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Steveo · 13-12-2007, 11:48 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

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On Dec 10, 7:54 pm, Steveo wrote:
Steveo wrote:
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On Sep 14, 7:19 am, Steveo wrote:
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Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in
NJ, which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do
folks recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

Thanks Steveo. Got a bag of it and put it down just before rain
last night. We got about a 1/4". Do you think that is enough?
I was thinking 1/2 - 3/4 would be ideal. Funny thing, on every
one of these type products, all they say is to water it in. You
would think they would give some idea of what that means. It
obviously depends on multiple factors, one of which is how easily
the stuff disolves, which of course I don't know. In my case, area
of most concern, there is minimal thatch, so less water should be
needed from that standpoint.

The obvious objective is to wind up with as much insecticide in the
soil area where the insects are. But whether that equates to 1/4"
or 1" is the question.

Hi Trader, you're welcome.

1/4 to 1/2 inch is what I go by, dylox is a quick killer if
irrigated.

Good luck with it..grubs are coming on strong now here in N Ohio.

Hey Trader I forgot to ask you, did the dylox reduce/control them?-
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Well, I'm not entirely sure. After I applied it, we got about 1/4"
of rain, then no more rain for a long time, which may not have been
enough to water it in. The affected area is in the back where I
don't have sprinklers and it would have been a pain in the ass to do
it manually.

I lost some turf area closest to the edge of the woods, which is where
the problem was first noticeable. But I think that area was likely
going to be a goner anyhow, with or without the dylox. Between the
grubs and far less rain than normal during that period, it took it's
toll, but the affected area is actually fairly small.

The rest of the backyard came through OK, so maybe the dylox did stop
it from spreading. And the mole activity that was tearing apart the
above mentioned area didn't spread further. I got too busy and
didn't do any digging to see if there were any grubs around after the
dylox.

Thanks again for the advice.

Nice follow up, Trader

If it got a quarter inch of rain or more on turf that's not thatch bound it
probably at least slowed them down quite a bit, which is usually enough to
let the turf rebound somewhat, as long as the raccoons and skunks don't
find them and dig everything up.

You're welcome anytime.