Armyworm Control

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• How often do you treat for armyworms?

  Preventive Armyworm Control–

  One treatment is applied in the spring season to keep armyworms out of your lawn during their growing season (late spring through late summer).

  After Infestation Armyworm Control–

  We apply one treatment to your entire lawn that will eliminate the armyworms and halt further destruction.

• How did armyworms end up in my lawn?

  Armyworms are actually the beginning life stages of moths. Moths fly into your lawn at night, feeding on nectar, mating, and searching for places to lay their eggs. They deposit their eggs in rows or clusters on the lower leaves of grasses or at the base of plants. The eggs will then hatch in 1 to 2 weeks, the larvae hungry and ready to devour your lawn.

• What time of year do armyworms come around?

  Typically, armyworms are around in the late spring all the way through to late summer. During warm summer months, watch out for these destructive insects!

• How did armyworms get their name?

  They actually got their name from their behavior of moving across fields in an army-like fashion. Armyworms will consume all available food sources on nearly any plant as they migrate in search of edible foliage. Common plants attacked by armyworms include fescue, grain, corn, small grains, sweet potato, beans, turnip, clover, spinach, cucumber, potatoes, tomatoes, cotton, and cabbage.

• What are some good ways to prevent armyworms from coming to my lawn?

  Here are a few tips for keeping armyworms out of your lawn–

  • Use our preventive treatment
    The most effective way to prevent armyworms from coming to your lawn is to use our insecticide treatment. Then you'll have the peace of mind to know you're protected.
  • Keep your lawn mowed
    Keeping your lawn mowed regularly will not only keep your grass blades shorter, but if there are any eggs in the turf your mower will suck them up, wiping out any larvae before they hatch.
  • Healthy balanced soil
    Keeping your soil treated and well balanced will help maintain a healthy grass blade and hardy soil, thus attracting healthy, beneficial insects to your soil.
    
  • Attract good animals
    Attracting good animals to your lawn is also helpful. Flies, birds, rodents, frogs, and certain wasps are a few examples of good animals to have in your lawn as they will feed on armyworm larvae and pupae.
    

• Do I need to keep off my lawn after treatment?

  After your armyworm treatment, keep all pets and humans off your lawn for at least 2 hours.  This will give the armyworm product time to completely dry to ensure maximum effectiveness without harming you, your family, or your pets.

• What does recovery look like for my lawn?

  If your lawn has been severely damaged from the destruction of armyworms, we suggest that you continue with your fertilization and weed control treatments from us and add our core aeration service (with a warm season grass like Bermuda) or core aeration and seeding service (with a cool season grass like Tall Fescue). These services will help your lawn re-establish itself and recover from the damage caused.

• Additional questions?

  Please don't hesitate to ask! We are happy to answer any questions you have about our Armyworm Control service or any other service we offer. Please visit our locations page for more information on how to get in touch with your local branch!