Can I treat my lawn for grubs in the spring?

To kill grubs in the spring or fall, use carbaryl or trichlorfon. Always wear rubber gloves and rubber boots when applying insecticides to turfgrass. Make sure to irrigate the lawn with at least 0.5 inches of water* and allow the grass to dry before allowing anyone or pets into the treated area.

How do I get rid of grub beetles in my lawn?

To get rid of grass grub follow these steps:

1. Apply LawnPro Protect on the grass paddock and lawns you wish to protect from grass grub.
2. To control adult beetles (brown beetle) spray foliage of affected trees and shrubs with Kiwicare PLANThealth Spectrum between October and January.

Do Cane toads eat lawn grubs?

As lawn grub feed at night, for best control apply pesticide in the late afternoon. Cane toads are also efficient in providing a form of biological control when lawn grub are in low populations. Guinea fowl (not chickens) which prefer to eat bugs and pests, including lawn grub.

How do I get rid of grubs in my lawn Ontario?

The most effective way to control the grubs with with nematodes. It is best to apply them in late July to early August when the eggs are hatching and the grubs are immature. The nematodes, also known as Steinernema carpocapsae are a parasite of the grubs. They can be purchased at your local retail garden centre.

When does grass grub start in New Zealand?

Grass grub is found throughout New Zealand and is considered to be New Zealand’s major pasture and lawn pest. Grass grub lawn damage shows as patchy areas of dead grass; usually seen from March. It will also attack the roots of other plants including pot plants.

Where do lawn grubs live in the ground?

Their larva (lawn grubs) live in the soil eating on the roots of grass and other organic matter leaving it dry, brown and dead. Eventually grubs turn into adult beetles and come out of the soil to mate and lay eggs which hatch into more grubs.

How do you get rid of grass grubs?

Heavy grub infestations are a banquet for the birds, which can lead you to need to fix the damage of both the grubs and the birds. To confirm that you do, in fact, have grass grubs, grab a spade and dig a neat square out of your lawn about the same width as the spade. Tip the lawn square upside down and look for grubs.

When do grass grubs lay eggs in soil?

Grass grub lawn damage shows as patchy areas of dead grass; usually seen from March. It will also attack the roots of other plants including pot plants. Eggs of the New Zealand grass grub are laid in the soil during spring/summer (Nov-Dec); normally hatching after about 2 weeks.