Hunting billbugs are a common lawn insect here in Tennessee, and they can cause extensive damage to your turf if left unchecked. These pests feed on the stems of your grass as larvae, eventually moving to the crowns and roots, causing browning that can be easily confused with drought stress. To protect it from these destructive critters, you'll want to apply preventative treatments twice, once in late spring/early summer and again in late summer/early fall. However, since timing is crucial when applying them, you should hire professionals to do so. They will ensure that the product is applied correctly and at the right times to yield optimal results.

What are hunting billbugs, and what kind of damage can they cause?

A hunting billbug on a green stem in Memphis, TN.

Hunting billbugs are a type of weevil, and as adults, they have dark brown or gray bodies with long snouts and clubbed antennae, measuring about 1/2 an inch long. These lawn insects typically start becoming active during late spring and continue through early fall. However, adult hunting billbugs aren't typically the issue - it's the larvae. Once the larvae hatch, they start feeding within grass stems, eventually moving to the crowns and roots. As a result, it can lead to unsightly brown patches across your turf, resembling drought stress and making it difficult to identify these pests before they cause extensive damage.

Hunting billbug damage resembles drought stress, making it challenging to identify until it becomes severe.

Protect Your Lawn From Hunting Billbugs With Preventative Treatments

To protect your lawn from damaging hunting billbugs, you'll want to invest in preventative treatments. Billbugs have a couple of different life cycles, so applying preventative treatments at the right times is critical for your lawn's safety when it comes to these pests. To effectively protect your lawn from hunting billbugs, you'll want to apply preventative treatments twice, once between May 1st and June 15th, then another between August 1st and September 15th. These applications will help prevent larvae from feeding and developing into mature hunting billbugs before the end of summer, giving you an advantage over them early on. Applying two preventative applications during hunting billbug season is an ideal way to keep these pests away!

Curative hunting billbug treatments can be applied at any time during the year when you notice an active infestation on your lawn.

Hire Professionals to Apply Preventative Treatments for Hunting Billbugs

If you want to ensure that preventative treatments for hunting billbugs are applied correctly and at the right times, hiring professionals is the way to go. After all, pros know when and how to properly administer them to achieve the best results, plus they'll utilize products proven effective against these insects. When you leave it to experts, you can have peace of mind knowing that your lawn is in good hands and will be adequately protected from hunting billbugs throughout the growing season.

Call Us Today to Sign Up for Our Hunting Billbug Control Service

At Herbi-Systems, we offer our top-quality hunting billbug control service to residential and commercial properties, along with HOAs, in Memphis, Collierville, Germantown, TN, and throughout the nearby areas. We provide preventative treatments twice a year, once between May 1st and June 15th and again between August 1st and September 15th to encompass their life cycle! However, if you're dealing with an existing infestation, you can take advantage of our highly effective curative treatments to eliminate it. With us, you can trust that we have the skills and expertise to safeguard your lawn from hunting billbugs. Call us today at (901) 382-5296 to sign up for our hunting billbug control service!