Sod webworms can be a real nuisance for property owners in Michigan. These pesky bugs can cause extensive damage to your lawn if left alone. They feed on your grass blades, creating thin patches of turf that can spread over time. If you believe your turf is infested with sod webworms, it’s best to contact a professional to deal with them swiftly before they have the opportunity to inflict more damage. Once they have been dealt with, then it’s best to schedule professional lawn care services like aeration and overseeding to help your grass recover from the webworm damage.

What are sod webworms, and what does their damage look like?

Brown patches created in lawn from sod webworms in Chesterfield, MI.

At night, you may notice small, tan-colored moths flying around your property. These moths will lay eggs on your lawn from late May to early June. After around ten days, sod webworms will emerge from those eggs. These larvae will nestle into your soil and start feeding on your grass blades during their development in late June and early July. As they continue to grow and eat your turf, the damage that they can cause will show up in the form of small, circular patches of brown grass littered across your lawn.

The best way to handle sod webworm damage is to call a professional.

When your lawn is infested with sod webworms, it's best to call a professional to handle the situation. For starters, a professional can correctly identify whether your lawn needs to be treated for sod webworms or something else. The damage they can cause resembles damage from white grubs or drought stress. A professional has the experience and the tools to identify what's going on and apply the correct treatments to eliminate the problem at its root. If you suspect that your lawn is infected with webworms, then call a lawn care professional to deal with them before they're able to cause more damage. Since these pests hide in your soil, you're going to need someone to apply a comprehensive control treatment to keep more of them from emerging from your soil and feeding on your grass.

In Michigan, the best time to schedule sod webworm control is in early summer. This keeps the 2nd generation of webworms from emerging in August.

Help your lawn recover from sod webworm damage by scheduling professional lawn care services.

Professional pouring seeds out from hands to lawn in Rochester Hills, MI.

If left alone, sod webworms can cause extensive damage to your lawn. By feeding on your grass, they can leave it looking discolored, thin, and patchy. So, once your lawn is treated for webworms, it may need additional services to help it recover. Lawn care services like lawn fertilization will provide nutrients for your grass to help it grow, aeration will loosen your soil to open passageways for those nutrients to find their way to the roots of your grass, and overseeding will promote new grass growth to help thicken your thinning lawn. When these services are combined, you can provide your grass with everything it needs to nurse it back to health.

Give us a call today to schedule our sod webworm control treatment!

If your lawn is plagued with brown patches of grass, then that could be a sign of sod webworm damage. At Big Lakes Lawncare, we have extensive experience dealing with sod webworms, and so our team of professionals will be able to tell if your lawn is infested with them. Once treated, we can even help nurse your lawn back to health with one of our many lawn care services. We service commercial, residential, and HOA properties in Macomb, MI, and surrounding cities like Shelby and Chesterfield. Give us a call today at (586) 200-0855 to sign up for our sod webworm control treatment!