Pests and Beneficial Organisms Found in Lawns and Yards

On this Page:

• Bugs
• Diseases
• Other Critters
• Weeds
• Beneficial Organisms Sometimes Considered Pests

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Bugs

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[Photos, left to right: (ants) Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; (armyworm) North Carolina Forest Service Archive, Bugwood.org; (bees, hornets and wasps) Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org; (chinch bug); (cluster flies); (cutworms) Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; (crane flies/leatherjackets) David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Janco Tanis, jancology.com, Bugwood.org; Canadian Forest Service Archive, Canadian Forest Service, Bugwood.org; Petr Kapitola, State Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org; (earwig) Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; (fall armyworm) University of Georgia Archive, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org; (white grubs) unknown; (millipede) Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org; (mosquito) Jim Occi, BugPics, Bugwood.org; (sod webworms) University of California IPM Program; (spiders) David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (springtails and snowfleas); (ticks) Jim Occi, BugPics, Bugwood.org ; (fairy rings) unknown; (rusts) University of Minnesota Extension; (snow molds) unknown ; (moles); (voles) USDA Forest Service - North Central Research Station Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; (chipmunk) David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (squirrels) Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org; (woodchuck) Gilles Gonthier; (raccoon) Ricky Layson, Ricky Layson Photography, Bugwood.org; (porcupine) Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; (skunk) Alfred Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org; (deer) David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (Canada geese) Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org; (turkeys) Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org; (woodpeckers) Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org; (sparrows, crows, starlings) Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; (snakes) Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org; (slugs and snails) Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org; (spiders) David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (Canada thistle) John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org; (vetch) Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com; (morning glory) K. George Beck & James Sebastian, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; (purple loosestrife) John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org; (creeping charlie) Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org; (chickweed) Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org; (garlic mustard) David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; (hairy galinsoga) Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org; (woodsorrel) Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org; (purslane) Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org; (sowthistle) Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org; (dandelion) Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org; (cypress spurge) Todd Pfeiffer, Klamath County Weed Control, Bugwood.org; (yellow nutsedge) Jeff Stachler, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org; (quackgrass) Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org; (crabgrass) Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org; (ragweed) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org; (shepherd's purse) Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org; (lambsquarters) Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org; (pigweed) Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org; (plantain) Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org; (Oriental bittersweet) Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org; (poison ivy) Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org; (giant hogweed) Maine Department of Agriculture; (Japanese knotweed) Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org; (field horsetail) Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org; John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org]