(09/18/20) 2020 has definitely been one for the history books. COVID-19, murder hornets, Hurricane Laura and now Hurricane Sally hitting our Gulf neighbors to the east. This week is no exception for ...

Across the state, lawns are in trouble. Sod webworms are the main culprit this year, said LSU AgCenter Extension specialist Ron Strahan. “The numbers are biblical," Strahan said. "We have observed ...

While putting some Tirade and Grubz Out on my mom's lawn for that "nasty rascal, the chinch bug" at dark a few days ago, I noticed many moths flying around as I pushed my spreader. These moths were ...

This bug is creeping around your property. He may be friend or foe. Name: Crambus spp. Alias: Lawn moths, sod webworms. You may have noticed small moths flittering around the lawn. These are probably ...

The need for lawn maintenance hits a peak in summer. Besides the constant mowing, watering is needed in dry spells and pests like insects, diseases and weeds may need to be dealt with. Mid- to ...

CHECK FOR LAWN PESTS: Some lawns are being damaged by sod webworms. Large, browned-out areas that exceed 1,000 square feet can occur almost overnight. You may notice numerous small, tan or gray moths ...

As the summer progresses, so do the many ailments afflicting our lawns. One of the major pests we’ve been seeing pop up lately is the tropical sod webworm. The tropical sod webworm (Herpetogramma ...

My neighbors were clustered at the corner recently, each with a dog in tow. It was dusk, and they sang out, almost in unison, “So what’s up with all the little beige moths?” I’d been wondering the ...

Every once in while there is a pest that totally dominates the landscape. This pest could be a fungus, a weed, an insect or something else. The pest is usually something we have faced before; however, ...

Damage to a lawn caused by sod webworms (upper right), which turn into white moths (lower right). The next day, she visited Houston Public Media's studios to explain and offer remedies. She also ...

When Scott Faulkner comes home from work in the evenings, he’d like to enjoy the luxury of crashing on his recliner and watching a little television or reading the paper. Instead, he dons his yard ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Your grass might be dying but its death is not necessarily caused by what you think. "Big swaths of my lawn are just gone," said Lesley Beyer, a concerned homeowner who lives in ...