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INSECT ID

North Texas insect ID.

Bugs in the lawn or on your shrubs: find what you're seeing, learn why it's there, and see what helps.

A single rose aphid on a thorny rose stem, showing its soft pear-shaped body, long legs, and the two small tubes at the back endSucking pest

Aphids

Spring through summerA tight cluster of bright yellow oleander aphids with black legs packed along a reddish plant stemSucking pest

Oleander aphids

Spring through summerWhite waxy wax scale bumps lined up along a woody twig of a small tree, with green leaves behindSucking pest

Wax scale

Spring through fallCrape myrtle trunk and branches crusted with white, felt-like crapemyrtle bark scale and dark sooty moldSucking pest

Crapemyrtle bark scale

Year-round on bark, busiest May through SeptemberTwo tiny white greenhouse whitefly adults resting on the underside of a green leaf beside a veinSucking pest

Whiteflies

Warm monthsHands holding azalea branches turned over to show dark lace bug droppings scattered across the underside of the leaves, with pale speckled damage on a leaf at leftSucking pest

Lace bugs

Spring through fallClose-up of a tiny tan thrips insect with a slender body and fringed wings on a small white and maroon flowerSucking pest

Thrips

Warm monthsA dense mass of tiny red spider mites covering a curled leafSucking pest (mite)

Spider mites

Hot, dry weather; can show up year-roundTwo gray, spindle-shaped bagworm bags hanging from the branches of a juniper, covered in bits of plant materialChewing pest

Bagworms

Hatch in late spring, feed through summerA single green leaf rolled up into a tube by a leaf roller caterpillar, lying beside a rulerChewing pest

Leaf rollers

Spring through late fallLeaf miner damage on shrub leaves, with large tan, papery blotches where larvae have fed inside the leafChewing pest (leaf tunneler)

Leafminers

Growing seasonHairy chinch bug, a close relative of the southern chinch bug, seen from above: black body with white wings marked with black trianglesSucking pest

Chinch bugs

Summer, peaking in July and AugustTwo cream-colored, C-shaped scarab beetle grubs with orange-brown heads and three pairs of legs, curled up on a flat surfaceSoil-dwelling pest

White grubs

Summer through fallReddish-brown June beetle (Phyllophaga) seen from the side, with a shiny ribbed shell and short spiny legsSoil-dwelling pest (adult stage)

June beetles

Late spring through early summerFall armyworm caterpillar, brown with pale stripes and a light marking on its head, resting on green grass bladesChewing pest

Fall armyworms

Late summer and fallAdult tropical sod webworm moth (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis), a dingy brown moth with wings spread flat, seen from aboveChewing pest

Tropical sod webworms

Mid to late summerSouthern mole cricket seen from above on a white background, dull brown with wide shovel-like front legs and light spots on the shield behind its headSoil-dwelling pest

Southern mole crickets

Spring flights; worst damage late summer to early fallRed imported fire ant mound, a dome of loose gray soil with no opening on top, in grass and weedsStinging ant

Red imported fire ants

Year-round; busiest in spring and fallTawny crazy ant worker seen from the side on a white background, small and reddish-brown with long legs and long antennaeNuisance ant

Tawny crazy ants

Mid-summer through fall

Read the guides

Late winter and early fall

When to Put Down Pre-Emergent in North Texas

Pre-emergent only works before weed seeds sprout. Here’s when to apply it in North Texas, how soil temperature sets the window, and what it can’t do.

Read the guide Late winter through summer

How to Get Rid of Grassburs (Sandburs) in a North Texas Lawn

Grassburs are a grassy weed with painful burs. Learn why they take over thin North Texas lawns, when to prevent them, and why mowing alone won’t fix it.

Read the guide Late spring through first frost

How to Get Rid of Nutsedge in Your Lawn

Nutsedge looks like grass but isn’t. Learn how to spot it, why pulling and pre-emergent fail, and what actually works in North Texas lawns.

Read the guide Late spring through summer

When to Aerate a North Texas Lawn

For St. Augustine, Bermuda and Zoysia, aerate while the grass is actively growing. Here’s the timing, how core aeration works, and how to prep and recover.

Read the guide September (last call: October 1)

Fall Fertilizer for North Texas Lawns: When to Stop

Fall feeding helps Bermuda and Zoysia, but in DFW the last nitrogen should go down by about October 1. Here’s the timing, why St. Augustine needs extra care, and what to know before buying a winterizer.

Read the guide WEED ID

North Texas weed ID.

Find the weed in your yard, learn why it’s there, and see how we deal with it.

WEED ID DISEASE ID

North Texas disease ID.

Spots, rings and dead patches: find what you're seeing, learn why it's there, and see what helps.

DISEASE ID

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