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Grub worms in lawn
Posted on 10/28/14 at 8:04 am
Posted on 10/28/14 at 8:04 am
I was take a few soil samples of my lawn to send off to get analyzed because my yard is yellow and really not growing at all. I put fertilizer on it and lime this year and it never responded to the products. I noticed when I was digging up soil samples that there were grub worms at every location I dug. My question is should I go ahead and buy something to kill them or should I just wait until next spring to do this?
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Posted on 10/28/14 at 8:07 am to Civildawg
put them in a coffee can and lets go fishing
you are sitting on a gold mine
you are sitting on a gold mine
Posted on 10/28/14 at 8:09 am to Civildawg
Cicada Larvae?
Posted on 10/28/14 at 8:27 am to Civildawg
If it's St. Aug I'm willing to bet its not bugs that are killing your lawn its a disease. Take all disease and brown patch possibly. Have pics?
This post was edited on 10/28/14 at 8:29 am
Posted on 10/28/14 at 8:31 am to TigerTerd
I have bermuda lawn. No pics at the time
Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:40 am to Civildawg
Any silky sheen to the lawn surface, especially in the mornings? This has been a bad year for sod webworms in Bermuda. Any birds feeding regularly, or small moths flying about? Could be armyworms as well.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 9:42 am to Civildawg
I have them also, went to the local nursery and was told that it would take a ton of them to cause any noticeable damage to the yard...
Posted on 10/28/14 at 10:00 am to Civildawg
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Lawn grubs, also called grub worms or white grubs, are actually beetle larva.
There are a few types that damage lawns. They are the larva of the:
June Beetle
Green June beetle
Japanese Beetle
Masked Schafer Beetle
Black Turfgrass Ataenius Beetle
quote:
Healthy lawns are able to withstand a few grubs per square foot. This is because grass growth will outpace the grub feeding. However, too many lawn grubs will outpace root growth and damage results. If grub controls are necessary, it should be applied before any damage occurs.
I had June bugs so bad at one time, that my lawn was in fact suffering. I bought one of those bottle sprays that attach to the hose. June Bugs gone.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 10:09 am to Civildawg
Pet armadillo will eat those grubs for you. Problem solved.
Don't handle too much due to leprosy concerns.
Don't handle too much due to leprosy concerns.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 10:20 am to Civildawg
There's a product out there called Grub Free Zone. Made by Ortho or Fertilome. Pricey but will get the grubs and a lot of other pests. I notice that it knocks the spider population down to a degree. Also, it needs to be reapplied every 2 - 3 months.
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