Common lawn Pests
Armyworm
African Black Beetle
African Black Beetle
- Description: Caterpillars that are green, brown, or black with distinctive stripes.
- Damage: They chew on grass blades, leaving irregular bare patches.
African Black Beetle
African Black Beetle
African Black Beetle
- Description: Shiny black beetles, with larvae that are white grubs.
- Damage: The larvae feed on grass roots, leading to yellowing and wilting of the lawn.
Lawn Grubs
African Black Beetle
Sod Webworms
- Description: White, C-shaped grubs that are the larvae of beetles like the African Black Beetle and Christmas Beetle.
- Damage: They feed on the roots of grasses, causing large dead patches.
Sod Webworms
Sod Webworms
Sod Webworms
- Description: Small, grey-brown moths whose larvae are greenish-brown caterpillars.
- Damage: The caterpillars feed on grass blades and stems, leading to brown, ragged patches.
Billbugs
Sod Webworms
Billbugs
- Description: Small, dark weevils with a snout, and their larvae are legless grubs.
- Damage: Larvae feed inside the grass stems and roots, causing dead patches and weakened grass.
Cutworms
Sod Webworms
Billbugs
- Description: Fat, grey-brown caterpillars that curl up when disturbed.
- Damage: They cut off seedlings at ground level and feed on grass stems.