White grubs may be the most damaging turf insect pests in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Japanese beetle grubs alone cause an estimated $234 million in damage each year. In lawns, where roots are conveniently close together, they cause the most damage. Grass is easily pulled away from the soil because the white grubs have eaten off the roots. Dead or yellow dying grass is a primary symptom. Grub treatment and prevention can protect your lawn and keep you in the green.
*If left untreated, total replacement of your lawn may be necessary.
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Prevent further damage and control grubs now!
Right now, grubs are feeding close enough to the surface of your lawn to potentially cause serious turf damage. As the weather gets colder, they will burrow deeper into the soil but they will resurface again in the spring. When they do, they continue feeding on the roots of your lawn, causing more damage. Applying an insecticide now will help stop further damage to your lawn now and early next spring. Please call our office to find out about insecticide pricing. |
| You should also consider doing a preventative application next season!
June/July is the time to apply a preventative grub control application. Even if your lawn is treated this fall, it is a good idea to do a preventative application next summer. Any grubs in your lawn will hatch into beetles in the summer, which will fly around and lay eggs in the lawn in early July. Applying a preventative product before beetles hatch inhibits eggs from hatching and ensures a grub free lawn through the following summer. We apply grub control between June 15 and July 30. Please call if you have any questions.
Grub Life Cycle
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Grub Prevention
- The grub is the larvae state of a beetle.
- Beetles work their way through the thatch layer and into the soil laying eggs, which hatch into grubs.
- Prevention products applied before egg hatch will prevent damage from occurring.
- If grubs are left untreated, your lawn may become damaged and total replacement of the lawn is sometimes necessary.
- Best course of action is preventative to eliminate any damage before it happens.
- Grub damage has been seen throughout most areas in recent years.
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