Army Worms in lawns are a real problem for lawn lovers like you. Lawn army worm and Sod Web Worm are both leaf eating caterpillars that target lawn areas towards the end of Summer and Autumn here in Sydney NSW Australia. The problem here is not so much the Army Worm itself…but rather that the…
Lawn Grubs in Australia are commonly named (in the vernacular) when referring to different lawn eating insects. The different lawn grubs / insects include: those (like army worm) that forage on the leaves of lawn turf grasses, and those (like curl grub) that target and feed on the roots of lawn turf grasses and other…
When To Core Lawns is a question often asked by lawn lovers and contractors. Lawn coring or lawn aeration is useful when your lawn is struggling to perform at its best. Lawn aeration can be performed with different tools that give different results. The best results are achieved by physically removal of plugs of soil from…
This video has been taken on site at the turf farm of GreenLife Turf at Windsor, west of Sydney, NSW, Australia. Lawn mowing and gardening contractors will really appreciate the time spent having a look around at any turf farm. Contractors will be able to see first-hand the different types of [warm season] turf grasses available at these turf farms….
Have a look at this video that I recorded at a customer’s property in Sydney, NSW, Australia – the nature strip or verge is predominantly Queensland Blue Couch (scientific name is Digitaria didactyla). It has a blue-green hue or colour that is distinctly different to your regular Couch grass (otherwise known as Bermuda Grass in North…
Removing couch from buffalo lawn areas is impossible without killing both the couch grass and the buffalo grass. We need to go over some background information to explain why this is so. Firstly in this particular scenario, the weed (defined as “any plant that is unwanted in any garden situation”) is the Couch grass. Couch grass…
ST91 Buffalo, or ST91 St Augustine grass as it is known in North America, is one of many turf grass types around the world. In general terms, there are two (2) main categories of landscape turf grasses which are Cool Season grasses and Warm Season Grasses. Cool Season Grasses include rye and fescue. These grasses are propagated…
Lawn Grubs can be mistaken as different pests to different people. Armyworms (and all the other lawn and leaf eating caterpillars such as sod web worm and lawn army worm) are sometimes referred to as Lawn Grubs, and at other times Curl Grub (the larvae or juvenile form of Black Beetle) are referred to as Lawn Grubs. Whatever the…
Army Grub has other Common or Vernacular Names depending on where it is a problem. Their Common Names are Rice Army Worm, Lawn Army Worm, Army Grub, Lawn Grub and Paddy Armyworm. The Latin or Scientific Name (Genus & Species) for the common army worm isSpodoptera mauritia. Army worm symtoms include damage done to lawns such as eating…
Army Grubs and Lawn Grubs are a real problem for any lawn lover. Army Grubs – otherwise known as Lawn Army Worms, Lawn Grubs or justArmyWorms – are leaf eating caterpillars that wreak havoc on your lawn in late Summer and early Autumn. Can you hear the drum beats of the army worms? They are on their way to a…