- Turf
- begin process for lawn renovation
- control weeds, selective or non-selective, for
renovation - early to mid month
- seeding (late)
- fertilize zoysia grass for last time
- control grubs (mid to late month for most products, including Dylox)
- apply imidacloprid only up to August 15th
- watch for sod webworm injury to turf
- watch for chinch bug injury that becomes evident
in hot dry weather
- plant lettuce, spinach for fall crop
- finish replanting iris
- control poison ivy
- control crickets and grasshoppers
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- peak activity in dog tick nymphs, activity for deer tick nymphs and lone star tick larvae
- growing yellowjacket and hornet populations - may become noticeably
agressive
- cicadas and cicada killers wasps
- peak scoliid (digger) wasp activity
- hummingbird (hawk) moths on flowers
- spider activity
- air pollution (esp. ozone) injury to plants
- powdery mildew on some ornamentals
- nutrient deficiencies noticeable on underfertilized annual flowers
and vegetables
- partial defoliation of trees damaged by spring-onset leaf spotting
diseases
- bud set occurs on spring blooming woody plants
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