Turfgrass Pests

White grubs Order: ColeopteraFamily: Scarabidae Description White grubs are the larval stage of scarab beetles and chafers. They feed on the roots of grasses and can be found in the top couple ...

Weevil larvae Order: ColeopteraFamily: Curculionidae   Description Weevil larvae or billbugs develop below ground in turfgrass and injure plants by feeding on their roots. At least two species ...

Sod webworms Order: LepidopteraFamily: Cerambidae Description In Colorado, two species of sod webworm are considered pests of turfgrass. They are the cranberry girdler (Chrysoteuchia topiaria) ...

Japanese beetle larvae, Popillia japonica Order: ColeopteraFamily: Scarabidae Description Japanese beetles have been one of the key insect pests of both turfgrass and landscape plants in ...

Hairy chinch bug, Blissus leucopterus hirtus Order: HemipteraFamily: Blissidae Description Adults of hairy chinch bug are about 3.5 mm (0.1 inches) long and 0.75 mm wide, and males are usually ...

Crane Flies Order: DipteraFamily: Tipulidae Description Two species of crane fly are considered pests of turfgrass in the United States. They are the European crane fly (Tipula paludosa), and ...

Black grass bugs in turfgrass Order: HemipteraFamily: Miridae Description Black grass bugs belong to the order Hemiptera and have piercing-sucking mouthparts. Two species of black grass bug are ...

Banks grass mite, Oligonychus pratensis Order: AcariFamily: Tetranychidae Description Banks grass mites are common in Colorado and can be destructive pests of turfgrass. These mites are very ...

Armyworm and cutworms Order: LepidopteraFamily: Noctuidae Description Armyworm Mature armyworms are approximately 3.5-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) long and gray or yellow and green with a tinge of pink. ...