When I move or just stand out on my lawn I see hundreds of little green bugs jumping out of the grass. What are they, and is it serious?

Those bugs are called leafhoppers. They’re about the size of a grain of rice and always present in your lawn. They typically hop from blade to blade sucking out the juices. You can tell by the small yellow spot in the middle of the blade. They also excrete a sap-like substance called honeydew which sometimes appears as a shiny spot on the blade. 

Leafhoppers do very little damage. Sure, a huge infestation might give your lawn a slightly pale appearance, but because the damage is typically short term, superficial, and very short lived, we do not recommend treatment. But here’s some Leafhopper factoids for all you science buffs: Leafhoppers spend the winter in debris and thatch and emerge in mid spring. Females lay eggs in the early summer, which hatch within two weeks.

All BAM! Green Lawn Care programs are guaranteed to improve the health and appearance of your lawn and eliminate broadleaf weeds. If your broadleaf weeds are not completely eliminated within 14 days of your second visit, we will gladly perform an additional weed control application at no extra cost. If you are not satisfied with the results we will cheerfully refund 110% of your remaining applications.


*This guarantee does not apply to weeds growing in other areas of your property outside of your lawn, or areas that are not being regularly mowed. This guarantee is not applicable to ground covers such as Creeping Charlie, Creeping Bellflower, or Yarrow. For advice on how to deal with these ground covers and non-broadleaf weeds, please contact our office and we would be happy to work with you do eliminate this problem. This guarantee is also void where proper cultural practices are not being followed or performed, or if the program is delayed by the customer.