Protecting Your Grass From Lawn Mites During Winter

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Protecting Your Grass From Lawn Mites During
Winter
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• During the cold winter months, lawn mites may not
  be so prevalent since they dont like water,
  moisture or snow, but that doesnt mean that you
  should drop your guard. Any areas of your lawn
  that might dry out on a sunny day, whether the
  temperature is cold or not, will immediately
  become susceptible to lawn mites, and these
  little critters can do a lot of damage to a
  beautiful looking lawn.
• What are lawn mites?
• Lawn mites are tiny little garden pests that may
  be tricky to spot with an untrained, naked eye.
  However, while they may be tiny in size, the
  damage they cause can be huge, and common species
  include the Clover mite and Bermuda grass mite.

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• How can you protect your lawn from mites during
  winter?
• If you get a few dry days in a row, its a good
  idea to grab your hose or run a sprinkler for an
  hour or two to soak the lawn and keep it moist.
• Alternatively or additionally you could have
  a professional lawn care company spray your lawn
  with a winter mite control treatment. While its
  common practice to treat a lawn for mites or any
  other type of pest once theyve been spotted,
  doing so can be incredibly hard, and their
  presence is usually only recognised because the
  lawn has begun to show signs of damage.

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• However, calling in the professionals to treat
  your lawn before mites have a chance to ruin it,
  is generally seen as a good preventative measure.
  That said, its essential that you have experts
  carry out the treatment for you, since the use of
  pesticides can be even more damaging for a lawn
  if done wrongly, and over-use of pesticides
  usually spells death for lawns.What you dont
  want to happen, is for spring to arrive and just
  when you want to start using your lawn again, you
  find out that it looks terrible due to mite
  damage, and may take weeks if not months to be
  restored to its former glory.
• If youre at all concerned that your lawn might
  not look green and lush in time for spring, Then
  why not schedule a consultation with a lawn care
  specialist, who can assess your lawn and provide
  you with preventative treatments if necessary.

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• The cost of doing this usually outweighs the cost
  of having to repair your damaged lawn, and it
  will certainly save you time and ensure that your
  lawn is looking great by the time the warmer
  months arrive.
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