Here are 12 of the most common pest or disease problems associated with lawn, with a brief description of the symptoms and remedies:
Pest | Symptom | Main Remedy |
Black Ants | Unsightly mounds | Boric acid |
Fire Ants | Skin irritant and animal health risk | Organic Bait (spinosad) |
Moles | Soil tunneling | Remove grubs |
White Grubs | Severed roots | Beneficial nematodes, milky spore |
Dollar Spot | Bleached spots | Repair drainage and add nitrogen |
Brown Patch | Round brown patches | Reduce nitrogen |
Chinch Bugs | Round yellow patches | Water heavily; rosemary oil |
Billbugs | Yellow or brown patches | Dethatch |
Sod Webworms | Small, irregular dead spots | Beneficial nematodes |
Mole Crickets | Tunneling | Beneficial nematodes |
Other Fungal Diseases | Various ellow or brown patches | Reduce water |
Dog Spot | Dead spots ringed in dark green | Yucca supplements for dogs |