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Old 05-03-2009, 09:06 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Grub worms...Friend or foe?

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Originally Posted by Ron Alexander View Post
While building my 12 x100 flower bed I had 4 front end loader buckets of my own home made manufactured horse manure compost placed in it. I noticed when spreading and tilling it in that it had several of the white fat but short grub worms in it. I know that earth worms are a good thing to have but what about these grub worms? They advertise poisons that kill grub worms for lawns. Do I need this or will they live in harmony with my plants/trees?
kill as many grubs as you can with some type of granular treatment. you can sprinkle it like you would fetilizer or install it vertically like i do (poke a small hole in the soil around your plant and fill the hole).the grubs are not worms.they are larvae for beatles.the larvae eat tender plant roots..if you cant dig a hole without finding a grub no matter where you dig then you have a problem..if you have a lot of moles in your yard digging holes and you wonder why??..the grubs are a mole's favorite food if you have been trying to get rid of moles there is your solution... get rid of the grubs....kill em kill em all!!! they are not your friends!!
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