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How to Get Rid of Lawn Insects and Pests
How to Get Rid of Lawn Insects and Pests. There are all kinds of pests that can plague your lush green lawn. The biggest sign of bug, insect, or worm problems in your turf is patches of brown grass. You have to make sure you know the problem before you can find a remedy that works. Not every insecticide works on every bug or insect problem.
There are all kinds of pests that can plague your lush green lawn. The biggest sign of bug, insect, or worm problems in your turf is patches of brown grass. You have to make sure you know the problem before you can find a remedy that works. Not every insecticide works on every bug or insect problem.
Things You'll Need
Water
Soap
Lawn treatments
A keen eye
You can begin by flushing the little beasts out where you can see them. Mix up some dish soap along with water. You only need the same amount you use to wash dishes with, one or two squirts of soap to 2 gallons of water. This should either kill or force the bugs and insects to the surface. If you are unable to identify what the insects are then bag up a few to take into the home improvement store with you.
Time for treatment includes finding the right plan with no over kill. If you go over board you could kill off all the good bugs that keep your grass healthy. Sometimes all it will take is applying dish soap and water across the yard and other times you will need an insecticide to kill the bugs. Make sure you read all the directions on the commercial chemicals before applying them.
You can use homemade, organic, or even commercial forms of pesticides. Be sure to walk backwards away from the sprayed area when applying. You might cover your shoes with the stuff and track it into the house which could harm children or pets.
Keep checking the lawn and retreat if necessary. Treating for larva and eggs is 10 times easier then trying to kill off adult pests so don't go too long without checking your lawn. With any luck we will all be running bare foot through long healthy grass very soon.
Tips & Warnings
Keep people and other animals off the grass after a treatment for 24 hours. Even something as small as dish soap can cause skin irritation.
Take your shoes off outside after a lawn treatment or have a "lawn care only" pair of shoes that stay in the garage. Never apply this stuff with bare feet.
