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Grub and turf insect control
Elora’s Lawns protects lawns in Geauga, Portage and Summit counties from grubs, chinch bugs and other turf insects. Annual grub prevention is included in the standard lawn care package at no additional fee. Grubs eat grass roots below the surface, so the damage often shows up in late summer as brown patches that peel back like a loose carpet.
Protection from grubs, chinch bugs and more
Turf insects do their damage where you cannot see it. Our turf insect control focuses on safeguarding your lawn from the damage caused by grubs, chinch bugs and more.
Annual grub prevention is included in the standard lawn care package at no additional fee.
Brown patches? How to tell grubs from droughtKnow the signs
How grub damage looks
Brown patches that look like drought
Ohio State University Extension describes irregular patches of dead grass that look like drought stress. Unlike drought, they do not green up after rain.
Turf that lifts like carpet
Grab the brown grass and pull. With the roots eaten away, it peels back like a loose carpet, often with the C-shaped white grubs underneath.
Skunks, raccoons and birds digging
Animals digging for grubs is often the first thing you notice, and it can do more damage than the grubs themselves.
Spongy ground
Lawns with grubs can feel soft and spongy underfoot.
Why prevention beats repair
By the time grub damage shows, the roots are already gone, and the grass in those spots usually has to be reseeded. Preventive grub products go down in late spring and summer, before the new generation of grubs starts feeding. Ohio State University Extension gives a window of late May to mid-August, depending on the product.
Not every grub is a problem. Ohio State’s guideline for the common annual grubs is about 10 per square foot before control is usually needed, and a healthy, well-fed lawn tolerates more feeding than a stressed one.
Chinch bugs
Chinch bugs are tiny insects that feed on grass in hot, dry, sunny spots, often along driveways and sidewalks. The damage looks like drought, but it keeps spreading and does not recover with water. If a sunny patch browns out in July while the rest of the lawn is fine, call or text 440-840-5018 and ask.
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