Do grubs harm Rose plants? Mine never seemed to do well for the last couple
of years and now I think I know why. We noticed grubs in our front and
backyards last year and are trying to combat them one we loose the snow (we
live in Toronto, Canada). Any good recomendations for getting rid of them
safely (we have a dog that loves the backyard).
Any advice appreciated.
TIA
Heather
Toronto, Ontario, Canada




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On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, "Heather" wrote:
Do grubs harm Rose plants? Mine never seemed to do well for the last couple
of years and now I think I know why. We noticed grubs in our front and
backyards last year and are trying to combat them one we loose the snow (we
live in Toronto, Canada). Any good recomendations for getting rid of them
safely (we have a dog that loves the backyard).
Any advice appreciated.
TIA
Heather
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hi Heather,

There's different types of grubs and yes, they can harm your roses. Some
grubs are the larvae of Japanese Beetles, which can completely destroy your
plants. Other grubs will chew on the roots of almost anything planted in
your garden.

Milky Spore is an effective control and won't harm you or your pets. It's
simply a bacterium that eats grubs. It will survive the winter and an
application is effective for ten years. One drawback - it's a pain in the
butt to apply. You have to divide the area where you're going to apply into
a grid when the soil is warm and work it in.

Mike
z8TX

Grubs typically chew the leaves
when they become beetles
and this is very notice-able.

They do not seriously affect
the root system.

The cause of you rose problems lies elsewhere.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City

"Heather" wrote in message
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Do grubs harm Rose plants? Mine never seemed to do well for the last
couple
of years and now I think I know why. We noticed grubs in our front and
backyards last year and are trying to combat them one we loose the snow
(we
live in Toronto, Canada). Any good recomendations for getting rid of them
safely (we have a dog that loves the backyard).
Any advice appreciated.
TIA
Heather
Toronto, Ontario, Canada




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Theo Asir wrote:

Grubs typically chew the leaves
when they become beetles
and this is very notice-able.

They do not seriously affect
the root system.

I believe japanese beetle grubs are not picky about the type of roots
they eat and will eat the roots off of roses as well as grass. As
someone here (sorry I forgot who!) has already recommended, Milky Spore
is a good preventitive. It was easy to put down and all I was told to
do was wash it into the soil with water afterwards. It provides optimim
protection in aproximately three years and has been recorded that the
protection can last up to 18 years.

I'm currently on a campaign to get all my neighbors to put some down to
help cut down on the japanese beetle population. At roughly $20 for a
can that will do 2500 square feet, I think in the long run, it's pretty
cheap.

Susan
s h simko at duke dot edu