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Old 10-04-2003, 02:56 PM
Ian
 
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Default Grubs

Heather,

Ian here in Brampton, another part of the GTA that has the grub infestation.

A word of advice: I don't know if it was Diazinon I used, but I bought some
grub killer chemical at Home Depot a few years ago, applied it to my lawn as
the directions instructed, and it did indeed kill the grubs. Also killed the
mourning doves, a few starlings, and a robin.

I now hire the pros to apply my grub insecticides, their mixture is safer
(or less toxic anyhow) for animals and humans than some of the stuff you can
buy at HD. I leave it to the professionals to mess with the chemicals now.


"Heather" wrote in message
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Never heard of this stuff before....Is this something that you can get at
the store? like Home Depot, Canadian Tire, or local Garden Center or
something like that? Does it harm the flowers in a flower bed? My grass
buts up against some fairly new planting beds in the front and backyards

and
would hate to kill off all the planting I did last year.

Thanks for your advice
Heather
Zone 6 - Toronto, Canada

"John S. DeBoo" wrote in message
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Heather wrote:

I noticed grubs in our lawn and garden last year. What is the best

way
to
get rid of these without hiring the professionals. I live in Toronto

Canada
and we are covered by snow right now but want to get a start to

solving
the
problem once it's gone if possible.


WE had them in our lawn in Albuquerque and I used Diazinon. After

dilutinbg with
water and spreading with a hose sprayer you need to water profusely so

it
soaks
down intot he soil where these miserable critters live. I've yet to

find
a grub
in our lawn since and we treated ours maybe 10 years ago. Thats my

experience
anyway.



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John S. DeBoo







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