Grub Control for your Lawn

The best defense against grubs is a healthy lawn, which requires adequate water, fertilizer, and aeration. Contact us and we’ll find out about chemical controls in your area that would have the least impact on your environment and possible well water and grub repellent grass varieties. Unless soil is rich in organic material grub pesticides tend to have little effect as pesticide leaches out quickly.

Remove Moles

Moles are not rodents, but belong to a group of mammals called insectivores. A mole’s diet is restricted to ground invertebrates such as grubs, millipedes, ants and the like. However, the mole’s primary food source is earthworm, so trying to control white grub and lawn insects is no protection from mole activity. Moles have a very high metabolic rate and, therefore, have to consume large amounts of food. White grubs, earthworms, beetles, and assorted larvae are their principal foods. Moles feed primarily on insects that feed below the ground. Moles do not eat the roots and bulbs of flowers and vegetables, a commonly held belief. Voles and shrews will attack the roots and bulbs. In fact, moles may benefit these plants by feeding on grubs and worms that can damage them. However, the tunneling activities of moles may disfigure lawns and gardens.