Insects

One of the best weapons against insects in turf's is to create a healthy plant. In almost every case, insects weeds and disease seek plants that are in stress. If a grass is growing in a healthy, balanced soil, if it is mowed correctly and watered properly it will be able to withstand almost anything that comes it's way. If it is deficient in any of these categories, it can be taken over or killed quit easily.

If chemicals are needed, first identify the insect. This section will help you. After you have succeeded this, then you can come to our insecticide page. This will help you decide which chemical will be best suited for your needs.

  Insects

Insects out number man 500,000 to 1. Many of them are beneficial to the Turf Manager by helping in decomposing organic matter and improving soil structure. In spite of our efforts, insects have survived and have actually increased in number.   It is important to understand that when we go outside we enter an area where we both exist outside our homes.  Most insects have no interests in us at all and they are more afraid of us then we are of them.  Sometimes the best thing to do is to simply watch and enjoy them.  Educate yourself on the different types of insects and why they do what they do.

If you must destroy them then do not use the same chemical year after year. Switching around will insure that the target insect is not building an immunity to your weapon.  

For a chemical free kill try our friends at the Electric Fly Swatter: http://www.electricflyswatter.net/

This list is for helping you identify the specific insect. No chemical recommendations are given.

Ants ~ Army Worms ~ Bees & Wasps ~ Beetles ~ Butterflies

Caterpillars ~ Chinch Bugs ~ Crane Flies ~ Cock Roaches

Dragonflies ~ Fleas ~ Flies ~ Grubs ~ Katydids ~ Mosquitoes

Sod Web Worms ~ Slugs ~ Spiders ~ Stink Bugs ~ Ticks

Greensmiths is excited to introduce a new friend to our web site visitors.  Mr. Mike Ash is a photographer from Tampa, FL and he is sharing many of his personal favorite pictures for our web site.  He wishes to share his pictures with our many visitors for their personal use only.  We encourage Students, Teachers and Professionals to feel free to use these pictures for training and learning purposes.

None of his pictures may be used on any other website for sale or profits without the written permission of either Mr. Mike Ash and Greensmiths, Inc.  We wish to thanks Mike for his hard work and these wonderful images and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

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