Ian - Thanks for your advice.....Small World I live in Brampton also!!! I
am very worried about the chemicals that both the professionals use and also
what is available at the Home Depot and other stores for just that reason.
I have a small dog and lots of birds in the area. Ceratinly don't want to
be killing any of them just for the grubs. Another guy suggested the Milky
Spot and from what I can see from some quick research on the net it looks as
though it is non-toxic and will take the grubs away. I may give that a try
and see where it goes.
Thanks again,
Heather
"Ian" wrote in message
.rogers.com...
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
...
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
...
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.
--
John S. DeBoo
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