Lawn grubs are primarily living beneath the soil surface causing destruction and damage on your lawn. If not treated properly, they will make your lawn unpleasing, unhealthy, and very dry. Grubs are lawn pests sourcing their food from the grass roots. The most harmful among them are the Japanese beetles and European chafers.

Grubs are C-shaped pests with 6 tiny legs. They are from the beetle larvae. There are several factors that encourage grubs growth. Let’s dissect some of them.

1. Heavy thatch accumulation causes grub growth in your lawn. When the thatch layer exceeds ½ inch, there must be grubs deep down because what gives partial protection to them are the thatch layers.

2. Excessive application of pesticides and chemicals can cause indiscriminate death on the beneficial insects living in the ground, and when this happen notorious pests like white grub multiply faster.

3. Stressed, dehydrated, dried up, and taken for granted lawn grounds are very much susceptible to pest infestations.

There are indications that will tell you there are pests in your lawn. The usual manifestations of lawn grubs can either be yellowish grass or slowly dying lawn grass. In some severe cases, the grass growth is totally hindered. Any of these scenarios will eventually attract birds, raccoons, moles and other similar organisms to feast on the ground seeking for grubs. The ultimate effect is serious lawn injury.

White grubs can be treated utilizing natural remedies like the use of the tiny and soil-inhabiting worms called nematodes. These nematodes can provide and release bacteria that are capable of killing the grubs. To be more manageable, you mix the nematodes with water and spray it thoroughly all over the ground. This kind of lawn treatment is eco friendly. Another approach to kill grubs is to make your lawn healthier thru aeration and dethatching.