Bermudagrass mites are a real nuisance for homeowners in Texas. These insects are extremely tiny and damage your lawn by feeding under the grass blades and sucking sap from the stems while injecting a toxin. Their damage causes the stems to shrink, creating tufts of grass that have an unappealing look, eventually turning yellow and causing bare spots. If you think your lawn is infested with bermudagrass mites, you'll want to hire professionals. They can determine the extent of the infestation and apply a curative treatment to eliminate these destructive pests to keep your grass from suffering more damage. Once the infestation has been taken care of, you can schedule lawn care services to nurse your damaged lawn back to health.

What are bermudagrass mites, and what damage do they cause?

Bermudagrass mites are tiny arachnids, usually white or off-white colored, with an elongated body that resembles a worm. They are extremely small, so much so that you need to use a hand lens to see them. They also go through their life cycle fairly quickly because one generation takes only about 7 to 10 days when conditions are ideal to go from egg to an egg-laying adult!

A bermudagrass mite infestation is problematic because you won't know they are there until you see the damage they cause. These lawn pests feed under the sheaths of the grass blades, sucking sap from the stems and injecting their toxic saliva. The damage makes them look tufted, where the stems become short and the leaf sheaths become swollen. As the infestation continues, your grass will turn yellow or brown, eventually leading to thin, patchy areas across your lawn.

Bermudagrass mites start to become active in the spring when your lawn comes out of dormancy.

What can you do if you suspect a bermudagrass mite infestation on your lawn?

If you suspect bermudagrass mites have infested your lawn, you'll want to take immediate action so that you can get it under control before they cause any more damage. Because of this, the first thing you need to do is to reach out to lawn care professionals. They can examine your lawn thoroughly and confirm the infestation before applying a curative treatment to get rid of the bermudagrass mites and stop them from causing any more damage!

If your lawn is damaged by bermudagrass mites, schedule lawn care services to help it recover.

A curative treatment will eliminate a bermudagrass mite infestation from your lawn, but it won't undo any damage they have already inflicted. For that, you need to schedule lawn care services to restore the tip-top health and lush appearance of your grass! These services will help you do that:

  • Lawn Fertilization: Fertilizing your damaged lawn will provide it with the nutrients it needs to grow strong and healthy again after a bermudagrass mite infestation. The nutrients from a fertilizer treatment will help your lawn regain its color, produce energy, and fortify its roots to ensure it is well-equipped in the future to resist insect infestations.
  • Aeration: Aerating your grass will loosen compacted soil to improve the movement of nutrients, water, air, and sunlight, allowing these resources to reach its roots. You can schedule this in the spring to help your lawn get stronger before bermudagrass mites wreak havoc on your turf.

Call us today to schedule our lawn insect control service!

If your lawn is showing signs of a bermudagrass mite infestation, you've come to the right place. Our team at Weedex Lawn Care offers a lawn insect control service to residential properties in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, TX, and surrounding communities. We use effective curative treatments to eliminate bermudagrass mites from your lawn and keep them from causing more injury. Since 2001, we have helped homeowners maintain their lush and healthy lawns, and we can't wait to do the same for you. Give us a call today at (972) 727-9207 to schedule our lawn insect control service.