What comes to your mind when somebody tells you to think of cranberries? A good number of people will think of a fruit that is delicious and juicy and is fresh. Now when you are told to think of a cranberry girdler, what comes to your mind this time? There are people who would believe that it is some kind of food that has to do with the cranberry. But it sure is not. This cranberry girdler is the actual opposite of the things that you would describe the cranberry.
So what exactly are cranberry girdlers? These are actually insects. They may look like your normal worms but they are more than that. They come in a grayish or dirty white color and has a head that is brown-orange. It should be just around 3/4 inches in length. It has no distinct markings to differentiate it from the rest of the insects. Small is what they are but they are not harmless. They can bring a lot of destruction to your lawn or your garden. You do not want that to happen. Not at all.
Are there already cranberry girdlers in your lawn or garden? You may not notice yet but these insects may already be there. They do their damage on the important portions of the grass. They would be usually in the crown and in the roots. From above, you will not see them but they are already doing what they do best. They get the nutrients from the grass so the grass becomes unhealthy and dies. That is why you will see brown patches when there are cranberry girdlers. Try to pull up those brown patches and you will see it pulling out easily.
Your grass in your lawn or your garden has already turned brown and you know that that is one sign that cranberry girdlers are there. Now try to pull out that brown patch. If you see larvae beneath and in the soil, then you have these insects as the culprit. Do not leave them as they are. These insects will go through your entire lawn and leave you with nothing but brown, dead grass.
What you can do is to get out your favorite insecticide. Start applying it on the brown patches which are where the cranberry girdler has affected. Check on the progress weekly. If the brown patches are still growing, continue to apply insecticide. When the brown spots are no longer spreading and you see dead insects on the soil, you have done it well. - 29958
So what exactly are cranberry girdlers? These are actually insects. They may look like your normal worms but they are more than that. They come in a grayish or dirty white color and has a head that is brown-orange. It should be just around 3/4 inches in length. It has no distinct markings to differentiate it from the rest of the insects. Small is what they are but they are not harmless. They can bring a lot of destruction to your lawn or your garden. You do not want that to happen. Not at all.
Are there already cranberry girdlers in your lawn or garden? You may not notice yet but these insects may already be there. They do their damage on the important portions of the grass. They would be usually in the crown and in the roots. From above, you will not see them but they are already doing what they do best. They get the nutrients from the grass so the grass becomes unhealthy and dies. That is why you will see brown patches when there are cranberry girdlers. Try to pull up those brown patches and you will see it pulling out easily.
Your grass in your lawn or your garden has already turned brown and you know that that is one sign that cranberry girdlers are there. Now try to pull out that brown patch. If you see larvae beneath and in the soil, then you have these insects as the culprit. Do not leave them as they are. These insects will go through your entire lawn and leave you with nothing but brown, dead grass.
What you can do is to get out your favorite insecticide. Start applying it on the brown patches which are where the cranberry girdler has affected. Check on the progress weekly. If the brown patches are still growing, continue to apply insecticide. When the brown spots are no longer spreading and you see dead insects on the soil, you have done it well. - 29958
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