Thought I accidentally used grass/weed killer on my front yard. Nope, it’s these little bastards.
Midwest.
Grub killer went down over the weekend. Assuming it takes care of the little bastards, what happens to the lawn? Will the dead patches eventually fill in next spring or does the dead turf need to come up and be re-seeded?
hate these little buggers. I lay grub killer monthly now.
I would clean up the area, drop seed, soil and a little peat if you have it.
I need to get these guys out of my beds
7gramcrackrock
Land skrimps 🍤
1Eleven99
Yes…the dead patches is what they have eaten already….they are bottom feeders. The patches will eventually grow back once you kill these suckers and allow the grass to heal.
Good way to tell if you have grubs is when you see the brown patches start to show slightly….you can grab handful of grass in that area. If it gives way, you have grubs underneath. Also, another good indicator is armadillos holes….they love to dig for the grubs and fest on them.
Depending on your location……in my area, we see them in late spring and late summer. For us….it is either these suckers or Army Worms depending on the weather pattern.
Ok_Assumption1542
Hope you used the bayer in the black bag. Kills in 24 hours. Grub ex is to prevent what you see from becoming the problem that they currently are.
goofust
Eventually it should heal itself up.
Different_Focus_573
Dilox
mrjns_94
Sorry for your loss
SuperFrog4
I had the same issue. Sorry for your loss. Hope you killed them all.
MikeSelf
Use milky spore, not toxic
WonderfulOwl3015
DYLOX 6.2. Water in after. You’ll be G2G
Ok-Efficiency5486
Be on the look out for critters searching for those little gems. One season when I had grubs, I was flooded with armadillos. And boy, can they destroy a lawn! A few seasons later when I had another grub issue, I had an attack of moles.
damgiloveboobs
You seeded with shrimp?
Efficient_Smile_8321
I always put down Grubex as a preventative in May and Dylox in Aug/Sept regardless if I see damage or not. Never had any issues with grubs.
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hate these little buggers. I lay grub killer monthly now.
I would clean up the area, drop seed, soil and a little peat if you have it.
I need to get these guys out of my beds
Land skrimps 🍤
Yes…the dead patches is what they have eaten already….they are bottom feeders. The patches will eventually grow back once you kill these suckers and allow the grass to heal.
Good way to tell if you have grubs is when you see the brown patches start to show slightly….you can grab handful of grass in that area. If it gives way, you have grubs underneath. Also, another good indicator is armadillos holes….they love to dig for the grubs and fest on them.
Depending on your location……in my area, we see them in late spring and late summer. For us….it is either these suckers or Army Worms depending on the weather pattern.
Hope you used the bayer in the black bag. Kills in 24 hours. Grub ex is to prevent what you see from becoming the problem that they currently are.
Eventually it should heal itself up.
Dilox
Sorry for your loss
I had the same issue. Sorry for your loss. Hope you killed them all.
Use milky spore, not toxic
DYLOX 6.2. Water in after. You’ll be G2G
Be on the look out for critters searching for those little gems. One season when I had grubs, I was flooded with armadillos. And boy, can they destroy a lawn! A few seasons later when I had another grub issue, I had an attack of moles.
You seeded with shrimp?
I always put down Grubex as a preventative in May and Dylox in Aug/Sept regardless if I see damage or not. Never had any issues with grubs.