Army Worms Spotted in Dacula
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This is the time of year for fall army worms. Keep a bottle of Liquid Sevin on hand because you won't have very long to react before your green grass is gone. If you suddenly see a small brown patch in your green grass be sure to check for army worms. They quickly devour every blade of green in their path, then move to your neighbor's yard and soon the whole neighborhood. It can literally take them less than a day to destroy a beautiful lawn. Liquid Sevin (carbaryl) is an effective treatment that any homeowner can apply. And here is the good news - straight from a sod farm grower - army worms do not kill the roots. So even if they DO eat the green right off your grass, just be patient, those roots will generate a new lawn!
Pretty cool news, right? It will look pitiful for a couple of weeks, but fear not, a new lawn will be born shortly. Stay tuned for more timely tips from the woman who knows her grass from a hole in the ground :)
JK
11:24 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
We are having brown patches in our yard for the first time in the 6 years we have lived there. Is this the reslut of these worms?
Mitch
12:03 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
The funniest typo I have seen so far! May explain the rapid reproduction rate of these worms. Jim gets my vote for top comment of the week!
JK
11:25 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
oops...result is what I meant...
R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"
1:11 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
We all know what you meant but Mitch is right... the "resluts" are in!
(Smiles)
DonnaD
2:08 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
Hi Jim, if the patch is not growing at a rapid rate, odds are it is not the army worms at work. The possible culprits could be oddly enough 'brown patch disease', or maybe depending on the size some sort of chemical issues such as a dog urinating or where someone has spilled gasoline. It also might just be lack of water or too much shading from overgrowing trees or bushes. If you want to shoot me a picture I can try to eliminate some of those possibilities. You can email me at sodsellinglady@gmail com. I promise I won't try to sell you anything!
However you might try posting a sign 'No Prostituting Allowed' at your back gate ;)
JK
8:55 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
We are 'dogsitting' for our son...could that cause the spots? Will the grass return? I grew up in Florida, and we didn't have all these grass worries!
R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"
10:19 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
Here's what they look like
army wormhttp://www.google.com/search?q=army+worm&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Vsr&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Fik8UMHmKYn68gS3tIDIBw&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1247&bih=633
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/pests/e830w.htm
JK
8:44 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
R,
Thank you for the link. I will look tonight, if it is not raining!
DonnaD
11:24 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
It could be the dog doing the damage. They have a tendency to go in the same spot each time.