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Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 10:16
| I was digging in a small bed the other day and I found many grubs under the grass/crabgrass/clover.
This particular bed has some annuals surrounding an old stump, so there is a lot of decaying wood as well as wood mulch and leaf compost. I mention this because I wonder if this environment is attracting more grubs than elsewhere in my lawn or do I probably have this level of grub activity throughout my lawn? I may put down some sort of anti-grub treatment. What say you all? |
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| No way to tell without digging a couple different areas and counting the number of grubs in a set space. Then you need to identify them to determine their food source/damage potential. Only then should you decide what/if to use anything. Most grubs this time of year are slowing down and getting ready to winter. A couple months ago was the best time to prevent damage to the lawn and get them young. Most have probably fattened up and remaining damage is likely low. But I'm not sure if your area has a delayed grub feeding (I'm in SE PA). HTH |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Oct 28, 12 at 1:39
| At this time of year I would not expect any further damage if there was any. If you kill them now you would be wasting money and killing other microarthropods necessary for healthy soil. |
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