Turf Pests
Grubs, armyworms, sod webworms, and other insects that damage lawns in Middle Tennessee. Browse 16 entries in our identification guide.
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are more of an ornamental plant pest than a turfgrass pest in their adult form — the iridescent green-and-copper ...
White Grubs
Scarabaeidae larvae
White grubs are the larval stage of various scarab beetles — including Japanese beetles, June bugs, masked chafers, and others — and they feed on gras...
Masked Chafer
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Masked Chafer is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and t...
European Chafer
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European Chafer is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and...
Asiatic Garden Beetle
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Asiatic Garden Beetle is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificati...
Black Turfgrass Ataenius
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Black Turfgrass Ataenius is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...
Fall Armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda
Fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda) do not overwinter in Tennessee. Every year, moths migrate north from Florida, and in some years — roughly every...
Japanese beetle larvae
Popillia japonica
Japanese beetle larvae (Popillia japonica) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regio...
June bug larvae
Phanaeus vindex
June bug larvae (Phanaeus vindex) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ...
Sod Webworm
Crambus spp.
Sod webworms are the larval stage of small lawn moths — the ones you see fluttering up from the grass when you walk across your lawn at dusk. The larv...
Hairy chinch bug
Blissus leucopterus
Hairy chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. E...
Billbug
Sphenophorus parvulus
Billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early id...
Southern mole cricket
Scapteriscus borellii
Southern mole cricket (Scapteriscus borellii) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our re...
Black cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early id...
Crane fly larvae
Tipula spp.
Crane fly larvae (Tipula spp.) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ide...
Bermudagrass mite
Eriophyes cynodoniensis
Bermudagrass mite (Eriophyes cynodoniensis) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regi...
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