BILLBUGS


Billbugs

ID Features: Larvae
  • Legless, white grubs
  • 3/8" long, fat
  • Tail end larger than head
  • Head capsule orange to brown


    • Adults
  • Dark gray to black weevils (beetles)
        3/8" long
  • Long snout
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    Damaging Stages:
  • Larvae (grubs)
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    Damage & Signs
    of Activity:
  • Larvae burrow downward inside stem
  • Chew on base of stems, crowns and roots
  • When pulled, injured plants break off easily at the crown
  • Damage occurs as spotty patches of yellow or dead
        grass
  • Injury frequently occurs near sidewalks and driveways,
        but entire lawn can be affected
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    Damaging
    Periods:
  • North: July-August
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    Grasses
    Preferred:
  • North (Bluegrass Billbug) - Kentucky Bluegrass
  • South (Hunting Billbug) - Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass
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