![]() These worms are about two inches long, gray/brown, and striped. They don’t prefer the sun or heat, so they feed on your lawn at night or early morning and create circular bare spots in their wake.Ĭutworm. The worms eat grass blades and stems, and they skeletonize leaves on other plants. These one- to two-inch-long pests vary in color-from gray to yellow to pink-and eventually, turn into brown moths. They eat the grass blades and stems, leaving brown patches behind.Īrmyworm. Webworm larvae feed at night and hide during the day in silken burrows they create in the grass. It transforms into a grayish adult moth that lays eggs on grass blades at night. Young sod webworms mature to a brown or green color with dark spotting and about an inch long body. The first sign of a problem is when the grass turns purplish, wilts to yellow, and then turns brown. They’re most active from summer to fall and will also overwinter at the base of grass stems. While these sap-sucking insects feed on grass, they also secrete an anticoagulant that causes grass to repel water and eventually wither and die. While a few grubs shouldn’t do too much damage, use a grub control product if the problem escalates.Ĭhinch bug. Another sign of grubs is an increase of other visitors-like birds and moles-feeding on your lawn. In the spring and summer, the sponge-like patches easily lift to reveal the grubs underneath. First, grass blades look wilted, and eventually patches of brown turf spread across your lawn. Adult beetles mate in the summer, and the females lay eggs in the soil where new grubs begin feeding. Then these white, plump, c-shaped pests settle deeper in the soil to spend the winter. ![]() Beetle larvae love to feast on grass roots from spring to early fall. If your grass was looking a little rough recently-brown spots, dead patches of grass, visible insects-pay attention to the life cycles and signs and then treat accordingly. While signs of the following pests may not show up until spring or summer, it’s good to learn about them now and prepare yourself and your yard. Even if you can’t see them yet, there could be any of the following common fall lawn pests getting cozy for the winter. ![]() Leaves may not be the only thing attacking your lawn this season. Common Fall Lawn Pests And How to Control Them ![]()
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