Villages of Cypress Lakes October 2017
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yellow/grey circle up to 20” in<br />
diameter will appear and then<br />
slowly close in on the inner<br />
turf, changing the color <strong>of</strong> the<br />
grass as it moves inward.<br />
CHINCH BUGS OR<br />
BROWN PATCH?<br />
As the weather starts to cool,<br />
brown patch inevitably starts<br />
to show its ugly face in the form<br />
<strong>of</strong> yellow circles on our lawns.<br />
Many homeowners have a<br />
hard time telling whether they<br />
have brown patch or if there is<br />
some sort <strong>of</strong> insect feasting on<br />
their lawn areas. To clarify:<br />
Brownpatch is a fungus and<br />
usually appears in the same<br />
areas repeatedly, thriving<br />
when temperatures drop<br />
overnight below 70 degrees for<br />
several nights, even if previous<br />
outbreaks were thought<br />
to have been resolved. A<br />
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Additionally, as the weather<br />
begins to cool, mow your turf<br />
shorter to prevent moisture build-up, adjust your irrigation cycle to fewer<br />
days or shorter cycle times and avoid watering at night. Fungus loves<br />
moisture.<br />
Chinch Bugs can be very devastating to St. Augustine or Fescue lawns.<br />
Their damage can appear similar to brown patch at first but grows out<br />
beyond circles or rings. Chinch bugs are the larvae <strong>of</strong> Blissus leucopterus,<br />
a small winged beetle. To check for the presence <strong>of</strong> chinch bugs;<br />
Take a c<strong>of</strong>fee can or similar container and remove the top and bottom <strong>of</strong><br />
the can, creating a hollow cylinder. Then embed the can in an affected<br />
area and fill with water. If chinch bugs are present they will rise to the top<br />
<strong>of</strong> the water within the can.<br />
Prevent damage such as this from occurring! The most effective pesticide<br />
to apply is a liquid spray containing permethrin, cypermethrin or<br />
deltamethrin. This must be applied 3 separate times within a 21 day period<br />
- the egg cycle the chinch bugs leave behind must be killed, otherwise<br />
they will return. A liquid product will permeate all areas better and more<br />
effectively than a granular product, ensuring the infestation is defeated.<br />
If a granular treatment is utilized as well as a liquid application, “Triazicide”<br />
works very well if applied according to labeled directions.<br />
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