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21 pests · Lawn & Weeds

Lawn & Plant Insects

Grubs, chinch bugs, armyworms, and the insects that chew or suck the life out of turf and ornamentals. Need it treated? See lawn pest control in Austin.

White grub worm curled in lawn soil

Grub Worms

Phyllophaga and Cyclocephala larvae

C-shaped, cream-colored larvae with brown heads and six legs.

No. 066Lawn & plant insects

June Bugs

Phyllophaga spp.

Heavy, reddish-brown, clumsy beetles that bump into lights and screens.

No. 067Lawn & plant insects

Chinch Bugs

Blissus insularis

Tiny black bugs with white wings folded flat.

No. 068Lawn & plant insects

Fall Armyworms

Spodoptera frugiperda

Green to brown caterpillars with stripes and an inverted Y on the head.

No. 069Lawn & plant insects

Sod Webworms

Family Crambidae

Small, spotted caterpillars that hide in silk tunnels in the thatch.

No. 070Lawn & plant insects

Grasshoppers

Order Orthoptera

Brown, green, or yellow insects with big jumping legs.

No. 071Lawn & plant insects
Green aphid on a leaf

Aphids

Family Aphididae

Tiny, soft, pear-shaped insects in green, black, yellow, or white, clustered on stems and under leaves.

No. 072Lawn & plant insects

Whiteflies

Family Aleyrodidae

Tiny white moth-like insects that fly up in a cloud when you brush the plant.

No. 073Lawn & plant insects
Scale insects on a leaf

Scale Insects

Superfamily Coccoidea

Immobile bumps on stems and leaves.

No. 074Lawn & plant insects
Spider mite on a leaf

Spider Mites

Family Tetranychidae

Specks barely visible to the eye, which leave fine webbing between leaves.

No. 075Lawn & plant insects
Leafhopper on a leaf

Leafhoppers

Family Cicadellidae

Small, wedge-shaped insects that hop sideways and fly when disturbed.

No. 076Lawn & plant insects

Mealybugs

Family Pseudococcidae

Soft, white, cottony insects clustered in leaf joints.

No. 077Lawn & plant insects

Thrips

Order Thysanoptera

Tiny, slender, straw-colored or dark insects that hide in buds.

No. 078Lawn & plant insects

Mole Crickets

Neoscapteriscus spp.

Brown, velvety insects with shovel-shaped front legs for digging.

No. 079Lawn & plant insects

Crane Flies & Leatherjackets

Family Tipulidae

Adults look like giant mosquitoes with very long legs, but they don't bite.

No. 080Lawn & plant insects

Hammerhead Worms

Bipalium spp.

Long, flat, slimy worms with a hammer-shaped head.

No. 081Lawn & plant insects
Rhinoceros beetle on a tree stump

Rhinoceros Beetles

Strategus and Xyloryctes

Large, shiny, dark-brown beetles.

No. 082Lawn & plant insects
Click beetle on a leaf

Click Beetles

Family Elateridae

Long, flat beetles that snap into the air with a click when flipped over.

No. 083Lawn & plant insects
Dung beetle rolling a ball

Dung Beetles

Subfamily Scarabaeinae

Stout, round beetles, often shiny black or metallic green.

No. 084Lawn & plant insects
Asian lady beetle on a grass seed head

Lady Beetles & Asian Lady Beetles

Family Coccinellidae

Round, red, orange, or yellow beetles with or without spots.

No. 085Lawn & plant insects

Earthworms & Castings

Class Clitellata

Pink-brown segmented worms.

No. 086Lawn & plant insects

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