What are grubs you might ask. Grubs are short, white, c-shaped worm larval that live under your lawn and feed off the roots of your grass. In adulthood, these same grubs turn into Japanese beetles that flies onto your flowers, shrubs and outdoor plants and later damages them by eating the leaves between the vains. Some consumers choose to use beetle bags to get rid of beetles, which end up attracting more beetles than they had without the bag. This option is not a good choice, although it may keep the beetles off your plants and gardens, in the end it attracts more beetles that will then lay eggs in your lawn, these are what are called grubs.
Here you will find the signs of a grub problem, what type of steps you should take to keep them out of your lawn, and the things you need to do to get rid of them if you have them. Some treatments take months and years before they can create a lawn that will not attract grubs. Taking the steps early on helps in the long run. Prevention is the key, especially if you have noticed a problem over the past years.
Signs of Grubs
1. If you notice that you are getting brown patches in your lawn, you may want to check the soil under the grass. Lift a small patch of grass up where the green grass meets the brown grass. If you see small white c-shaped worms, these are grubs.
2. Large amounts of Japanese beetles in your yard, more than likely you have grubs.
3. Japanese beetles lay their eggs in July and stay dorment in the winter months. They are attracted to moist soil. The drier the soil, the harder for them to bury their eggs.
4. Late August and September are the months you will most likely see the damages done by the grubs.
Ways To Prevent Grubs
If you water your lawn during the summer months, you might want to limit how much watering you do. If your neighbors only rely on rain water for their lawn and you water yours, you are more susceptible to grubs.
Use chemical treatments in early spring time to prevent grubs. You can use a chemical like Scotts GrubEx1 and Sevin or an organic treatment like Milky Spore and Neem Oil. Milky Spore, a bacteria, does not work in all types of soils and varies by state.
Ways To Get Rid Of Grubs
1. Stop watering your lawn. The larval need water to survive.
2. Apply Milky Spore to your lawn in late spring and early fall, especially in areas that are very sunny and well watered.
3. You can let your grass grow taller in late June through the end of July.
4. Nemotodes are awesome creatures, as they are also worm like, but they eat off the grubs. While doing so, a bacteria is transmitted and eventually kill the grubs.
