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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
I'm shopping for lawn care programs. Some companies offer a spring and
summer grub control treatment. They try to sell that spring treatment helps with the grubs near the surface, whereas the summer treatment uses Merit. My question : if I'm going to get the Merit treatment in the summer, is it necessary to have a spring 'surface/contact' treatment as well? Rene Wong -- If replying directly to this message via email, please remove "nospam" from the address. |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:37:13 +0000, Rene Wong wrote:
I'm shopping for lawn care programs. Some companies offer a spring and summer grub control treatment. They try to sell that spring treatment helps with the grubs near the surface, whereas the summer treatment uses Merit. My question : if I'm going to get the Merit treatment in the summer, is it necessary to have a spring 'surface/contact' treatment as well? Good day Rene. Just curious to know but are you sure you have grubs? Are they doing visible damage? Unsure about your area, but many maintaince companies around here just love to treat for cranefly if they are infesting the lawn or not. A healthy lawn should be able to with stand an infestation with little to no damage. -- http://yard-works.netfirms.com |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
"Timothy" wrote:
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:37:13 +0000, Rene Wong wrote: I'm shopping for lawn care programs. Some companies offer a spring and summer grub control treatment. They try to sell that spring treatment helps with the grubs near the surface, whereas the summer treatment uses Merit. My question : if I'm going to get the Merit treatment in the summer, is it necessary to have a spring 'surface/contact' treatment as well? Good day Rene. Just curious to know but are you sure you have grubs? Are they doing visible damage? If they're doing damage,it's too late for merit,since it -only- works as prevention. It will not kill large grubs. Unsure about your area, but many maintaince companies around here just love to treat for cranefly if they are infesting the lawn or not. A healthy lawn should be able to with stand an infestation with little to no damage. Not from grubs,they can destroy a healthy lawn. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
I'm sure I have grubs. The lawn has been dug up by crows, raccoons.
Any ideas about the need for a spring 'surface' treatment ? "Rene Wong" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I'm shopping for lawn care programs. Some companies offer a spring and summer grub control treatment. They try to sell that spring treatment helps with the grubs near the surface, whereas the summer treatment uses Merit. My question : if I'm going to get the Merit treatment in the summer, is it necessary to have a spring 'surface/contact' treatment as well? Rene Wong -- If replying directly to this message via email, please remove "nospam" from the address. |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
"Rene Wong" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I'm shopping for lawn care programs. Some companies offer a spring and summer grub control treatment. They try to sell that spring treatment helps with the grubs near the surface, whereas the summer treatment uses Merit. My question : if I'm going to get the Merit treatment in the summer, is it necessary to have a spring 'surface/contact' treatment as well? Rene Wong -- If replying directly to this message via email, please remove "nospam" from the address. Yes it is. The Merit works as a preventer and when applied as per the label I have found it to be almost 100% effective in preventing a NEW infestation of grubs. Unfortunately it is only effective on the very young grubs and will do nothing to combat an existing problem. You then have the option of combating the existing grubs w/ another product or just waiting them out. They are the larvae of junebugs, Japanese beetles etc and can live 1 to 3 years as a grub. At this stage they can't multiply, so if you are using the Merit in the summer after a few years the existing grubs will leave your lawn one way or another. The problem is you may have to live with the lawn being dug up each spring and fall for a while. Peter H |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
For most problems 2-3 apps are needed to control certain insects such as
grubs. Another good insecticide to us for grub control is Talstar PL Granules. This is a restricted use insecticide, so you will have to have a lawn care company apply it. Where do you live? If grubs are active there sooner the better to get the application of insecticide to your total lawn. Jimmy Bundrick "Rene Wong" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I'm shopping for lawn care programs. Some companies offer a spring and summer grub control treatment. They try to sell that spring treatment helps with the grubs near the surface, whereas the summer treatment uses Merit. My question : if I'm going to get the Merit treatment in the summer, is it necessary to have a spring 'surface/contact' treatment as well? Rene Wong -- If replying directly to this message via email, please remove "nospam" from the address. |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
