QUESTION: Like many houses in our area, we have spent the past month dealing with what we believe are sod webworms. We easily have thousands of the little moths fluttering around in our grass, bushes ...

Numerous small, tan or gray moths fluttering around lawns and beds in mid- to late summer are the adult moths of a lawn-eating caterpillar called the tropical sod webworm (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis) ...

Across the state, lawns are in trouble. Sod webworms are the main culprit this year, said LSU AgCenter Extension specialist Ron Strahan. “The numbers are biblical," Strahan said. "We have observed ...

No one has asked yet about the multitude of moths that fly in a zigzag fashion just above grass level and are especially noticeable while mowing. Perhaps the reason the question hasn't come up yet is ...

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My neighbors were clustered at the corner recently, each with a dog in tow. It was dusk, and they sang out, almost in unison, “So what’s up with all the little beige moths?” I’d been wondering the ...

Question: I have an ongoing battle with moths and sod webworms. I sprayed, but I still have lots of moths. What else can I do? Answer: Fly swatters and butterfly nets are the best way to eliminate the ...

(09/18/20) 2020 has definitely been one for the history books. COVID-19, murder hornets, Hurricane Laura and now Hurricane Sally hitting our Gulf neighbors to the east. This week is no exception for ...

The sod webworm is back - chowing on the grass you put hours of work into all summer long; eating at night while you sleep and on cloudy and rainy days, so birds and you will not catch them in the act ...

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Every once in while there is a pest that totally dominates the landscape. This pest could be a fungus, a weed, an insect or something else. The pest is usually something we have faced before; however, ...

Q. As I was mowing, lots of moths came flying out of the lawn. They are near a wall and flowering bush too. What is the best way to get rid of sod webworm moths? A. Butterfly nets and flyswatters are ...