FAQ
Lawns are probably the most asked about area of Pest Control and the most difficult to take care of. Think about it, with house pest and termites your only dealing with insects and insecticides. Lawns on the otherhand, we have not just insects but weeds, watering, heat, cold, soil ph, fungus, and other types of diseases that can wreck havoc on a yard.
Lets start with this FAQ , Is it dry or is it chinch bugs?
It actually could be both. When a lawn goes dry it sets up the perfect enviroment for chinch bugs to lay thier eggs. They like to lay eggs in sunny dry areas and they draw fluids out of the plant tissue and secrete a poision that kills the grass as they move and spread thru the lawn. UF recommends at least 3/4 of an inch of watering this can be 25-30 min with fan sprays or 50-90 min with rotars depending on how they overlap. Here is a link about Chinch bugs http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/2015/07/13/chinch-bugs-in-florida-lawns/
Another question we get in the Fall and winter is what are these rings in my yard?
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This is Brown Patch also known as Large Patch fungus. I have seen this pop up even when people are not watering. Over watering does contribute to this problem and can make it worse. All it takes is the right weather conditions to bring it out. The good news is that it doesn't do permanent damge when the temps go up and longer daylight hours come back the fungus tends to go away and new grass blades come back quickly. Here is another helpful link. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/lh044
