Hello all.
I have been meaning to figure out an insect control program but have had so many things on my plate I haven't gotten to it.
I overseeded my back lawn (project area around 12k) this past Friday - 10/6.
I knew I had bugs to deal with at some point. I always see tons of wolf spiders. I also have fire ants and a lot of crickets. I have seen a lot of regular crickets at different times of year but also know that there are a lot of mole crickets. I have found them any time I dig to plant something and even had one sitting next to a sprinkler head puddle the other day.
I always figured these things were a nuisance to me but only recently found out that the mole crickets can actually damage my grass.
When I am out watering it sounds like I'm in the middle of the swamp at midnight. There are so many crickets and they're so loud.
I would like to put something down asap. Preferably granules.
I did a little research so I've seen that that adults are difficult to kill but would it still be worth it to start something now? I've also seen that it's good to have the ground a little wet so that they are closer to the surface. With all of my watering due to the new seed, I figure I've got the water part taken care of.
I can do more planning for spring to make sure I have something in place for prevention and something to kill the "babies" but the idea of having them out there full force right now without anything in place to control them is really worrying me. Especially with new grass about to germinate (I hope!)
Would something like Ortho Bug-B-Gon be worth it to get started asap? Home Depot has the 10 lb bags in stock locally for $8.97. (0.20% Bifenthrin)
Also, Is it safe to put down on new seed/grass? I feel like in my research I've seen people saying yes and no to that so I'm just going to ask here to be sure!
Location info: I'm in Southeast Virginia (Chesapeake) and it won't be getting cold enough around here to kill anything anytime soon.
Thank you and everyone for any help with this!
I have been meaning to figure out an insect control program but have had so many things on my plate I haven't gotten to it.
I overseeded my back lawn (project area around 12k) this past Friday - 10/6.
I knew I had bugs to deal with at some point. I always see tons of wolf spiders. I also have fire ants and a lot of crickets. I have seen a lot of regular crickets at different times of year but also know that there are a lot of mole crickets. I have found them any time I dig to plant something and even had one sitting next to a sprinkler head puddle the other day.
I always figured these things were a nuisance to me but only recently found out that the mole crickets can actually damage my grass.
When I am out watering it sounds like I'm in the middle of the swamp at midnight. There are so many crickets and they're so loud.
I would like to put something down asap. Preferably granules.
I did a little research so I've seen that that adults are difficult to kill but would it still be worth it to start something now? I've also seen that it's good to have the ground a little wet so that they are closer to the surface. With all of my watering due to the new seed, I figure I've got the water part taken care of.
I can do more planning for spring to make sure I have something in place for prevention and something to kill the "babies" but the idea of having them out there full force right now without anything in place to control them is really worrying me. Especially with new grass about to germinate (I hope!)
Would something like Ortho Bug-B-Gon be worth it to get started asap? Home Depot has the 10 lb bags in stock locally for $8.97. (0.20% Bifenthrin)
Also, Is it safe to put down on new seed/grass? I feel like in my research I've seen people saying yes and no to that so I'm just going to ask here to be sure!
Location info: I'm in Southeast Virginia (Chesapeake) and it won't be getting cold enough around here to kill anything anytime soon.
Thank you and everyone for any help with this!
