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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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, ...

No one has asked yet about the multitude of moths that fly in a zigzag fashion just above grass level and are especially noticeable while mowing. Perhaps the reason the question hasn't come up yet is ...

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 ...

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Well, it happened to me. I went out of town for a weekend, and when I returned, I noticed the grass gobblers had eaten most of my back yard and part of my front yard. While I was tailgating, they were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) – Recently, you’ve ...