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Lawn and Garden Pests in South Florida: Identification Guide
Identification guide for South Florida homeowners.
Brown patches aren't always drought. South Florida lawns and hedges face insect pests nearly year-round. Identifying the right one, often with a quick soap flush or a look at the soil, is the first step before deciding what to do.
Lawn Pests
Southern Chinch Bugspreading yellow-brown patches in St. Augustinegrass, often in hot, dry spots
- Property damage
Tropical Sod Webwormragged, chewed blades and small moths flying up from the lawn
- Property damage
Fall Armywormstriped caterpillars that brown a lawn fastID only
Mole Cricketstunnels and spongy turf in sandy soil
- Property damage
White GrubsC-shaped larvae eating roots; turf lifts like carpet
- Property damage
Hedges, Palms and Shrubs
About Lawn and Plant Treatment
These pages are identification guides only. Pro-Spray's service covers pests in and around your home, not lawn or plant treatment. For turf or plant damage, contact a licensed lawn and ornamental provider or your UF/IFAS county Extension office.
Bugs getting inside your home? See our household pest library.
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