they're gone finally....

Those beetles start as lawn-root eating grubs. Dango,,, I hate grubs. I'm dealing with them now. I'm all for organic approahes,,, but I know of none for grubs.

In the end you have to measure your level of tolerance. You can have grubs and beetles and not necesarily have a problem. But if the damage level does require action,,, then the options are not pretty.

You'd have to pull out the big guns for that. I hate the thought of putting chemicals on my yard.

Here is a link that might be useful: Beetle Info

Sevin?

I don't think sevin is the right answer. I'm not at the point of filling my yard with poison, because the damage done by the grubs does not yet warrant it.

But if someone was in the position that they had to do something, I would recomend doing a good amount of research. Grubs are a tough problem and it's going to take more strategy and planning than picking up a bag of Home Depot grub control.

Fact is, depending on the grub you have, you may not be able to get rid of it.

Ick.

Here is what I finally accepted.

I think there isn't really any effective way even if we were able to kill all the grubs in our lawn. Problem is that they can come from anywere. :(

If I could get a neighborhood spraying program going to use milky spore disease as an anti-JB agent, I'd do it...but that's not a practical alternative at this point.

I use a pyrethrin-type spray at regular intervals, usually applied at night to minimize effects on bees. The deterrent effect lasts for several days. I avoid Sevin because it's more toxic to humans and can leave whitish deposits on leaves.