Insects, Diseases & Weeds

It is inevitable that at some stage your lawn will come under attack from insect, disease & weeds. This is particularly the case if your lawn is in a lush condition as pests will see your lawn as a prime host, in other words you have provided a nice target for pests! Like attack from any infection prevention is always better than a cure and lawns are no different. To reduce the likeliness from pest attack it is important to have good maintenance procedures in place. This includes fertilising your lawn regularly following the principal of little and often, having a good watering program in place focusing on developing a deep root system, and ensuring the blades on your mower is sharp as blunt blades tear the grass which provides an opportunity for disease to attack.

By keeping your lawn in a healthy state will generally mean the density of your lawn is good which will in turn make it very difficult for pests to infest your lawn in high numbers – by having a healthy lawn with good coverage with high density increases its threshold for pest attack.