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Old April 2, 2016   #1
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Default Slight Grub problem??? Grrrr.....

Lifted up a board on one of my raised beds and found these critters this morn!! That's only one foot of them!!

Can you spot all seven? lol

Needles to say, there are a LOT of Grub funerals going on today at my house!

My question is, When would you apply grub control?? Planting out today. Wait a week? Today is good?

Control will go around and in the beds.

All four of my beds are infected! Kids were having 'fun' with them as well!

I try to go organic as much as possible but I think I have to go the chemical route here. Just too many of them!

Thanks guys!!

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Old April 2, 2016   #2
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They had a grub invasion around here (Japanese beetles) several years ago. My grub problem is not bad at all, but some people just 5 miles south have yards that are too far gone, chemical treatment will be a must for them.
I hang beetle traps all around my property perimeters and it keeps the beetles at bay. Actually saw very few this past year, 2 years ago I would fill up a bag in a couple of weeks. Keep the beetles under control this Summer and your garden will be in better shape next year. For this year, dig and chop as many as you can.
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I have used the Scott's brand Grub Control in the past and it worked like a charm! Pricey, but well worth it. It should tell you on the bag when and how to apply.
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Milky spore works very well but it takes about a year.
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chickens are fabulous grub and bug control.
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Armadillos.
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Armadillos.
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Now there's a critter that will really tear some things up.... !!!
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Now there's a critter that will really tear some things up.... !!!
Natures garden tillers.
I have them everywhere.
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Milky spore will only control Japanese beetle grubs.
You could have June beetle grubs and or others.
Look up beneficial nematodes. They kill all the major grub types. Very effective if you want to skip the chem route.

Edit: here: http://www.arbico-organics.com/categ...-LcaAlXU8P8HAQ
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Doesn't matter what the grub is at this point (but they look like jap beetle grubs to me) ... they will be adult beetles within the next 6-8 weeks on and that's where the main battle should begin at this point to prevent "next year's" issues. The grubs are actually resistant to a lot of insecticides at this point in their life cycle. Kill all of the grubs (by hand) and beetles that you can before mid-June and your issues for next year will be greatly reduced. July is egg laying season and that's where your problem will begin for next year.
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Why let them ever even make it to the beetle stage?
Not to mention the damage they can do on the way to becoming the adult as they feed on roots to fatten up.
Beneficial nematodes are scavengers and will take out the grubs.
I can't imagine digging throughout my beds trying to find and kill grubs by hand.
And trying to spray/trap adult beetles is a pain and sometimes futile and time consuming.
Add nematodes to a bucket of water, pour over your beds, and you're done.
Would you rather keep your trash can covered to prevent maggots or swat adult flies?
Or put a natural larvacide in your pond or spray/run a mosquito magnet all summer?
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I'm with the nematode idea that is what we told our neighbor to do to get rid of them so the armadillos would stop digging in his yard.
People hear the word nematode and all they can think of is root knot nematodes.
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I'm a 2nd year veggie gardener but a bit obsessive about learning. When I prepared soil in my raised beds a couple of months ago I noticed MANY of the same grubs. Beneficial nematodes did the trick. Get them from a source you trust as they are live and will be ineffective if not stored properly or stored for too long.

I have been trying to stick with pest control (and feeding) methods that do not have a major effect on unintended victims or the environment. Yes, the o-word, but not because I'm paranoid about modern technology. Just trying to identify natural and earth friendly ways to do things. Not so friendly to the grubs, of course, but less of an impact on other critters.

The nematodes did the trick. In subsequent digging, no more ugly giant white critters.
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