Dealing With Sod Webworms
How do you know that sod webworms have already found their way right into your garden? The thing is, you may never know until it is already too late and they have done their damage. The good thing though is that they may have done damage but not really enough. When you start to notice brown spots, try to work it with some water. If that does not go away, you have to look forward to meeting some sod webworms.
Before you go marching off with a hatchet to your lawn where the sod webworms are, take time to learn about what they are first and what they are capable of doing. Remember Puss in Boots in Shrek? He may look harmless but he can be fierce when he wants to. To know a sod webworm from others, this insect has brown spots in four rows in its abdominal area. The body can be beige, gray, green, or brown. They are just about an inch long.
It may be a worm right now but during its lifespan, it turns into an insect that develops wings. The winged creature does not bring much harm. It is those small ones that can hurt – and hurt you and your lawn a lot. What the worms do is they dig into the soil and work on the roots of your grass. They also target the crown. Those are important parts of the grass and when they get damaged, the whole grass system goes with it. The leaves will then turn brown and pull it up and you would be able to do so as if it were a mat.
Preparation. Do not just charge without thinking or planning. So with sod webworms, what you should do is find the best insecticide that would work on it. Find one that would harm the insects but not your lawn.
With that insecticide, start applying it on the brown patches because that is where you will the insects. Then after seven days, check on the spots. If you still see signs of the insects, add insecticide again. Do this until you see them no more. Your lawn will heal by itself. Just wait and see.
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