With all of the heavy rains, large patch/brown patch is really giving our Lowcountry grasses a hard time. The cooler nights, lower daylight hours, and these rains have created an environment favorable ...

Army worms, sod webworms, mosquitoes, gray leaf spot, chinch bugs, nutrient deficiencies, weeds, heat, vines, fire ants, lace bugs, rats, flies, fleas, termites and roaches seem to be dominating the ...

Today on your lawn and garden we’re talking about a worm that can cause a big problem in the yard and that worm is called what? The Sod Webworm. This is the time of the year it’s active so you need to ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Your grass might be dying but its death is not necessarily caused by what you think. "Big swaths of my lawn are just gone," said Lesley Beyer, a concerned homeowner who lives in ...

We have been getting many calls to our office about sod webworms and millipedes. Sod webworms cause damage to your lawn, while millipedes are just a nuisance. Most homeowners notice the moth or the ...

Across the state, lawns are in trouble. Sod webworms are the main culprit this year, said LSU AgCenter Extension specialist Ron Strahan. “The numbers are biblical," Strahan said. "We have observed ...

Last summer and fall, local lawns were hit with an outbreak of sod webworms. This pest tends to be cyclic, with outbreaks occurring several years apart. However, a few weeks ago, I began to get emails ...

I heard that sod worms are especially bad this year — destroying a lot of lawns. Is there a reason it’s worse this year? And what can be done to get rid of them? “The mild winter, wet spring and warm ...

(09/18/20) 2020 has definitely been one for the history books. COVID-19, murder hornets, Hurricane Laura and now Hurricane Sally hitting our Gulf neighbors to the east. This week is no exception for ...

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