says this about turfgrass dormancy: “Dormancy is characterized by a complete cessation of growth along with brown or dead grass blades. Grass blades are less of a concern than the crown of the grass plant, which is at the soil surface and is the point from which the grass blades grow up...
Potential for pests:Moderate resistance – common pests include armyworms, chinch bugs, hunting billbugs, mole crickets, sod webworms, grubs, and nematodes Soil pH:6-6.5 Soil type:Grows in most soil types but prefers well-drained, loamy soil Other notes:You must aerate every one or two year...
1971: Effects of grass grub (Costelytra zealandica (White)) larvae on pasture plants. II. Effects of grass grubs and soil moisture on perennial ryegrass and cocksfoot. N.Z. Journal of Agricultural Research 14: 607-17.Radcliffe, J.E., 1970. Some effects of grass grub (Costelytra zealand...
White grubs feed on grass roots. Eventually they turn into one of several beetle species including Japanese beetles and June bugs. If the grass looks dead and wilted in any area of the lawn try lifting the sod. If it comes up easily, it's likely that white grubs have damaged the roots....
Insects and Grubs. Insects and grubs are not really a bad thing. ... Raccoons and Skunks. ... Groundhogs. Why Can't You Digest Grass? What eats grass small animals? Cows. Cows are grazers and mainly eat grass. ... Goats. Goats will prefer to eat weeds, leaves, branches etc. .....
Rooks were estimated to eat 22% of the grubs in Field 1 and 15.0% of the grubs in Field 2. These numbers were too low to prevent further loss in pasture production by grass grubs or to stop the next generation of grubs from increasing to severely damaging levels. The rooks damaged the...
Your grass also may be discolored because of lawn pests. The most common lawn pests that cause brown patches of grass arechinch bugsandwhite grubs. You can read more about common lawn pests in these articles: “Common Spring Lawn Pests” ...