Insect Database

Greenbug Aphids

Greenbug Aphids

Similar to the chinchbug, greenbugs pierce leaf tissue, suck out the sap and inject salivary fluids, causing surrounding tissue to die.

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Mites

Mites

Mites feed on grass by sucking fluids out of the plant causing the grass to thin.

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Chinch Bugs

Chinch Bugs

Adult chinch bugs are about one-quarter inch long with white wings folded over its black body.

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Armyworms

Armyworms

The common armyworm has two brown stripes on the head. They feed at night, hiding in the thatch during the day.

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Cutworm

Cutworms

Cutworms are the larvae of large, hairy, nocturnally-flying moths.

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Sod-Webworms

Sod Webworms

Spotty, brown damaged areas where grass is easily pulled up above the soil and birds feeding are two signs of the sod webworms.

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Fire Ants

Fire Ants

Fire ants establish colonies with honeycomb mounds which contain queens and up to have-a-million worker ants.

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Annual Bluegrass Weevil

Annual Bluegrass Weevil

Annual Bluegrass Weevils emerge above the soil to feed on other plant crown areas. Damage usually appears as small, yellow to brown spots.

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Billbugs

Billbugs

Bluegrass billbugs in cool-season turf and bermudagrass, and hunting billbugs in zoysia are two major weevil species responsible for severe turfgrass damage.

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