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 ...

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 ...

QUESTION: Last year, my lawn and adjacent neighbors' lawns, were inundated with these little moths. I tried using the product Talstar from a recommendation, but that didn't seem to work (and was ...

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, ...

(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 ...

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 ...

My neighbors were clustered at the corner recently, each with a dog in tow. It was dusk, and they sang out, almost in unison, “So what’s up with all the little beige moths?” I’d been wondering the ...

While putting some Tirade and Grubz Out on my mom's lawn for that "nasty rascal, the chinch bug" at dark a few days ago, I noticed many moths flying around as I pushed my spreader. These moths were ...

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 ...

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