Insects Category
This category has blogs to help you diagnose and treat insect related problems
How to identify and control black beetle damage in lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 7 March 2024
There is no doubt that African black beetles (Heteronychus arator) ...
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Red Spider mites in lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 23 January 2024
Recent wet weather followed by some hot and dry days has brought favou...
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Turf Mites
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 20 November 2023
Each year, turf mites become more and more prevalent in domestic lawns, and this year is no diffe...
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Preventative black beetle control in lawns.
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 22 August 2023
These little insects have a voracious appetite for lawns, causing unsi...
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Ants in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 24 April 2023
Most people who have ants in their lawn don't want them there, mostly because of the potential to...
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African black beetle in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 24 October 2022
There is no doubt that African black beetles (Heteronychus arator) lov...
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Insect Spotlight - Mole Cricket
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 6 November 2019
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Mole crickets are an odd looking insect about 50mm long. While they will feed on most types of pl...
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Dead spots caused by turf mites
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 14 November 2018
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Turf mites literally suck the life out of your lawn leaving it lifeless and patchy. The good news...
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Can ants predict the weather?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 16 May 2018
There is lots of chatter around the internet asking the question of whether Ants can predict immi...
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