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Eliminating Moles and Grubs with Dialox, Grubex
or Milky Spore
by Mark J. Donovan
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If you are seeing
raised tracks of topsoil on you lawn this spring you have Moles and underground
insects. This is a sure sign that your lawn will have tremendous problems in
the ensuing weeks and months unless you address the problem immediately. If the
problem is not addressed large brown, dead patches of lawn will begin to appear.
Moles are insect eaters,
and without insects they will move on. Thus it is imperative to treat your
lawn with a pesticide to reduce the insect population. |
There are a number
of products on the market that work reasonably well, including GrubEx, Dialox
and Milky Spore. Typically these products should be applied in late Spring
through early Summer and should be watered in within 24 hours of application.
Typically it will take 2-4 weeks to eliminate the Grub population, thus
eliminating the food source for the Moles. As a result, the Moles will soon
migrate to other locations.
To see if your lawn
has a grub problem, simply use a shovel and lift up a small, 2-3 inch deep,
shovel size section of lawn. Perform this test in 3 or 4 places throughout your
lawn. If there are more than 2 or 3 grubs per square foot then a pesticide
should be applied.
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