Super-Sod Reminds Homeowners to Be on the Lookout for Fall Armyworms in Their Lawns

(PRWEB) July 30, 2014

Homeowners, don't let your beautiful new lawn go to the bugs. Armyworms love to eat brand new sod but they dont originate there. Here are some facts about fall armyworms:

-Fall armyworms are not indigenous to the Southeast and cannot overwinter here.

-They aren't really worms, they are caterpillars.

-The caterpillars are the larval form of a subtropical moth that migrates here from the tropics in late summer. Some years they don't make it here, but when they do they typically arrive in July and can thrive until the first frost.

-They get their name from the caterpillar's behavior of moving across lawns in an army-like fashion.

-Armyworms are particularly attracted to new sod, and new sod is very vulnerable to damage.

-They do all their damage to lawns when they are in the caterpillar (or larvae) stage of their life cycle.

-Armyworm moths lay their egg sacs on homes, fencing, bushes, etc., but rarely do they lay eggs in grass.

-There is no "over the counter" preventative treatment available to homeowners for armyworms in the moth, egg, or pupae stages.

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Super-Sod Reminds Homeowners to Be on the Lookout for Fall Armyworms in Their Lawns