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Pests in the Lawn. Insect pests in Lawns.

Leatherjackets l Chafer Grubs l Ants l Moles l Mining Bees.

Lawns do not suffer from too many insect pests or bugs. (The same cannot be said of other lawn troubles!) Pests are things that crawl of fly - Diseases have no legs i.e. Fungus and virus disease.

Leatherjackets.

The main insect pest is probably the larvae of the Crane fly (Daddy Longlegs) - the Leatherjacket which lives just below the lawn surface - feeding on the grass roots. Left unchecked, a serious infestation of this pest can result in large areas of brown patches.

Chafer Grubs

These are the larvae of the Chafer beetle and are not as much of a problem as the leatherjackets.

Ants

Ants damage the lawn if present in large numbers. Together with this they have a rather nasty sting if you are unfortunate enough to sit on or near their nest.

Moles

Moles are a huge problem in lawns if you are unfortunate to have them!

Mining bees.

The good news about Mining Bees is that they don't sting. The bad news is that they tunnel into the lawn to build their nest and leave a small mound of earth on the lawn.