Lawn Grub Treatment For Domestic Lawn

Finally, all of your hard work is paying off and your domestic lawn is beginning to show results. It is so verdant and lush it is beginning to resemble a carpet. Suddenly, you spy a tiny patch of brown, but you do not panic. Probably just a bit of a burn from fertilizer, or maybe it just needs a spot of water. You decide to set the sprinkler out on it for an extra fifteen minutes or so and it will all be right. However, rather than coming good, over the next week the patch of brown begins to grow. This is a nightmare for people concerned about lawn care; this is lawn grub. Lawn grubs are worms. They are either army worm, or white curl grub.

You may have thought that you were impervious to such insidious pests because of the great care you take in maintaining your lawn. Ironically, it is because of the pains you take with your lawn making you a possible victim to these pests, because they do not crave the weedy brown lawns your neighbors struggle to maintain. These creatures want the best, and you are providing it for them. There are ways, however, to prevent yourself from falling prey to lawn grub.

Most pesticides on the market, however, only work on existing lawn grub problems. They do not deal with preventative measures. There are some granular varieties which will prevent the infestation, but only for a while. The way to prevent grub from happening is to thwart moths. Moth spawn become lawn grub, so attack the eaves and fences of your house and yard with a broom and hose. Moth nests look like little cotton balls, but by keeping these areas clean and free of debris, you will be ensuring, for the most part, the prevention of moth nests.

You will not like to hear this, but once you have an infestation, the most reliable approach to dealing with it is through chemicals. Perhaps the most effective one out there is Clorpyrifos. It comes in liquid concentrate and can be sprayed onto your lawn. Unfortunately, this chemical is lethal for other life forms coming in contact with it, including children. Birds are attracted to the wiggling worms coming crawling out of the lawn to die, so you would want to spray as late as possible when birds are less active. Be sure to follow the label's directions on any chemical you plan to use. The treatment usually spans a two week period, with spraying in the first, seventh and eleventh day.

If you cannot be certain you will not be harming animals with a chemical treatment and want to use a natural approach, attract carnivorous birds to your lawn. A couple of dodgy methods which may also work include watering your lawn with soap, causing the worms to exit, or flooding them to death with water.

However, as they say, prevention is half the battle, so keep the eaves and fences clean, and keep a careful eye upon your lawn.

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