Grub Worm Control

"Grubs" or "grub-worms"  are the larval stage of development of several routinely encountered common summer beetles.

These are common insect pests of all turf-grass lawns and can also reside in the soil near the roots of  many species of other types of plants to do their root-feeding damage. The affected grass and plants die a slow death weakened by having their roots destroyed with the grub root-browsing.  If your property is near "wild" fields or similar un-tended areas, grubs will generally be an on-going battle. With lots of grubs in the soil, other pest which feed on the grubs (such as mice, moles, voles, gophers, etc.) may also become a problem.

 There are more than 40 species of insects which have a "grub-worm" larval stage in the top-soil; fortunately almost all can be controlled and the damage prevented if the home-owner is observant and informed.

In the intermediate horticultural hardiness zones (5-8), the insect eggs get deposited in the top-soil in mid-late summer and they can over-winter as the eggs hatch to produce grubs in accordance to the variance of the temperature of the root-zone.  Where there are warm areas in the winter lawn such as near reflective brick-walls, the grub-worms can get an early start in the spring.  In locales with more harsh winters and colder soils, the grub stage is later in the spring.  In warmer climates, the grub problems may be continual.

Grubs can vary in size from 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches.
Some grub larval forms are white in color while others are brownish or grey.  The term 'white-grubs' usually refers to the common larvae of the 'May-Bugs' or June-bugs'. Technical identification of a larval beetle damaging the lawn is usually not necessary.


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