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Key > Tall fescue, Summer
How to Manage Pests
The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns
Diagnosing problems on tall fescue in summer
From "feeding on stems, crowns, roots, or leaves"
What are your symptoms?
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| Grass is thin and dying; feeding damage
present on crown, stems, and roots and whitish frass may be seen; turf
is easy to pull up but does not roll back; presence of whitish legless
grubs |
Feeding damage present around crown; leaves
are chewed and cut around the crown; presence of caterpillars that
curl up when disturbed |
Lawn feels spongy; feeding damage on roots;
turf can be easily rolled back like a carpet; presence of white, C-shaped
grubs with legs |
None of these symptoms
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