{"id":2852,"date":"2023-06-12T22:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T22:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecolawn.net\/staging\/uncategorized\/concerned-about-lawn-grubs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T22:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T22:23:55","slug":"concerned-about-lawn-grubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolawn.net\/staging\/lawn-pests\/concerned-about-lawn-grubs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot Lawn Grub Damage in Your Lawn and What to Do About It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lawn grubs can damage your beautiful yard in a season. And I see it all the time in Willoughby, OH, and other northeastern, OH, lawns<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve heard of, or even seen, Japanese Beetles (also called June Beetles) feeding on your roses. Boy, how frustrating it is to see your prized plants and flowers destroyed by those darned beetles!\u00a0 They start out as white larvae buried in your lawn, otherwise known as grubs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about lawn grubs, including:<\/span><\/p>\n

Grubs 101<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Grub Damage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Grubs Vs. Other Lawn Conditions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Testing For Grub Damage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Pro vs. DIY Grub Treatments<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

If I have Grubs, Do I Have Moles?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Grubs 101 for Northeast, Ohio Lawns<\/b><\/h2>\n

Grubs in Willoughby, Ohio<\/a>, and the surrounding neighborhoods come from several varieties of beetles. Each spring, beetles are attracted to certain plants around your home and throughout the entire neighborhood, too! Roses, purple leaf plum, hosta, viburnum, and weeping cherry are favorites, and there are plenty of others! The bad news is many Willoughby, OH, and other northeastern, OH, lawns look beautiful with these plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, the challenge starts early each year when the beetles feed on the leaves of these plants. You can watch them skeletonize the leaves and even see them feeding. And then they mate.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is when we see lots of those beetle traps\u2014they look like little green bags and people put them under the plants where the beetles are feeding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a mistake! <\/span>This just brings more beetles that do more damage. <\/b>One of our teachers suggested getting beetle traps and giving them to a neighbor you don\u2019t like!<\/span><\/p>\n

The female flies at night, depositing eggs as she goes in search of her next meal. This ritual continues for several weeks, and the timing is a little different for each beetle variety.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those eggs she\u2019s dropping hatch into the young grub worm a few weeks later.\u00a0 This is what makes them such a serious threat. <\/span>The juvenile grubs feed on the roots in your grass. <\/b>The baby grubs feed on the roots in your grass. That\u2019s a real problem because the roots are the lifeline that provides food to your lawn, and without them, your lawn dies!<\/span><\/p>\n

Lawn Grub Damage<\/b><\/h2>\n

Left untreated, the grubs feed on the roots in your lawn, often destroying large sections. This can cause a few issues:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • Damaged areas will need to be removed and reseeded.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The damage can cost thousands to fix.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Because we use special grass seed for the repair, it will leave patchy, uneven areas in your lawn.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Signs of Lawn Grub Damage<\/b><\/h3>\n