Cutworms are moth caterpillars such as Agrotis sp.
These caterpillars chew off young plants just above the ground and can be highly destructive. Golf courses and sport fields are especially attractive places for females to lay eggs, and for the caterpillars to feed. They can damage turf grass by eating above ground plant tissue at night.
DAMAGE:
Dry spots on the lawn: an indication that the worms are active.
SOLUTION:
Treatment with Nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae, Steinernema feltiae, Natusys.
WHEN:
Spring: Nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae together with Natusys
Autumn: Nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae together with Natusys
Winter: Nematodes Steinernema feltiae together with Natusys
Investigate the presence of worms first before starting treatment!
White grubs are the larvae of different species of beetles: (Phyllopertha horticola), small St. John beetles (Rhizotrogus aestivus, Anoxia villosa, Melolontha melolontha), Sanjuanero beetle (Amphimallon solstitiae) or manure beetle (Aphodius sp).
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Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Underground insect, of brown colour, between 35 and 50 mm that causes enough damages in the natural grass. It has very developed front legs and adapted to dig galleries in which it lives underground during the winter.
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