Some common causes of brown patches on your lawn include drought stress, dog urine, disease, or burning from too much sun or fertilizers. Armyworm caterpillars are a less common culprit. However, ...

Chinch bugs, small insects with black triangular wing patches, can quickly damage lawns, especially St. Augustine grass. Homeowners can confirm chinch bug infestations using the flotation method or by ...

The warm summer months are linked with increased pest activity across the country, and Kansas is no exception. This summer, though, Kansas residents are reportedly seeing an uptick in armyworms ...

If your lawn turns from green to brown faster than it usually does, you may want to check for one annoying insect. Armyworms are known to feed on lawns as well as plants and other vegetables. While ...

Whoa! What’s eating my grass? If you notice your hay field or your lawn browning over the past few days, you may need to look for armyworms. Earlier in the summer, the worms can be more difficult to ...

Armyworms have many homeowners upset about costly damage to their beautiful green lawns. Armyworms, known scientifically as spodeotera frugiperda, are a species of caterpillar commonly associated with ...

Fall armyworms have emerged in throngs this fall across parts of Texas, where they are munching on grass and wreaking havoc. Texas A&M AgriLife / Courtesy They slither across lawns and pastures in a ...

It’s an active year for these pests in parts of the Southeast. Clint Waltz, PhD, is a turfgrass extension specialist at the University of Georgia. Fall armyworms cannot survive winters in most of the ...

DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Green Services has issued an urgent alert for homeowners across North Texas as armyworms have been confirmed in the DFW region. These ...

CLEMSON — In a year the Upstate has been abnormally dry, it can be hard to detect the presence of the grass-eating armyworm. But they’re here, multilegged marching through pastures and yards as they ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A pesky species of caterpillar have returned once again, with the goal of eating landscape. Armyworms are known to consume grass blades, hayfields, and pastures. They get ...