Weeds & Insect Info

Weeds & Insect Information for Your Lawn

Through the season, your lawn starts to develop weeds and insects if not maintained properly. Weed control starts with better lawn management to keep your lawn healthy. Bermudagrass, centipede grass, zoysia grass, and St. Augustine grass are the most popular warm season turf grasses grown in North Carolina. For more information on weeds or to learn more, please click here. For more information on weeds or to learn more, please click here.

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Get Rid of Mole Crickets

Mole crickets damage your grass in the winter by tunneling under it, and they continue to burrow throughout the year. Springtime is when the males dig deeper so they can call for a mate, so if you notice chambers shaped like funnels in your yard, male mole crickets are digging megaphones to extend their love song.

Once the females are pregnant, they dig chambers down 3 to 10 inches and lay up to 150 eggs. The eggs hatch within 20 days, and this cycle continues through summer. By August, your lawn has an entire colony under it. Winter is when you see the damage, and you should treat the areas with acephate and set up mole cricket baits.

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We Can Help

Turf Master Sod Farm has been providing sod to Wilmington residents and businesses for over 20 years. If you suspect you have a problem, call us at 910-452-5133. 

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