Green Roof Grub Infestations

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Green roof grub infestations.

The friendly neighborhood lawn technicians at green lawn fertilizing are here to help. While ravaging most of the green roof the crows and grubs avoid the plantings of sedum kamtschaticum. Grubs are voracious feeders and in most cases are the larvae of japanese beetles annual white grubs or green june beetles. However infestations on green roofs do occur.

If a patch of grass lifts up like a carpet with no roots holding it down you likely have an infestation of lawn grubs. After the beetles mate during late spring early summer the females lay eggs in the soil. Introduce predatory insects that feed on spider mites such as lady beetles praying mantises and assassin bugs. Once the eggs hatch the grubs feed in the soil during the warm days of summer.

Dry patch from grub damage. In extreme scenarios the lawn may roll up like carpet or sod. As your lawn begins to green up look for brown patches that never turn green. Costello homeowners often notice infestations of these grubs after their lawns have turned brown and yellow.

Give us a call today at 888 581 5296 for a free lawn care estimate. Last fall we helped swarthmore college diagnose and treat a white grub infestation on one of their green roofs. Or try this remedy from garden writers association hall of famers doc and katy abraham authors of the green thumb garden handbook. These dead patches of grass may be grub damage from the previous fall.