"Jimmy Bundrick" wrote:
For most problems 2-3 apps are needed to control certain insects such as grubs. Not really. You don't have to kill every grub. 3-5 grubs per sq ft won't do enough damage to worry about. One dose of sevin will be plenty, if it's watered in as soon as it's applied. Another good insecticide to us for grub control is Talstar PL Granules. This is a restricted use insecticide, so you will have to have a lawn care company apply it. I'd use Dylox, if it was my customer. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
the only good grub is a dead grub in my opinion
wrote in message ... "Jimmy Bundrick" wrote: For most problems 2-3 apps are needed to control certain insects such as grubs. Not really. You don't have to kill every grub. 3-5 grubs per sq ft won't do enough damage to worry about. One dose of sevin will be plenty, if it's watered in as soon as it's applied. Another good insecticide to us for grub control is Talstar PL Granules. This is a restricted use insecticide, so you will have to have a lawn care company apply it. I'd use Dylox, if it was my customer. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
"Jimmy Bundrick" wrote:
the only good grub is a dead grub in my opinion wrote in message ... "Jimmy Bundrick" wrote: For most problems 2-3 apps are needed to control certain insects such as grubs. Not really. You don't have to kill every grub. 3-5 grubs per sq ft won't do enough damage to worry about. One dose of sevin will be plenty, if it's watered in as soon as it's applied. Another good insecticide to us for grub control is Talstar PL Granules. This is a restricted use insecticide, so you will have to have a lawn care company apply it. I'd use Dylox, if it was my customer. Well,we don't want to kill earth worms,or dogs. We must be careful. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
Another note for you. 3-5 grubs per sq.ft. translates to 12,000 grubs in a
4000 sq.ft. lawn sounds like too much to me. wrote in message ... "Jimmy Bundrick" wrote: the only good grub is a dead grub in my opinion wrote in message ... "Jimmy Bundrick" wrote: For most problems 2-3 apps are needed to control certain insects such as grubs. Not really. You don't have to kill every grub. 3-5 grubs per sq ft won't do enough damage to worry about. One dose of sevin will be plenty, if it's watered in as soon as it's applied. Another good insecticide to us for grub control is Talstar PL Granules. This is a restricted use insecticide, so you will have to have a lawn care company apply it. I'd use Dylox, if it was my customer. Well,we don't want to kill earth worms,or dogs. We must be careful. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
"Jimmy Bundrick" wrote:
Another note for you. 3-5 grubs per sq.ft. translates to 12,000 grubs in a 4000 sq.ft. lawn sounds like too much to me. A final note to your top posted guessing at lawncare practices. They don't make much sound. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
I am not guessing I have a combined experience in Lawn Care practices of 7
years as a Lawn Care Tech. In my experince if you see one insect there are alot more of them than you could count. By only using one sqaure foot of turf to judge the rest of the lawn you are underestimating the population of turf damaging insects in any given lawn. Jimmy Bundrick Grassmaster Lawn Tech Thomasville, GA wrote in message ... "Jimmy Bundrick" wrote: Another note for you. 3-5 grubs per sq.ft. translates to 12,000 grubs in a 4000 sq.ft. lawn sounds like too much to me. A final note to your top posted guessing at lawncare practices. They don't make much sound. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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grub control - spring and summer treatment needed?
"Jimmy Bundrick" wrote:
I am not guessing I have a combined experience in Lawn Care practices of 7 years as a Lawn Care Tech. In my experince if you see one insect there are alot more of them than you could count. By only using one sqaure foot of turf to judge the rest of the lawn you are underestimating the population of turf damaging insects in any given lawn. Jimmy Bundrick Grassmaster Lawn Tech Thomasville, GA After seeing you post this,I wouldn't want you to touch my lawn. "Jimmy Bundrick" wrote: For most problems 2-3 apps are needed to control certain insects such as grubs. -- GO# 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ 50 GB/Month |
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