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Black bugs jumping around in my yard
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:50 pm
Sunday, I mowed my lawn (St. Augustine and Centipede) and used a garden sprayer to spray for web worms since I noticed there were a few little white moths in the grass along with a few small yellowing patches. As I sprayed the grass, there were hundreds of little black bugs jumping out where the stream landed. About size of a black eyed pea? Think they might have small red stripes. I will try to add pictures of the little guys later.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Thoughts? Thanks!
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Posted on 7/21/21 at 2:08 pm to RebelAggieDad
Looked like this guy? If so it's a Spittlebug.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 2:22 pm to lsujunky
Thanks!
Yup. That's the one. I saw hundreds. Guessing I have a problem. I will check to see if my spraying from Sunday had any effect, and if not, hit them again between rain storms. Them and web worms. Sheeesh.
Yup. That's the one. I saw hundreds. Guessing I have a problem. I will check to see if my spraying from Sunday had any effect, and if not, hit them again between rain storms. Them and web worms. Sheeesh.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:07 pm to RebelAggieDad
What did you use for spraying. Bifen should kill them
Posted on 7/21/21 at 6:56 pm to RebelAggieDad
I don’t think they hurt anything.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:54 pm to turkish
Agree. They don't hurt anything.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 9:26 pm to turkish
In large numbers they will absolutely kill centipede and zoysia lawns.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 12:43 pm to tilco
Thanks. Seems that the interwebs indicated that they (spittlebugs)could damage lawns. I do seem to have seen a large quantity of the buggers . . .
Used Spectracide Triazicide from Home Depot. Main ingredient listed is Gamma-Cyhalothrin. Lists sod web worms as one of the things it controls, and that was my main objective, then saw hundreds of spittlebugs jumping as I sprayed . . .
Used Spectracide Triazicide from Home Depot. Main ingredient listed is Gamma-Cyhalothrin. Lists sod web worms as one of the things it controls, and that was my main objective, then saw hundreds of spittlebugs jumping as I sprayed . . .
Posted on 7/22/21 at 3:39 pm to tilco
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In large numbers they will absolutely kill centipede and zoysia lawns.
Growing up, my dad's lawn was centipede and I mowed it weekly for years. Those were everywhere, all over my legs and whatnot. Never sprayed for them, they never hurt the lawn. That's just my personal experience.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 7:28 pm to tilco
I don’t believe it. Folks carpet bombing their whole yards with insecticide for things like this are causing more problems than they’re solving. Any extension agent will agree.
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:42 pm to lsujunky
If that’s me a spittlebug then it can hurt zoysia. It leaves a spit-like residue in the grass.
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