Do grubs kill the lawn. I know they attract varmints like voles that do kill
parts of a lawn, but do grubs themselves eat the grass or roots?



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" **Developer**" wrote in message
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Do grubs kill the lawn. I know they attract varmints like voles that do
kill
parts of a lawn, but do grubs themselves eat the grass or roots?

They eat the roots. It is a matter of numbers. Lawns can sustain a
moderate infestation of grubs. There comes a point where damage becomes
significant and the lawn spirals downward.

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Do grubs kill the lawn. I know they attract varmints like voles that do kill
parts of a lawn, but do grubs themselves eat the grass or roots?



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The way you can tell grub damage to the lawn is the dead area is
basically sitting on the soil like a throw rug. You will be to pick it
right up. All I have seen has been in areas of the lawn rather than the
entire lawn...probably a 6'x 10' section is the largest I have seen.
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Lar

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"Lar" wrote in message
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says...
Do grubs kill the lawn. I know they attract varmints like voles that
do kill
parts of a lawn, but do grubs themselves eat the grass or roots?



Thanks



The way you can tell grub damage to the lawn is the dead area is
basically sitting on the soil like a throw rug. You will be to pick it
right up. All I have seen has been in areas of the lawn rather than the
entire lawn...probably a 6'x 10' section is the largest I have seen.
--
Lar

to email....get rid of the BUGS

Thanks

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" **Developer**" wrote in message
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Do grubs kill the lawn. I know they attract varmints like voles that do
kill
parts of a lawn, but do grubs themselves eat the grass or roots?

They eat the roots. It is a matter of numbers. Lawns can sustain a
moderate infestation of grubs. There comes a point where damage becomes
significant and the lawn spirals downward.

Even if they don't kill the grass plant directly, the grass becomes
more susceptible to drought damage or other lawn diseases (i.e. fungi).

-al sung
Hopkinton, MA
(Zone 6a)

If they eat the roots why wouldn't that kill the plant. Is it that they do
not eat the top most part of the roots because they are not at the surface.

So if I lift a plant and see roots one inch long, I might still suspect
grubs?


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"Alan Sung" wrote in message
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Even if they don't kill the grass plant directly, the grass becomes
more susceptible to drought damage or other lawn diseases (i.e. fungi).

-al sung
Hopkinton, MA
(Zone 6a)