What Is The Cranberry Girdler

By Neoma Archer

You are asking yourself, "What could go wrong?" And when you ask yourself that, you know that nothing could go wrong. After all, you have studied and worked and spent almost every waking hour working on your lawn or your garden. And you believe that you have prepared yourself and the lawn for anything bad. But you should take note that despite all that you did, there are still bad things that could happen to your precious piece of land and you should be ready for them.

Your lawn or your garden can definitely attract insects especially if you have one that really can be a good place for you to stay in and also a good habitat for them as well. Do not get me wrong. Insects can be a real blessing to your lawn or garden and they can definitely make your otherwise boring piece of land into something that is worth visiting every day. Maybe even your neighbors would want to relax there with you. However, you should also keep in mind that not all insects are cool and are going to help you with your lawn or your garden. There are also some of them which have the responsibility of bringing harm to what you have worked hard on. So you should actually learn how to deal with them so that they would go away.

One of the insects that you definitely would not want to be staying in your lawn or in your garden is the cranberry girdler. Its name may actually sound to be something sweet and juicy and really nice but it really is not going to be that nice when it comes to your lawn or your garden. And when they decide to use your lawn as their home, oh you should be very angry because it can totally destroy what you had sweated over for months.

Are those cranberry girdlers that you are seeing? Well, they may be. But they may also not be. You would never know. Unless you do the right research to know just what you would want to avoid having in your lawn or your garden. Well, the cranberry girdler is just like an ordinary worm. Its color can be gray though it can also be dirty white. It has a brown-orange head. There are not many insects which look like that. Also, the cranberry girdler is the kind of insect that is not really huge. It should be about 3/4 inches long. It may not even look harmful when you first look at it but it can bring about the same kind of damage that billbugs can bring.

July until September is the peak period for the cranberry girdler. So you will find them most active during this time. If you have them in your lawn or garden, go with insecticides. Experts suggest that you use such. It would definitely take out them cranberry girdlers. - 30234

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