• Clover Mites are most active during late spring.
• Clover Mites are actually relatives of the spider and the tick.
• Clover Mites probe at the surface of grass blades and sucks the juices.
• Most lawn damage caused by Clover Mites appears to be on the south and west sides of buildings.
• Clover Mites are reddish-brown and have front legs about twice the length of the other legs.
• When crushed, they will leave a characteristic red stain caused by their pigmentation.
• Clover Mites can enter houses close to thick vegetation. Remove any grass and/or weeds up to 24 inches away from the foundation of the house.
• Clover mite females lay about 70 eggs each during the spring in the crevices of buildings, under sidings, and on the underside of bark at the base of trees.

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• Billbugs are a type of weevil or “snout beetle.”
• Adults usually overwinter in leaf litter and thatch.
• Billbugs are a pest that is endemic to all species of grass.
• Most lawn damage occurs near evergreen shrubbery.
• Lawn damage is most severe during summer drought stress.
• Adult female Billbugs cut small holes in the stems of plants and insert their eggs.
• Billbug activity increases from late April through May when temperatures exceed 65°F.
• Adult Billbugs are often noticed walking across driveways and sidewalks during late summer or spring.
• Billbugs cause significant feeding damage during the larval stage. Before feeding on the roots, the Larvae tunnel through the stem creating a sawdust thatch.
• Billbug damage can appear as spotty brown patches of dying grass scattered throughout the lawn from late June through August.

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• White Grubs appear as fat white “worm-like” larvae.
• White Grubs have many life cycles throughout the year.
• White Grubs are hatched from eggs that are laid in the soil.
• In the spring grubs awaken from winter and begin feeding.
• White Grubs are immature beetles that like to feed on grass roots, causing extensive damage to the root systems.
• In the summer pupae turn into beetles, including Japanese Beetles, which emerge to feed on garden foliage and flowers. Beetles lay eggs in the lawn soon after.
• In the fall eggs hatch into new grubs which feed on the grass roots, thereby destroying your lawn. The destructive cycle begins all over again.
• It is impossible to see white grubs on the surface since they exist below the blades of grass in the root zone.

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• Travel during the night.
• Cannot survive freezing temperatures.
• Armyworms chew the foliage of grasses and grain crops.
• Armyworm ranges in size from 1/16 inch to 1 1/3 inches.
• A stripe runs down the middle of the back while one stripe is present on each side.
• Armyworm caterpillar larvae have stripes running the length of their body during the fall.
• Armyworms are hairless caterpillars ranging from yellow-green in color to a dark brown or gray color.
• On the upper side of each abdominal segment on the Armyworm, you will find four dark circular spots.
• After exhausting their food supply, Armyworms travel and feed in large numbers from field to field in search of food.

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