I'm in coastal South Carolina and get these all the time. The info on the Internet seems to indicate they're pretty harmless so I did nothing about them last season and my yard looked like hell when it came back in spring. I had a lot of 6-12" completely dead patches. Treat for these as soon as you see them.
So glad I came across this video! I’ve always wondered what those little sudsy-like spots were in my centipede! I usually only see them in the mornings when it’s warm out & then they disappear. Hoping to find a granular product to get rid of those and mole crickets- any suggestions? Thanks for the time you spend educating us! 😊
Anything with active ingredient Bifenthrin should work. Most granulars have this. But also something like Sevin should work too. Usually the label specifies the bugs it controls and a lot of the times spittlebug is on the list. Thanks 🙏
I've used Talstar P as a general purpose pest control on my yard for 5-6 years now, with good results. This year I noticed the bugs you mentioned and treated my entire yard last week with Talstar P. Thanks for validating this as an effective treatment for these pests. I also plan to re-treat the entire lawn every 4-6 weeks.
Could be any number of things. Could be chlorosis which means you need to do a chelated iron application. Or it could be a fungus (brown patch) if you’ve had a lot of rain/irrigation. Or it could be bug damage or lack of water
I've had some brown/yellow dead spots in my yard lately and today I found I have some type of bug in the damaged areas. I haven't been able to identify it by looking online but it's about a 1/4 inch long, brown body, with two perpendicular orange stripes. I've ordered the Talspar P to give that a try. Update: These critters were indeed Spittle bugs. I used Talstar P to treat my lawn and had to do several applications to get rid of them.
Always great content covering Centipede grass. Thanks for answering my previous question. Would you recommend using Atrazine in the fall once things start cooling down as a pre-emergent to prevent cool season weeds from germinating in Centipede.
I personally have not tried Atrazine in the fall. I use it mainly in the spring and early summer to attack poa annua and also helps with prevention of chamberbitter. If you have only done 0 or 1 apps for the year you could try it to see if you get results 👍
Hey bud. I need help trying to identify my lawn. I believe it's centipede but not sure. Is there a way I can send you an picture to help me out? Thanks
@@CentipedeCentralLawnCare No I don't think so. But I posted pics in the turf management subreddit and people are saying my entire front yard is not centipede but crabgrass lol. I just hope they not correct. I just bought my house 2 months ago and the lawn came as is. That's why I'm confused. Thanks for the answer by the way
Always enjoy your info on centipede grass. Daughter moved into a new home in May, builder put down centipede sod, in June I put Scott’s starter fertilizer which has kept the lawn green this summer. Now it’s the middle of August here in SC, should I put anything else down heading into Fall? Thanks
Probably not but if you do anything only do a potassium feeding like 0-0-25. For future reference centipede doesn’t like much Phosphorus. Check out my video on How to Fertilize Centipede Grass for details.
@@CentipedeCentralLawnCare I took your advice on my established lawn using Andersons 16-0-8 and use Humic DG, my centipede has never looked better. Thanks
Hey maybe you can answer this question because I've been searching and can't find the answer. Are centipede seed head sterile? I can't find any research on it because someone stated they are. If so can you post the link so I can read up on it. Thanks
Any sense in putting down a pre-emergent and/or overseeding heading into the fall? Planning on putting down some potash but want to fill in some bare spots and prevent winter weeds.
I think overseeding with centipede seed at this point would be a little late to establish a strong roots. You can’t do both pre emergent and overseeding because the preemergent would prevent the seeds from germinating. Definitely a potassium feeding heading into fall. 👍
