What time of year do you get grubs?

spring
When the ground warms up in spring, they resume feeding and can cause damage from the time the grass turns green until they pupate in mid-May. Grub damage may appear in home lawns from mid-September to November or from March to early May.

When should I treat my lawn for grubs in Australia?

Because lawn grubs bury themselves in the soil during the day and come out to feed at night the most effective time to apply the treatment is as late in the day as possible while the adults are active. If you are treating during a dry spell remember to water the insecticide into the lawn.

What time of year do you treat your lawn for grubs?

Treating in late summer or early fall is ideal, as that is when the smaller, young grubs are most susceptible to nematodes. There is also usually a short window for application in early spring before the grubs get too big and pupate, but that is a narrower window and can be difficult to time properly.

How do you get rid of curl grubs in Australia?

You can effectively control and kill white curl grubs in the soil by applying Neem Oil. The product works by both disrupting the growing stages of the grubs and stopping them from feeding on the sprayed plants. If you want to use Neem Oil as a grub control method, you should apply it in mid-summer.

What attracts grubs to your lawn?

Grubs are attracted to healthy, thick grass. Healthy grass means a healthy root system, which is what the grubs feed on as soon as they hatch. Because grubs eat away at your lawn’s root system, its turf becomes loose and can be peeled back as if it were new sod.

Will lawn grow back after grubs?

If you have areas of dead turf, you’ll need to re-seed them. Some areas will need to be scraped clean, soil added, and seeded. However, some areas may just warrant slice-seeding to repair them. Either way, they aren’t coming back on their own.

Do I need to treat for grubs every year?

Grub control measures need to be taken on annual basis to work consistently. Skipping a year may be fine, but if any beetles have laid their eggs in your lawn’s soil over the course of that last year, you can be looking at a seriously damaged lawn by mid-fall.

Are white grubs bad for your garden?

In large enough numbers, the white grubs can damage any type of turf or plant area. In the garden they can damage seedlings or root vegetables. In the flower garden they can damage begonias, chrysanthemums and most other shallow-rooted flowers.

Do curl grubs turn into Christmas beetles?

He said they love to live in rotten wood and the females laid their eggs in the dead roots of tree stumps. “The grubs bore into the roots and stay as large white grubs for about two years,” he added. “They turn into a beetle in March or April, then they stay in the roots as a fully formed beetle until Christmas time.