When sod webworms strip the leaves, this removes most of the green blades and leaves the brown thatch visible. (This thatch is normal; we just don't usually see it.) Look closely at grass in the ...

QUESTION: Last year, we had a lot of damage to our St. Augustine lawn from sod webworms. My husband re-sodded over the damaged areas, and that grass also died. We now are ready to add fill to the yard ...

The sod webworm is back - chowing on the grass you put hours of work into all summer long; eating at night while you sleep and on cloudy and rainy days, so birds and you will not catch them in the act ...

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 ...

(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 ...

I just picked up a bag of winterizer lawn fertilizer (5-0-20) containing bifenthrin, an insecticide, from my local independent garden center. My objective is to kill the tropical sod webworms, which ...

Are you starting to notice brown patches in your yard? Sod webworms could be the scourge behind your dying lawn. The small creatures are known to be most active in the Gulf region in July and August, ...

Finally, we’ve had a few days of sunshine and the soil has dried enough to permit some planting. Remember, when planting in warm weather to do so late in the day (or early and shade plants from midday ...

Q. I have planted an organic garden and see moths that produce sod webworms in the grass of a nearby lawn. How should I treat for sod webworms? A. You might want to keep an eye out for sod webworms in ...

Q.: I am seeing white flies in my lawn and they flutter from one place to another as I look for them. I have treated the lawn about eight weeks ago for grubs and had watered it into the lawn. At times ...

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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 ...