| Fire Ants |
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Fire ant stings are very painful and can lead to infection and allergic reactions.
Fire ants damage lawn areas by making mounds of soil in the grass that smothers and kill
the roots. |
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| Chinch Bugs |
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These bugs inject toxins into grass while extracting the juices from it.
They thrive in sunny areas. Brown spots in the lawn with a surrounding light yellowish
area indicate their presence. Lush St. Augustine grass is especially attractive to chinch
bugs. |
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| Grubs |
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Grubs inflict severe damage to a lawn by devouring or severing its grass roots.
They are the "C" shaped larvae of beetles. They feed on the fibrous root system of turf
during spring and fall months. Moles and other small animals will also cause damage by
foraging for grubs in your lawn. |
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| Mole Crickets |
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The 1½ inch mole crickets can cause extensive damage to lawns. They are found
throughout the state of Florida and are frequently seen swarming around security lighting
and streetlights. They feed on roots and tunnel just beneath the soil surface. |
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| Army Worms |
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Army worms feed in large groups, cutting off parts of grass blades leaving damaged tips, which may appear transparent.
They are a common sight after cool wet weather. |
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| Sod Web Worms |
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The sod web worm does its damage at night any time between spring and fall, but all
year round in Florida. Damaged lawns will have irregular patches of chewed or notched
grass blades. Silk webbing seen in the morning dew and moths swarming above the turf
surface are signs of an infestation. |
