webworm-infested confirmed.
Would you fear a worm more over an insect that flies? For most, they would fear an insect that flies. But if you own a lawn, fear the worm even more. The sod webworm grows wings in adulthood but the one that flies does not harm your lawn. Those small critters do. They thrive on the roots of the grass and even on the crown. When those parts are damaged, the blades turn brown and the grass dies. Try to pull out the grass and you will not have to break into a sweat because it would then pull out easily and in one large piece.
To actually battle it out with sod webworms, you have to be prepared. One of the things that you have to do research on is just which of the various insecticides in the market would work best for you and your lawn. Any expert would say that you get any kind of insecticide. However, on your end, you have to also make sure that the insecticide would harm the insects but not necessarily the plants that you have.
When you have chosen your insecticide, you can start the war. Just apply the chemical to where the infestation has occurred. These are usually the brown areas where the insect has been eating at the roots. You may have to repeat this in a week or so just to make sure that you get each and every one out of them out of your lawn. Then just let the lawn or garden heal itself. You will be amazed at how well it does such.
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