View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
Old 19-03-2006, 02:01 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
- Tom -
 
Posts: n/a
Default Milky spore against grubs?


"Stephen11962" wrote in message
...
Milky spore seems to be back in the news for combatting lawn grubs. This
was popular 10 or so years ago and then fell out of favor because of
negative reports on effectiveness. Does anyone have *believable*
information about this newer version of the product.

Sceptic at heart

Stephen11962


Please provide a link to this "newer" version of milky spore. I wasn't
aware that it changed.
The milky spore I know of is used to inoculate the lawn. It was/is
expensive to cover the whole lawn. It takes time to spread throughout the
lawn so that probably was the reason for any negative effectiveness reports.
IIRC, the grubs ingest it, they travel through the earth looking for roots
to eat and they die there. The spot occupied by the dead grub is now
inoculated with the spores.

Tom