Category: Pests

Monday March 12, 2007

Lawn Diseases Can Be Deadly

Filed under: Lawn Care, Maintenance, Pests, Turf grass - 12 Mar 2007

by: Adam Jackson

Do you know most of the lawns irrespective of its age are susceptible to lawn diseases? Lawn diseases are a challenge to lawn maintenance. The main culprit for lawn diseases is Fungus.

Since the fungi are reproducing by spores, …

Monday September 18, 2006

Imported Fire Ants in Lawns, Turf, and Structures

Filed under: Lawn Care, Pests, Turf grass - 18 Sep 2006

ANR-0175, Revised April 2004. Kathy Flanders, Extension Entomologist, Associate Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University. Originally prepared by Patricia Cobb, former Extension Entomologist, Professor Emerita, Auburn University, and Faith Oi, former Extension Specialist.

Red imported fire ants were accidentally introduced …

Extension Agent Warns Homeowners About the “Grass From Hell”

Filed under: Pests, Turf grass - 18 Sep 2006

AUBURN, AL—First, there was kudzu, then fire ants. Now, residents along the Gulf Coast may be up against the mother of all invasive species: cogongrass.
“We call it the grass from hell,” says Sonya Wood Mahler, a Baldwin County Extension agent …

Sunday June 4, 2006

Controlling Two-Lined Spittlebugs On Lawns

Filed under: Pests - 04 Jun 2006

Two-lined spittlebugs are sucking insects that belong to the family Cerocopidae. Adults and nymphs have long been recognized as occasional pests on ornamental plants. However, in the last few years, two-lined spittlebug nymphs have become grass pests on home lawns …

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