A wholesome, well kept garden has plenty . You could have a grub infestation in the event the grass in your garden begins dying without obvious trigger. White grubs feed just just beneath the the top of soil, as well as a close look reveals grassroots being devoured by them. Shop around about for indications that grubs will be the origin of the issue when your garden grass begins turning brown.
Watch your lawn for skunks, moles, raccoons and crows. These animals prefer to eat grubs, so it’s a signal of infestation, if you see them frequently. Moles don’t reveal the existence of grubs, since they also prey on earthworms and insects.
Look for dead or dying patches of grass in late summer, spring and fall. Patches have an irregular form and will appear brown.
Check your garden called chafers, throughout summer in the night. As one of one of the kinds of beetles, usually masked chafer beetles white grubs mature. In case you see grownup masked chafer beetles, grubs might also be current. The type of June, May and Japanese beetles causes problems in lawns. Find chafers using a blacklight trap, and use a pheromone lure trap that is floral to to find traveling beetles that are Japanese.
Use a garden spade to dig one square foot of sod up in your lawn. Look for plump, ridged white grubs that curl themselves into a “C” form.