Unfortunately, those sod webworms have decided that your lawn or your garden is the best place to live in. You may have no idea about that, but they have already made their home and had already begun making themselves feel really at home. And these sod webworms may not look really nasty but they can really do much damage that you cannot even imagine by just looking at them. But if you have noticed some brown spots already in your grass and water just does not make it right, you may have a sod webworm infestation. You have to do something about it.

Before you go marching off with a hatchet to your lawn where the sod webworms are, take time to learn about what they are first and what they are capable of doing. Remember Puss in Boots in Shrek? He may look harmless but he can be fierce when he wants to. To know a sod webworm from others, this insect has brown spots in four rows in its abdominal area. The body can be beige, gray, green, or brown. They are just about an inch long.

It may be a worm right now but during its lifespan, it turns into an insect that develops wings. The winged creature does not bring much harm. It is those small ones that can hurt – and hurt you and your lawn a lot. What the worms do is they dig into the soil and work on the roots of your grass. They also target the crown. Those are important parts of the grass and when they get damaged, the whole grass system goes with it. The leaves will then turn brown and pull it up and you would be able to do so as if it were a mat.

To actually battle it out with sod webworms, you have to be prepared. One of the things that you have to do research on is just which of the various insecticides in the market would work best for you and your lawn. Any expert would say that you get any kind of insecticide. However, on your end, you have to also make sure that the insecticide would harm the insects but not necessarily the plants that you have.

When you have chosen your insecticide, you can start the war. Just apply the chemical to where the infestation has occurred. These are usually the brown areas where the insect has been eating at the roots. You may have to repeat this in a week or so just to make sure that you get each and every one out of them out of your lawn. Then just let the lawn or garden heal itself. You will be amazed at how well it does such.