Bed Bug Insecticide

Few gardeners perceive that an median grass plant in one season may make as much as two or three feet of vegetative growth. This plus the fact that over 300 grass plants are on each square foot of lawn area make it easy to perceive why regular feedings are essential to allege beautiful lawns. regular applications to the lawn area will allege good color. Irrigate your lawn, do not sprinkle. Suitable soaking once per week should be sufficient. Mow oftentimes and to the permissible height. The median height of cut for Bermuda grass lawns should be 1 1/2 to two inches. Most citizen mow much lower and are not aware of it.

Put the mower on a flat surface and portion the length to the cutting edge of the bed knife (stationary horizontal blade) to decide the height of cut. By doublecutting it is easy to prevent swath patterns in the lawn. If rotary mowers are used make sure the blades are sharp. Dull blades will rip off the tips of the grass, leaving them void of chlorophyll (green coloring matter) and in a few hours white streaks appear on the lawn.

Lawn Pests

One of the worst insect pests in lawns is the beetle grub. This pest is active while early June. It is the larvae stage of any beetles and the most injurious ones come from the beetles whose life cycle is one year (the Asiatic beetle group). The larvae of the so called June mealy bug also causes damage, although not so extensive. The larvae are commonly called "grubs." The grubs feed on the tender roots of grass just below the surface of the soil.

The first indication is wilting of the grass due to the water furnish being cut off, then yellowing and in some cases death of the grass. Many times the grass truly can be lifted or kicked free of the location. By digging into the soil a large amount of white grubs can be found. Luckily these pests can be controlled rather easily, check with your local county agent for the best operate chemicals for your area. Killing the grubs does not heal any damage already done, so true feeding and watering is essential to re-establish the lawn.

The only other insect qoute on the lawn this month is the army worm. These hairy caterpillars attack in spotty locations and strip off all the foliage. operate is the same as for grubs.