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Expert: Ronald B Persaud - 6/27/2009


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What is the best product and way to get rid of moths in the lawn?

Answer
I cannot think of a moth (adult stage) that is a problem to a lawn. The female adult will certainly lay eggs and it is the caterpillar stage that damages the lawn. It is not a certainty that adults now will result in caterpillar damage in the future. Here is a site that gives good information on the sod webworm, a good example of a moth which is a problem.  

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2011.html

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Ronald B Persaud

Expertise

Florida (Central and South) lawns maintenance and troubleshooting.

Experience

Work experience in Garden and Technical Sales (Ace Hardware and Lesco). L&O Spray Technican/Horticulturist/Tree permitting (Local Municipality). Commercial Landscape Maintenance (Condo complex and Shopping Mall)

Organizations
Past member Florida Landscape Maintenance Association (Pinellas County).

Publications
On the 'Gardenweb' under the pseudonym "Ronalawn82"

Education/Credentials
CPO certified (L&O) Florida. Hons. Graduate: Eastern Caribbean Farm Institute (now Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry), Trinidad WI.

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