Natural Green Lawn

I get a lot of questions about grub worms and what products to use to kill them and keep them from damaging lawns. Now, you guys really need to read carefully here so you do the right thing for your grass. Always remember, that going Organic or natural with your lawn care is a super good idea, but HOW YOU GET THERE is more important right now. You can’t just jump in and go natural all in one day… and utilizing the right grub worm control products is an important part of the journey. Now READ IT!!

What Are Grub Worms?

Grubs are the larvae of a number of May-June beetles and are found from about the Wisonsin/Illinois border all the way down to the far South. The May-June beetles (June bugs) lay eggs in lawns during the early and mid-summer. Those eggs hatch into grubs and those grubs feed, munch and chew on the roots of your turf. That is why areas die out and can be pulled up like patches of carpet.

The damage from grub worms begins in the summer and usually is seen sometime into Sept or Oct or later depending how far North you live. The point is that by the time the grub worm damage appears, it’s too late! That is why PREVENTION of grub worms is the main key.

Grub Worm Insecticides

Preventing grub worm damage is really what we want to shoot for, and since they damage lawns in the summer, we need to apply grub worm prevention in June or July at the very latest – with June being the optimum time. Most preventions on the market today that are most effective contain a product called “merit” which is watered into the soil, taken in my grass roots and has a residual value of up to 3 months. If you put it down in June, you will be covered and protected through the feeding season. Below are grub worm products that contain Merit as they main ingredient.

If you are reading this and you are already finding ACTIVE grubs in your lawn, then you have a bigger problem and need a faster solution. You need to kill the buggers NOW and that means you need a contact kill product like the ones below.

Natural and Organic Grub Controls

First off, I DO NOT RECOMMEND using organic grub controls if your lawn isn’t already thick and healthy. Here’s the thing guys: a very thick, healthy lawn will resist grubs in higher numbers on its own. The thicker the turf, the more stress and damage it can recover from naturally WITHOUT any chemicals.

If your lawn is like mine below, then you can use organic or natural grub controls and get very good results. The truth is that organic grub controls are super effective in the first place, so you need a thick, healthy lawn in order to rely on them. That is the main point here.

Below are some of the better organic or natural grub controls that I have used over the years with good effectiveness, milky spore grub prevention being the best one… but is does require multiple applications to build up in your soil.