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<blockquote data-quote="Kiamichi Wanderer" data-source="post: 3620584" data-attributes="member: 45169"><p>This is really bad advice if you have an infestation. </p><p></p><p>Each moth lays about 1000 eggs and an infestation means millions. Your grass can be completely gone in a few days and a few years for it to completely grow back. We have brown spots now.</p><p></p><p>So no, birds will not get rid of an infestation, not even a dent. In our acre yard here in logan county you could literally see the grass moving.</p><p></p><p>There ARE infestations in oklahoma right now.</p><p></p><p>If you have less than an infestation you should still beware. The caterpillars have an average life cycle of 10 days, then they go into the soil and enter the pupal stage. Moth’s emerge, mate and females lay another thousand eggs (more or less) each. We are not talking about a few scattered caterpillars in a relatively short time.</p><p></p><p>So I suggest anyone reading to not depend on birds….but it’s your yard.</p><p></p><p>I also suggest doing some research on them, i saw some attesting to the damage in this thread.</p><p></p><p>“The Damage Caused</p><p>Armyworms <strong>eat the foliage of the plant</strong>. It is not uncommon for an army of armyworms to destroy an entire lawn or field within a few days. As the armyworm feeds, they leave brown patches in the lawn that appear to be heat, drought, or chemical stress.”</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://turfgator.com/armyworms/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiamichi Wanderer, post: 3620584, member: 45169"] This is really bad advice if you have an infestation. Each moth lays about 1000 eggs and an infestation means millions. Your grass can be completely gone in a few days and a few years for it to completely grow back. We have brown spots now. So no, birds will not get rid of an infestation, not even a dent. In our acre yard here in logan county you could literally see the grass moving. There ARE infestations in oklahoma right now. If you have less than an infestation you should still beware. The caterpillars have an average life cycle of 10 days, then they go into the soil and enter the pupal stage. Moth’s emerge, mate and females lay another thousand eggs (more or less) each. We are not talking about a few scattered caterpillars in a relatively short time. So I suggest anyone reading to not depend on birds….but it’s your yard. I also suggest doing some research on them, i saw some attesting to the damage in this thread. “The Damage Caused Armyworms [B]eat the foliage of the plant[/B]. It is not uncommon for an army of armyworms to destroy an entire lawn or field within a few days. As the armyworm feeds, they leave brown patches in the lawn that appear to be heat, drought, or chemical stress.” [URL unfurl="true"]https://turfgator.com/armyworms/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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