Grubs are a common lawn insect that can cause significant damage to your turf in West Michigan. Fortunately, you can keep it safe from these pests by investing in preventative grub control treatments. These treatments work by creating a barrier within the soil that keeps newly hatched grubs from feeding on the roots of your grass, effectively stopping them from causing any damage in the first place. These treatments should be applied between June and July to be most effective. If you skip preventative grub control, your lawn could become infested with grubs, and you would need to schedule a curative treatment to eliminate them. What's more, you might also need to schedule lawn care services to help your lawn recover from any damage that was caused by grubs.

How do preventative grub control treatments work?

Preventative grub control treatments are designed to prevent grubs from feeding on the roots of your grass. These treatments are applied to your lawn and will sink down into the soil, establishing a barrier. Then, as grubs hatch and work their way up to your turf's roots, they will come into contact with this barrier, which eliminates them when they're still vulnerable. By preventing grubs from feeding, they won't be able to cause any damage to your lawn in the first place!

When should preventative grub control treatments be applied?

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Timing is crucial to ensure preventative grub control treatments are effective, so they need to be administered ahead of when grubs become most active. Because of this, you'll want to apply them between June and July. Here in West Michigan, grubs typically start feeding on the roots of grass during the summer months. Putting down preventative grub control during these months will ensure it works in time for when they hatch. If you do it any sooner, the treatment may not remain effective throughout the active grub season, while any later will cause you to miss the optimal window.

What happens if you skip preventative grub control treatments?

If you skip preventative grub control treatments, your lawn could become infested with grubs. When this happens, you will need to schedule a curative treatment to eliminate them. Curative treatments are designed to eliminate an existing grub infestation, but they don't undo any damage that has already been caused. So, if you skip preventative treatments and it becomes infested with grubs, you could be left with a lawn that has suffered significant damage. To help your turf recover, you might also need to invest in lawn care services. As a result, you'll spend more time, energy, and money on fixing the impacts of a grub infestation. Luckily, avoiding this is possible when you invest in preventative grub control treatments!

You'll need to schedule lawn care services like fertilization and aeration to help nurse your grass back to health after a grub infestation.

Give us a call today to schedule our grub control service.

Protect your lawn from damaging grubs with our grub control service at Tuff Turf! Preventative treatments are available to prevent an infestation altogether, which we apply in June or July to ensure the best results. However, if these pests are already causing problems, you can take advantage of our curative treatments to eliminate them, and then our lawn care services to help it bounce back! We've been battling grubs for 30 years, so you can trust us to ensure your turf's lasting health.

We offer our grub control service to residential and commercial property owners, as well as HOAs, in Grand Rapids, Holland, Rockford, MI, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call at (616) 554-9499 to schedule today!