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  • Mole Crickets do Little Damage to St Augustine Lawns


    Winter 2012

    I have seen a lot of Mole Crickets crawling across drives and sidewalks in the past few days. And when there is a lot of mole cricket activity – like crawling across drives and walkways - there are plenty of phone calls telling me “I have Mole Crickets”. I suspect most people just don’t want these rather creepy bugs doing their awkward looking dash across their carport. Because if they are concerned about their lawn being destroyed by mole crickets, they can relax – mole crickets do very little damage to St. Augustine Lawns.

    For more info listen to this brief 3 minute recording taken from KTRF – Turf Radio, All Turf, All the Time : KTRF Turf Radio - Mole Crickets

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  • Yellow Leaves on the Edges of Damage Indicate Chinch Bugs are Active in St Augustine Grass Lawns


    Summer 2011

    One of the distinct characteristics of active chinch bug damage is the presence of yellow leaves along the edges of the damage when Chinch bugs are very active. The leaves are completely yellow and scattered among green leaves along the edges of the damage.

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  • Those Brown Lizards that Scurry About are Bug Eaters Called “Anoles”

    by Carol Dinsdale Summer 2011

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    Have you ever wondered about all those little lizards that run all over your gardens and porches? Most are probably “anoles” of one kind or another. While only the green anole is native to the US, it is estimated there are over 36 species of non-native anoles breeding in the wilds in Florida (out of an estimated total of 250 anole species in the world). There has been considerable interbreeding so markings may be significantly different than the true wild types (Kaplan, 2009).

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  • Chinch Bugs are Damaging St Augustine Grass throughout Pinellas County

    by Rick Orr Summer 2011

    Chinch bugs love hot dry St Augustine grass. The only thing that makes life better for a chinch bug is when it rains after a hot dry spell. Think of rain after a long dry spell as salad dressing on the St Augustine grass – the chinch bugs love it! To be more accurate: the chinch bugs are attracted to the stressed St Augustine grass and when the rains come, they can reproduce faster and exponentially increase their damage.

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