You only need use milky spore once for a 20 year management of grubs. It works.
Make sure you see if there is a date on the bag. I do believe it is dated, but I
could be wrong. You will have much better success using the techniques listed
in prior posts.

Victoria


On 26 Jun 2004 15:32:56 -0700, (germ) opined:

I got a recommendation from a professional applicator. On a timing
basis it is too late to control this year with nematodes and/or milky
spore and many commercial chemicals. The only thing he could offer is
to use a pyrethrum/permethrin as a knock down insecticide, and combine
it with imidacloprid for a lasting hit. In other words use two things
together that mimic diazinon's quick knockdown and 30 day half life.

I could start a regimen of inoculating the soil with milky spore to
get protection for the future.

Jim


I feel your pain. Thanks to Diazinon my grub problem went away
several
years ago. If it returns I still have 2 qt containers that'll last
me
for a LONG time. I've used Garden Techs Sevin for ant control in my
garden walkways to no avail. Mixed as prescribed, nada, doubled it,
still won't kill the ants. Thats it on that product for me. Either
the
bugs are mutating or the products are getting worsesigh.

Grandpa

germ wrote:

I moved this year and the new house had a poor lawn. I have much
improved it but I am having grub problems. I have tried 3 of the
products now in the stores: season lawn control, triacide?, and sevin.
None have worked, peel up a patch of sod and I still see live grubs
each time!

Diazanon worked without fail in the past but is now unavailable. Any
suggestions for something that really works. (Other than a 55 gal
drum of Malathion concentrate applied directly. That is what the guy
at the local home center jokenly reccommended.)

Jim



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