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LAWN PESTS
 CHINCH BUGS
The most important pest of all St. Augustine grasses in Florida. Their piercing-sucking mouthparts withdraw plant sap and at the same time inject a chemical to breakdown plant cells. Damage can occur up to a week after the insects have stopped feeding. Their feeding usually causes the grass to turn a yellowish color before dying. Typically, chinch bug feeding is worse in hot dry conditions, but they can be found and cause damage any time of year.
TROPICAL SOB WEB WORMS
The most common caterpillar attacking turfgrasses. St. Augustine varieties (Floratam, Seville, Palmetto etc.) are preferred over Bahia grass. Injured grass has notches along the edges and appears thin as if mowed to close. They feed only at night and usually don't. cause any permanent damage. They do not spin webs in the grass. The adult is a small moth, however there are several kinds of moths that may fly up from the grass when disturbed.
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