Grubs can cause extensive damage to your lawn in North Carolina or South Carolina, but the good news is that they can be prevented from ever becoming a problem for your turf in the first place. Preventative grub control treatments target newly hatched grubs before they start feeding aggressively and causing damage to your lawn. By investing in preventative grub control treatments, you can stop these pests in their tracks before they have a chance to cause any damage to your turf.
These treatments should be applied in late spring or early summer, before July, to ensure they are in place before grubs hatch and start feeding on the roots of your grass. If you skip preventative treatments, these root-feeding critters will continue to infest your grass. By then, you'll need to schedule a curative treatment to eliminate them and invest in lawn care services to help it recover from any damage that the grubs caused.
How do preventative grub control treatments work?
Preventative grub control treatments work by targeting grubs before they can cause any damage to your lawn. This treatment will sink into the soil and create a protective barrier that will kill young grubs that have just hatched from their eggs. As a result, these destructive pests will not be able to destroy the roots of your grass. It is a proactive approach to grub control, making grubs a non-issue on your lawn in the first place.
When should our preventative grub control treatments be applied?
To effectively prevent grubs from infesting your lawn, it's crucial to apply preventative grub control treatments at the right time. Preventative treatments should be administered in late spring or early summer, before July. This timing for the treatment aligns with the period when the beetle eggs hatch into grubs. This way, the active ingredients are in place already and ready to work! If you wait too long, the grubs may have already matured enough, and the preventative treatment may no longer work on them.
Skipping preventative treatments can result in a grub infestation and lawn damage.
While preventative grub control treatments are designed to prevent grubs from infesting your lawn, they are only effective if they are applied before these pests become a problem. If you skip preventative treatments, there's a good chance that your lawn will become infested with grubs, and you'll need to schedule a curative treatment to eliminate them. What's more, you'll likely need to invest in lawn care services to help your lawn recover from any damage that they caused. Some lawn care services that can help your lawn recover from grub damage include:
- Aeration: This process involves creating small holes in your soil so that nutrients and other resources can reach the roots of your grass. This service will help your lawn recover from grub damage by making it easier for your lawn to access the resources that it needs to recover.
- Overseeding: Overseeding involves spreading grass seeds across your lawn to fill in any bare or patchy areas. This service will restore your grub-damaged lawn's appearance by filling in patchy areas.
- Fertilization: Fertilizer provides your lawn with nutrients that it needs to grow healthy and strong. This service will nurse your lawn back to health by strengthening it enough to bounce back from damage.
Call today to sign up for our grub control service!
Don't let grubs damage your lawn! At FineTurf, we offer a grub control service that includes preventative treatments to keep these pests from infesting your lawn in the first place. If you're already dealing with grubs, you can also schedule a curative treatment with us. This service is offered to residential property owners in Charlotte, Matthews, Huntersville, NC, and neighboring areas, including those in South Carolina. Call us today at (704) 309-4204 to sign up!
