Grubs are notorious for feeding on the roots of your grass and inflicting extensive damage to your lawn. If grubs are feasting on your turf in Florida, you should act immediately and schedule curative treatments to eliminate the population and prevent them from causing additional damage. However, your turf will need help recovering from the damage already inflicted; fertilization will supply it with the nutrients it needs to grow healthy, green grass. Because grubs infested your lawn this year, there is a good chance that they will be back next year too. You can prevent them from damaging your lawn again by scheduling preventative grub control. After all, the most effective method of grub control is preventative treatments.
Schedule curative grub treatments to eliminate the existing population on your lawn.
Though they are tiny, grubs are accomplished lawn killers and a nuisance to get rid of. Once you see signs of a grub infestation on your lawn, you should schedule curative grub treatments immediately. Curative treatments will kill the grubs feasting on your turf to prevent them from causing further damage.
Grub damage on your lawn will appear as patches of dead or brown grass.
Fertilize your lawn to help it recover from grub damage.
While curative treatments will eliminate the grub population on your lawn, it will still need help recovering from the damage. Fortunately, you can help your turf by fertilizing it. Fertilizer has all the nutrients your lawn needs, including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Nitrogen contributes to its emerald green color, phosphorus encourages strong roots, and potassium builds up your lawn's strength to be more resistant to pests in the future. Fertilizing your lawn will help it recover from grub damage and aid in making your grass healthy, strong, and green again. It will also strengthen the roots of your grass after suffering at the mouths of hungry grubs.
If you have pets, make sure that the fertilizer you are using is organic and safe for pets!
Schedule Preventative Grub Control Treatments Next Year
If grubs have infested your lawn this year, they will likely be back next year too. Prevention is the most effective method of grub control, and scheduling preventative treatments will ensure that grubs don't infest your lawn. These treatments should be applied before the active grub season begins because it works to eliminate eggs and newly hatched larvae.Getting ahead of grubs will successfully prevent them from ever reaching the roots of your grass and feeding on them. Protecting your lawn from grubs, especially after suffering from their damage already, will spare you another headache of having to help it recover and it will give your turf a well-deserved break. With preventative grub treatments, your lawn can grow healthy and strong, and you will not have to worry about pesky insects disturbing that!
Sign up for our grub control service and make them a problem of the past!
At Tropical Gardens Landscape, we specialize in doing the most for your lawn, and our years of experience can attest to our success. We provide both preventative and curative grub control services, and we also offer a fertilization service to help your lawn recover from any grub damage. We use customized blends of organic-based fertilizers and follow all fertilization guidelines set by Sarasota county.
We offer our grub control service to residential, commercial, and HOA properties in and around Sarasota, FL, including Siesta Key and Longboat Key. Give us a call today at (941) 993-2442 to sign up for our grub control service and make grubs a problem of the past! We look forward to helping you protect your lawn from these damage-causing pests!
