Spring Pest Attacking Oregon Lawns

With the springtime comes not just new blooms and new turf, but new pests. And lots of them. One such pest is the rather unpopular crane fly. Lawns in Lane County, Oreg are beginning to reflect its presence through dry, dead patches of grass. The crane fly is also extremely annoying, explains Mary Faber of Eugene. ?EUR??,,????'??When you walk through the lawn, they just flutter up in front of you. That?EUR??,,????'???s kind of scary.?EUR??,,????'?? The flies are starting to hatch across Lane County, feeding on grass roots, which then kills the top of the grass. Though Mary?EUR??,,????'???s lawn is in good shape, due to proper care by her landscaper, some of her neighbors?EUR??,,????'??? lawns are completely destroyed. ?EUR??,,????'??It?EUR??,,????'???s kind of a shock to look across the fence and notice that someone else?EUR??,,????'???s lawn is almost completely gone,?EUR??,,????'?? she says. Two of her neighbors need to completely redo their lawns by spraying the ground and re-seeding it for next year.