Grub worms can be one of the trickiest pests to deal with in your garden. The soil-dwelling larvae are hard to spot without digging up a patch of your yard and treating the problem can be just as ...

It’s time to keep an eye out for Japanese beetles, one of the most easily recognized and destructive garden pests. In June and July, grubs in the soil of lawns turn into adult beetles that start ...

Grubs are an undercover lawn problem. They stealthily devour grass roots for days before the damage is visible. Burrowing just under the soil surface, these pests feast on organic matter in the soil, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Grubs are a natural enemy of those who love lawns and a type of worm you never want to see in your garden or yard. When grubs invade your lawn ...

Grubs are the larvae of scarab beetles and can damage grasses and lawns by feeding on stems and leaves. Dry, patchy grass with no solution and animals digging in the grass are telltale signs of a grub ...

This is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. In June, I talked about our need to know if we ...

Close-up of a grub in soil underneath turf - J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock Grubs are insect larvae that belong to numerous types of beetles. While largely invisible as they live underneath the ground, grubs ...

White grubs, larvae of scarab beetles, remain underground for most of the year. Grubs feed on plant roots and may attract raccoons or skunks that dig up lawns. Detection requires digging; pest control ...

Lots of lawn weeds pop up in June, but controlling them isn’t as easy as spraying weed-killers – especially as the weather turns hot. For one thing, herbicides don’t work as well in very hot summer ...

Almost every gardener has seen grub larvae in the soil while installing new plants or tilling the vegetable garden. The term "white grub" actually encompasses the larval stage of several scarab ...

DENVER — May weather can be unpredictable. I'm still not comfortable planting any hot-season vegetables or annuals. Cool nights can stunt their growth. So I'm waiting until night temperatures stay ...