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White Grubs in Home Lawns
PSU Entomology — Home lawn areas in Pennsylvania often are subject to severe and extensive injury (Fig. 1) by the larval stages (grubs) of various species of scarab beetles. Japanese beetles and northern masked chafer grubs are the predominant damaging white grub ...More…
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Sod Webworms in Home Lawns
PSU Entomology — Several species of sod webworms or "lawn moths" commonly infest home lawns. These include the silver-striped sod webworm ( Adult moths at rest often face downward on a grass stem and wrap their wings around their abdomen. Sod webworm adults have ...More…
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Chinch Bugs in Home Lawns
PSU Entomology — Hairy chinch bugs can be frequent pests of home lawns in Pennsylvania. They are often associated with open, sunny areas and may be as numerous as 150 to 200 insects per square foot. Chinch bug populations frequently go unnoticed because of their ...More…
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Billbugs in Home Lawns
PSU Entomology — Several billbug species occur on turf, but the bluegrass billbug is the most common in our state. Home lawn areas in Pennsylvania are often subject to severe and extensive injury) by the larval stages of bluegrass billbug. Billbugs have become a ...More…
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Ants in Home Lawns - Entomology - Penn State University
PSU Entomology — Several species of ants commonly inhabit home lawns and ornamental plantings of trees and shrubs. Winged ants are frequently confused with swarming termites. Ants can be easily distinguished from termites by the following characteristics: (1) ...More…
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Pest Monitoring Calendar for Home Lawns in Virginia
Virginia Tech Extension — J.M. Goatley Jr., Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech David McCall, Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech Eric Day, Entomology, Virginia Tech Available as: PDF (292KB)More…
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Nematode Problems in Home Lawns
Clemson University Extension — Nematode problems in home lawns. Aboveground symptoms and belowground symptoms. Soil sampling test results. Pest control and prevention methods - maintaining a healthy lawn, planting a different kind of grass. Nematodes are major pests of lawns ...More…
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Home Lawns
North Dakota State University — Turfgrass Establishment and Maintenance for Home Lawns and Athletic Fields: suitable grasses, cultivar selection, soil preparation, seeding, sodding, thatch control, renovation procedures, fertilization, weed control, mowing and other topics The ...More…
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Winter Damage to Home Lawns
University of Illinois Extension — Melting snows may reveal winter damage to lawns. As snows depart each spring, lawns often show damage that occurred during the winter. In particular, vole (mice) and snow mold (fungus disease) damage can be very destructive to lawns. There are ...More…
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Managing Crabgrass in Home Lawns
University of Illinois Extension — Crabgrass is a light green, weedy grass that can appear in summer. Crabgrass and other annual grassy weeds are common problems in home lawns that can be treated through both chemical and nonchemical methods. Proper lawn care practices to ...More…
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Managing Thatch in Home Lawns
University of Illinois Extension — Thatch in lawns is often misunderstood; both its cause and control. Some lawns have serious thatch problems while others do not. Thatch is a layer of living and dead organic matter that occurs between the green matter and the soil surface. ...More…
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Characteristics of Nitrogen Fertilizers for Home Lawns
University of Illinois Extension — Burned grass is a drawback of fast release nitrogen fertilizers. Fertilizing is an important lawn care practice, as it influences grass color, ability to recover from stress, and helps prevent weed invasions and disease. There are important ...More…