Fire ant mounds do not hide for long in Southwest Florida. One day the lawn looks fine, and the next there is a fresh dirt pile appearing right where children play, pets run, and the mower needs to pass. That is more than just a cosmetic problem for your lawn and garden spaces. An infestation…
A lawn can look fine in the morning and feel loose by sunset. That is how white grub damage catches homeowners off guard, especially in Southwest Florida, where turf already deals with intense heat, salt, heavy rain, and sandy soil. These pests begin their life cycle as eggs laid by scarab beetles, which eventually hatch…
A lawn can look fine on Friday and chewed up by Sunday. That is how fall armyworm damage (Spodoptera frugiperda) often shows up in Southwest Florida, as it appears fast, patchy, and maddening. If you care for St. Augustine, bahia, bermuda, or zoysia, timing matters. These caterpillars feed hard, mostly out of sight, and many…
Brown patches can show up in a Southwest Florida lawn almost overnight. One week the turfgrass looks full, the next it looks like something took a tiny pair of scissors to the grass. When I see that pattern, I do not assume drought or fungus first. Tropical sod webworm damage (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis) has a look…