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Turf Damaging Insects
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- Chinch Bugs
- About 1/5 inch long, black with white patches on wings
- Most devastating pest to St Augustine grass
- Sucks plant juices causing injury
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- White Grubs
- Attack all turfgrass species in Florida
- Feeds on root systems of turf causing serious damage
- Damaged grass can be rolled back like a carpet
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- Sod Webworms
- Larvae are greenish with black spots
- Worms feed on grass blades causing damage within two weeks of hatching
- Adults are dingy brown moths and do not feed on grass blades
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- Mole Crickets
- 1 inch long, light brown, well adapted for tunneling through soil
- Several species are prevalent in Florida
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- Fire Ants
- Stings, does not bite
- Stings may cause serious injury, even death to people, pets and livestock
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