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Sod Blog · Pests, Weeds, and Disease

Pests, Weeds, and Lawn Disease

Spotting and treating chinch bugs, sod webworms, large patch, fungus, and common Florida weeds. 10 posts, newest first.

Top view of a dense EMPIRE Zoysia lawn
Jul 27, 2023

Dealing with disease: large patch

Large patch is a Rhizoctonia fungus that hits St. Augustine and zoysia lawns when soil temperatures drop to about 70 degrees, spreading in yellow to tan rings from fall into spring. How to recognize it, prevent it, and treat it.

Top view of a dense Bitterblue St. Augustine lawn
Jul 13, 2023

Got sod webworms?

Sod webworms are the caterpillars of small lawn moths, and they chew Florida St. Augustine and zoysia lawns down to the soil at night. How to spot them, confirm them with a soap flush, and get rid of them.

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