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WHITE GRUBS can devastate your lawn.
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White grubs (European chafer, May and June beetles) are small,
plump, white larvae which viciously chew on grass roots. they live below the
soil surface and actually chew off the roots of the grass.
Since the grass roots have been destroyed, the lawn will appear yellow in
patches, just like the lawn is dying out.
The damage looks quick similar to symptoms of dryness and many
Weed Man customers mistakenly assume that the lawn needs only water to restore
a lush, green appearance.
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Other symptoms to watch for include: animals like skunks and raccoons digging
up the lawn and birds feeding on grubs, leaving pencil-sized holes. Often
damaged turf will roll back like a carpet!
White grubs are small, white,plump larvae which viciously chew off grass roots.
damaged truf will roll back like a carpet!
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To control an insect population we must understand its habits and life
cycle. Some grubs complete their life cycle in one year. Others require three
years to complete their life cycle. White grubs survive the winter as larvae in
the soil. In the early spring the grubs begin to feed again. Later in the
spring and summer, they enter a resting stage (pupae) then hatch into adult
beetles.
Weed Man customers beware! Lots of beetles can mean a grub problem later. (The
beetles do not damage lawns.) Beetles lay their eggs with hatch into grub
larvae. The larvae feed voraciously, which results in the yellowing of your
lawn.
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Some white grubs complete their life cycle in one year. Others require 3 years
to complete their life cycle
Serious damage can occur in the spring, summer and fall. If the problem is
ignored the patches will get larger. The damaged areas will then fill in with
weeds or crabgrass. The best time to treat grubs is when they are very young,
before you are faced with severe damage. Why wait?
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Your Weed Man is a trained specialist. He can recognize the difference
between a simple drought problem and a serious white grub infestation. Your
Weed Man uses only government approved materials that are applied carefully and
precisely at the correct time to be the most effective in controlling this
serious lawn pest. Your Weed Man needs YOUR HELP. Call and he will inspect your
property FREE OF CHARGE! If you do have white grubs, he can protect your
investment in your property, by promptly treating the problem. If your yellow
patches are due to lack of water, he can advise you on correct watering
procedures.
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