{"id":24996,"date":"2023-01-21T09:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T23:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?page_id=24996"},"modified":"2024-05-06T19:18:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T09:18:49","slug":"lawn-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/lawn-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawn Care in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24996\" class=\"elementor elementor-24996\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38bc9210 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"38bc9210\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19b354ed\" data-id=\"19b354ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395e0d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"395e0d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lawn Care in New Zealand<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34ea387\" data-id=\"34ea387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b64a59b elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b64a59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-near-me\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a pest control company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-481a3657 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"481a3657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3cc74f\" data-id=\"6c3cc74f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c17c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c17c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Lawn care requires a knowledge of the key lawn pests &#8211; insects (and arthropod) pests, weeds and diseases<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Lawn &#8216;grubs&#8217;, which loosely include beetle larvae and moth larvae, eat the grass plants, either the roots and\/or the leaves<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>There are a variety of common weeds which need to be remove when first spotted before they can take over garden lawns<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Turf diseases can be difficult to identify and treat and is generally best left to turf management professionals<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b54c0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b54c0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-131aa332\" data-id=\"131aa332\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346de937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"346de937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of lawn pests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b998a99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b998a99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1afb041c\" data-id=\"1afb041c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e19a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e19a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/curl-grubs-and-lawn-damage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/african-black-beetle-larvae-copy-low-res-e1673926859629.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7474\" alt=\"curl grub - African black beetle larva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/african-black-beetle-larvae-copy-low-res-e1673926859629.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/african-black-beetle-larvae-copy-low-res-e1673926859629-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/african-black-beetle-larvae-copy-low-res-e1673926859629-285x190.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/african-black-beetle-larvae-copy-low-res-e1673926859629-150x100.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686bd513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"686bd513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/curl-grubs-and-lawn-damage\/\">Curl Grubs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a86da11\" data-id=\"5a86da11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101d568d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"101d568d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/caterpillars-worms-or-grubs-whats-eating-my-lawn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-armyworm-shutterstock_454928485-copy-low-res.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13102\" alt=\"armyworm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-armyworm-shutterstock_454928485-copy-low-res.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-armyworm-shutterstock_454928485-copy-low-res-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-armyworm-shutterstock_454928485-copy-low-res-298x200.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-armyworm-shutterstock_454928485-copy-low-res-283x190.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-armyworm-shutterstock_454928485-copy-low-res-150x101.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb7e729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cb7e729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/caterpillars-worms-or-grubs-whats-eating-my-lawn\/\">Caterpillar Pests<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b72dc5\" data-id=\"68b72dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fea8d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fea8d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/pest-control-ants\/look-to-new-pastures-for-profits-lawn-ants\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-head-ant-metallica.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11380\" alt=\"green head ants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-head-ant-metallica.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-head-ant-metallica-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-head-ant-metallica-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-head-ant-metallica-285x190.jpg 285w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-head-ant-metallica-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7e92e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d7e92e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/pest-control-ants\/look-to-new-pastures-for-profits-lawn-ants\/\">Lawn ants<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bb63d\" data-id=\"92bb63d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f70e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/broadleaf-weeds-in-turf\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-1009269644-copy-low-res.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7597\" alt=\"weed - danelion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-1009269644-copy-low-res.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-1009269644-copy-low-res-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-1009269644-copy-low-res-285x190.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iStock-1009269644-copy-low-res-150x100.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee29fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ee29fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/broadleaf-weeds-in-turf\/\">Weeds<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1949890b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1949890b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49942d04\" data-id=\"49942d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2107544b closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2107544b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Insect Pests (and other arthropod pests)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\"><p>Most of the insects pests found in urban lawns fall into one of three groups<\/p><ul><li>Beetle pests (lawn grubs)<\/li><li>Moth pests (caterpillars &#8211; armyworms and webworms)<\/li><li>Ants<\/li><\/ul><h3>Lawn grubs<\/h3><p>There are a variety of beetles that are pests of lawns, including the African black beetle, Argentinian Scarab, the red-headed cockchafer, black-headed cockroach and pruinose scarab. It is the larvae stages of these beetles that cause the damage, eating the turf roots. The larvae are called curl grubs as they have a curled shape when at rest. Check out this great summary article on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/curl-grubs-and-lawn-damage\/\">curl grubs and lawn damage<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Caterpillars in lawns<\/h3><p>There are three groups of moth, that get their name from their caterpillars which cause damage to turf \u2013 armyworms, sod webworms and cutworms. Although not a pest in lawns, but a pest on garden plants, the cluster caterpillar is also commonly found in gardens. Check out our magazine article on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/caterpillars-worms-or-grubs-whats-eating-my-lawn\/\">caterpillar pests in lawns<\/a> for more detail.<\/p><h3>Ants in lawns<\/h3><p>Ants in lawns fall into tow categories; biting ants, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/ants\/green-head-ant\/\">green-head ant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/ants\/tyrant-ants\/\">tryants ants<\/a>. Check out our magazine article for more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/pest-control-ants\/biting-ants-in-lawns\/\">biting ants in lawns<\/a>.<\/p><p>There other arthropods (not insects) that can be occasional pests in lawns, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/ticks\/\">ticks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/lawn-prawns\/\">lawn prawns<\/a> (amphipods), <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/couch-mites-cause-witches-brooms\/\">couch mites<\/a> which cause &#8220;witches broom&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/other-pests\/spider-mites\/\">spider mites<\/a> (which are more of a plant pest)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Weeds<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5542\"><p>Weeds in the garden lawn are a common problem for homeowners. Formutately, if you can identify them properly, they can be removed and prevents with appropriate weed killers (herbicides).<\/p><p>We have some good general articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/broadleaf-weeds-in-turf\/\">broadleaf weeds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/summer-annual-weeds\/\">summer annual weeds<\/a>, as well as specific articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/bindii-control-in-lawns\/\">Bindii control<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/tackling-fleabane\">Fleabane<\/a>.<\/p><p>It is of course important to know <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/identifying-cool-and-warm-season-grasses\/\">how to identify cool season and warm season grasses<\/a>, as this influences the type of herbicide you can use on your lawn.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Diseases<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5543\"><h2>Fungal diseases in turf<\/h2><p>Fungal disease generally occur in unhealthy turf, which may be stress by too little or too much water, attack by insects pests or incorrect use of fertilizer. Fungal diseases can appear overnight, all year round, but are commonly associated with humid weather \/ wet soil.<\/p><p>There are a large number of fungal diseases, which need to be correctly identified to ensure the correct products and treatment regime is applied. In lawns with recurring disease issues, it is generally better to apply fungicides preventatively than try and apply a curative treatments once the disease is established.<\/p><p>We will be providing more information on fungal diseases in turf in the coming months.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5544\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5544\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More information on lawn and garden pests...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5544\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5544\"><p>Our library has a number of magazine articles on the common <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/\">lawn pests<\/a> and weeds found in gardens.<\/p><p>Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/garden-pests-and-lawn-pests\/requirements-for-healthy-turf\/\">basic requirements for a healthy lawn<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find a pest control company Lawn care requires a knowledge of the key lawn pests &#8211; insects (and arthropod) pests, weeds and diseases Lawn &#8216;grubs&#8217;, which loosely include beetle larvae and moth larvae, eat the grass plants, either the roots and\/or the leaves There are a variety of common weeds which need to be remove when first spotted before they can take over garden lawns Turf diseases can be difficult to identify and treat and is generally best left to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17115,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Lawn care and Garden Care - Professional Pest Manager","_seopress_titles_desc":"Lawn care information for homeowners. 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