Lawn Insect Control Services
Control for Grubs, Chinch Bugs, Worms & More
Lawn pest control from Joshua Tree Experts
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Lawn Insect Control Services
A gorgeous healthy lawn isn’t just attractive to people. It’s also one of the favorite meals to various insects. Lawn pests such as grubs and chinch bugs can destroy a beautiful lawn in just a short time.
This is the reason lawn care companies often perform lawn insect control services to turfgrass to prevent this damage from happening. These treatments can be applied preventatively to keep your lawn from developing the brown and dead patches that can result from these pests.
Grub Control
The larvae of Japanese Beetles and a few other related species, grubs are found below the surface of your lawn and feed on the roots of grass plants. The sad reality is that most homeowners don’t know they have a grub infestation until irreversible damage has already happened to their lawn.
However, applying a preventative grub control treatment each year will ensure season-long control over these highly destructive pests. Our grub control treatment is guaranteed, so you can rest easy not worrying about large areas of your lawn being completely destroyed.
Chinch Bug Control
These tiny insects are found in the thatch layer of your lawn, just above the surface. Chinch Bugs feed on the grass blades and crown (part connecting to root) and when in high numbers, can also destroy large areas of turf. These lawn insects are extremely hard to spot, as they are smaller than ⅛“ long.
Chinch Bug Control treatments should be applied when these pests are active from late spring and into summer. This material will drastically reduce populations so your lawn can continue to grow without being damaged.
Sod Webworm, Armyworm & Cutworm Control
These lawn pests are all caterpillars — the larvae of different moth species — and they do their damage at or near the soil surface rather than below it. Sod webworms build silk-lined tunnels in the thatch and clip grass blades off at the crown, leaving small brown patches that can merge into larger dead areas. Armyworms travel and feed in large numbers, capable of stripping a healthy lawn down to bare soil in just a few days when populations are heavy. Cutworms feed at night and hide in the soil or thatch during the day, chewing through grass stems and leaving ragged, thinning turf behind.
These pests are most active from mid-summer into early fall, so treatments should be timed accordingly to catch them before visible damage sets in. Because the early signs can look like drought stress or disease, a trained eye is often the difference between catching an infestation early and losing large sections of lawn.
Billbug Control
Billbugs are small weevils whose larvae start out feeding inside grass stems before moving down into the soil to feed on roots and crowns, much like grubs. The damage shows up as irregular patches of thinning, yellow-to-brown turf, and affected grass often pulls up from the soil with very little resistance since the root system has been compromised.
Because billbug damage is easy to mistake for drought stress or grub damage, proper identification matters. Treatments are most effective when applied while larvae are actively feeding, so timing this correctly is key to protecting your lawn.
Proactive & Professional Lawn Insect Control Services
Since these pests are hard to spot before the damage is done, we highly recommend scheduling these treatments before it’s too late. Some of Joshua Tree’s lawn care programs include proactively scheduled lawn insect control treatments. Having a comprehensive lawn care program means your lawn insect treatments are happening at the ideal time for each pest.
Our highly-skilled and experienced lawn care experts would be happy to inspect your lawn and make recommendations for keeping your lawn healthy from insects and other threats. Feel free to check out examples of lawn care programs and when you’re ready to learn more, feel free to contact us for a free estimate.
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