Turf Damaging Insects – Identification and Control

The group of lawn damaging pests, that includes insects and mites, are fascinating for its diversity and number of species. More than one million different species of these pests inhabit the world. However, there are only about 50 species that are considered turf-damaging. In a turfgrass environment, you may also find many types of insects, spiders or mites that do not cause damage to your lawn. Learn more about Lawn Insects

Asiatic Garden Beetle

Bermudagrass Mite

Bermudagrass Scale

Big-Eyed Bug

Bluegrass Billbug

Bluegrass Sod Webworm

Bronze Cutworm

Clovermite

Crane Fly

European Chafer

Fallarmy Worm

Greenbug

Green June Beetle

Ground Pearls

Hairy Chinch Bug

Japanese Beetle

Masked Chafer

May June Beetle

Oriental Beetle

Red Imported Fire Ant

Short-Winged Mole Cricket

Southern Chinch Bug

Southern Mole Cricket

Sting Nematode

Sugar Cane Grub

Tropical Sod Webworm

Tawny Mole Cricket

Two-Lined Spittlebug

White Grubs

Winter Grain Mite

Other Common Lawn Problems

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