Grubs: Sometimes the Things You Can't See Might Be Killing Your Lawn
Raleigh, N.C. - Homeowners often watch with disgust as brown spots take over their lawn and the grass starts to die. Did you know that little "grubs" could be causing the trouble, chomping away unseen on the grass from the roots up?
White grubs are the larval stage of beetles. The grubs hatch from eggs deposited by beetles on lawns in summertime. They look like small, white, C-shaped worms and feed on the roots of most types of lawn grasses.
They continue eating the lawn's roots into the fall, stop for the winter months, and feast again until May or June when they transform into adults as dreaded beetles.
"Grubs like healthy turf in full sunlight that is well-watered and fertilized — all the things you're supposed to do," says Bayer Advanced Lawn Expert Lance Walheim, who wrote the book Lawn Care for Dummies.
"Grub damage is most severe in late summer, but problems can begin as early as mid to late spring. Grubs are easiest to control when they are young, so prevention by taking action in May through early summer is key," says Walheim.
Identifying grub damage can be tricky. Look for:
- A general thinning and weakening of the lawn
- A wilted or dried-out look to your grass, even when soil is moist
- Large, irregular, brown patches of grass
- Large patches of dead turf that can easily be pulled up like a piece of carpet, revealing the white C-shaped grubs
- Raccoons, opossums, skunks or moles frequently digging into your lawn
Now science has an answer to protecting your lawn from grubs. Bayer Advanced™ Season-Long Grub Control Granules prevents grub damage all season long with one application. Its exclusive dual-action formula kills all common types of grubs, plus it's the product that helps revitalize the lawn all in one easy step. It contains Merit® insecticide, the #1 choice among turf professionals.
If your lawn is already heavily infested with grubs, here's another solution to consider: Bayer Advanced™ 24-Hour Grub Killer Plus Granules which contains the proprietary active ingredient DYLOX®. When used as directed, one application kills grubs overnight. It also kills ants†, sod webworms, mole crickets, ticks and cutworms.
†Ants except Carpenter Ants, Fire Ants, Harvester Ants, and Pharaoh Ants.
About Bayer Advanced
Bayer Advanced lawn and garden products are created by Bayer Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer CropScience LP and part of the Bayer AG family, a Fortune Global 500 company that makes such well-known brands as Bayer Aspirin, Aleve® and Alka-® Research Triangle Park, NC, is the business headquarters of the company''s NAFTA Region. Kansas City, MO, is the company''s core technology center. The global headquarters of Bayer CropScience is located in Monheim, Germany.
Bayer Advanced products deliver Better Science. Better Results.™ and carry a money-back guarantee. They are available at major retailers and independent garden shops across the United States. You can learn more by visiting www.bayeradvanced.com or by calling 1-877-BAYERAG.
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