If you suspect that your lawn is infested with hunting billbugs, it's important to take action right away to prevent them from causing any more damage. To tackle a hunting billbug infestation, start by scheduling curative treatments immediately to eliminate them. Next, invest in lawn care services like fertilization, aeration, and overseeding to help your lawn in Tennessee recover and grow stronger. Finally, plan for preventative treatments in the spring of the following year to stop billbugs before they mature and feed. This proactive approach minimizes future problems, ensuring your lawn remains healthy and vibrant without the stress of recurring infestations.

Schedule curative hunting billbug control treatments to eliminate these pests from your lawn.

Close up of a hunting billbug in Memphis, TN.

The first step in addressing a hunting billbug infestation is to schedule curative treatments immediately. Hunting billbugs are most damaging in their larval stage when they burrow through the stems and feed on the roots of your grass. If left unchecked, they can wreak havoc on your lawn, making timely intervention essential. Professionals can apply treatments specifically designed to target hunting billbugs effectively. These treatments usually involve insecticides that will eliminate them and stop the damage in its tracks. The sooner you act, the better your chances are of minimizing the damage to your lawn.

Brown patches and a lawn that lifts easily from the ground are tell-tale signs of a hunting billbug infestation.

Invest in lawn care services to help your lawn recover from a hunting billbug infestation.

Once you’ve tackled the immediate threat of hunting billbugs, it’s important to help your lawn recover from any damage they may have caused. Here are a few lawn care services you should consider scheduling to restore your lawn:

  • Lawn Fertilization: Applying high-quality fertilizer will provide your grass with the nutrients it needs to recover and grow back stronger. Fertilization encourages healthy root systems and improves the overall health of your lawn, making it more resilient to future pest infestations.
  • Aeration: Aerating your lawn helps to alleviate soil compaction and improves the circulation of air, water, and nutrients to the roots. By creating small holes in the soil, aeration promotes better root growth and helps your lawn recover more quickly from damage.
  • Overseeding: If you’re dealing with bare patches as a result of a hunting billbug infestation, overseeding can help fill in those areas with new grass. This process involves spreading grass seed over your existing lawn to encourage new growth, making it lusher and denser.

By incorporating these lawn care services, you’ll not only repair the damage caused by billbugs but also strengthen your lawn’s ability to withstand future challenges.

Invest in preventative hunting billbug control treatments next year to prevent another infestation.

After you’ve managed the current infestation and restored your lawn, it’s wise to think ahead and schedule preventative hunting billbug control treatments for the following year. Hunting billbugs can return if conditions are favorable, so taking preemptive measures is crucial. Preventative treatments, usually applied in the spring, can stop these pests before they have a chance to cause any significant damage.

These treatments often involve applying an insecticide that targets eggs or early larval stages before they mature and begin feeding. By addressing the problem before it starts, you can enjoy a beautiful and healthy lawn throughout the season without the stress of dealing with an infestation.

Give us a call today to sign up for our hunting billbug control service!

At Herbi-Systems, we offer a hunting billbug control service that offers both protection against these pests and effective solutions for existing infestations. With this service, you'll receive preventative treatments applied between May and June, then again between August and September, to keep hunting billbugs from infesting your lawn and causing issues. If your lawn is already infested, you need our curative treatments!

This service is backed by a satisfaction guarantee, which means we will work with you to rectify any issue until you are happy with the results. We offer our hunting billbug control service to commercial and residential property owners, as well as HOAs, in Memphis, Collierville, Germantown, and surrounding areas in Tennessee. Give us a call at (901) 382-5296 to sign up!