Moths on the Lawn

[farmerbrie]

Seeing moths on my lawn is not an everyday occurrence. So it really bothers me to see many moths today when I was mowing my lawn.

Are these moths normal inhabitants of my lawn? I mean they were not there yesterday and the day before. I hope they're not in my lawn to wreak havoc.

Just had my lawn rehabilitated

Anyone out there who have also met these moths in their lawns? I just hope they are the friendly ones.

[Edward12]

Moths in my lawn tells me it's the best time to treat. If left untreated they create unsightly brown areas in my lawn which looks kind of unsightly.

But I learned that these adult moths do not do damage the lawn. But they lay eggs in my lawn which can hatch into sod webworms, cutworms, or armyworms in a week or so. They are quite tiny ~less than a half inch to an inch long

This can be the effect of the worms when left untreated :

SOD WEBWORMS

[dumbledorf17]

Be sure to be alert and keep watch of the moths because once the worms hatch and are hiding in your lawn, they are hard to find, but you will always know that they are in their because their damage is not is very evident. And it will be quite hard to get rid of them at this stage.

And quite expensive too because by then you will have to rehabilitate your lawn since the damage has been done.

[vermigiant]

I've seen those ones before. Once they hatch one can hardly see them in the lawn. What you can see is the damage they have done.

One unsuspecting lawn owner would think that their lawn is suffering from a hot, dry spell because it has turned brown.

[garden ann]

Perhaps those worms are the adult sod webworms. I observed that the worm stage is not that destructive to the lawn but the adult ones are quite annoying.

[leehydro007]

i think the age of the moths matters very much but still at any stage if ever you see them then believe me that it is not good sign for it..therefore you better get rid of them as quickly as possible before it gets too late...hopefully it will not be very expensive...atleast at this stage it must not cost you much..