How big are they and what do they look like? PJ

PJ,

Thanks for responding! I've attached a link to a pix I found online. I didn't take any pix the day I found them. They are about 1 inch long. I think they're full size at this point. I found a total of (approximately) 10 in two different areas of my yard. My sister may have seen more.

JK

Here is a link that might be useful:

Maybe this will help. I've not taken the time to check out my grubs little bums, but if you really want to........

Here is a link that might be useful: Identifying grubs

debndal,

Not even if you paid me! LOL

There is zero chance that I'd be willing to pick one up much less check it's little bum parts with a magnifying glass.

I just want them out of my yard. I don't want to date them.

JK

I have only seen those under lawn grass. I've always ignored them (I'm not a huge sod fan)I understand they won't harm to a healthy lawn. I believe it's a June bug larve. Gross as all get out aren't they? If I find them I put them where the birds hang out. Birds really seem to find them tasty.PJ

From what I remember on here IT WAS once said is that the smalls one are bad, large ones are good.
If you found ten in one spot and the are june bug grubs it's not good, the eat on the roots of plants.

When I dig a new hole I might find one or two, I take my trowel and toss it into the grass.

As far as I know they are nearly impossible to get rid of.

Sure they can be harmful. They can eat and damage grass roots. But in the end, if your yard is looking good, I would not worry about them.

Now if your yard starts getting patchy brown spots,,, well then you have a real culprit.

It really depends on what kind of grubs they are. Some feed on decaying wood but there are also some that like to eat healthy plants. A couple of years ago we had some cut-worms that got into our tomato plants.

If you have earthworms, that is a sign your soil is healthy and they add nutrients to it.

Based on your info, I have a minor infestation of grubs, a yard full of weeds and no earthworms that I have seen. Bummer! Hey it's my first year in my first house. I'm still in training wheels. :-)

I did more research on the grubs and the recommendation is to treat the whole yard with beneficial nematodes. Anyone know where to get those in the DFW area? What I saw online was very expensive.

Rohde's Nursery in Garland carries beneficial nematodes. I think you will find them to be expensive no matter where you buy them.

When you find grubs, throw them on the sidewalk or driveway so the birds find them.
I have small hanging platform feeder I throw them in, the songbirds love them.
I wasn't aware of any good grubs. If you find just a few in a big shovel full, thats not too bad.
I didn't think the nematodes worked that well and you need a lot of them & they are very expensive.
I try to garden naturally, but if I had an infestation of grubs I would get the granular grub killer at home depot.

I've been told that Merit and Bayer Advanced Season Long Grub Control have the least impact on beneficials like earthworms, especially if you use it lightly as a preventive, rather than waiting till you have a major problem and have to nuke the yard. Those products are pretty expensive too. I've done the beneficial nematodes, but since you can't really see them in the mixture very well, I've wondered sometimes if I've gotten dead nematodes instead of live ones. I've also heard mixed reviews on their effectiveness. So, I think I'm going back to the lower impact products and maybe only treat every few years or if I really see a problem brewing.