What’s Eating the Roots of My Bluegrass Lawn

The dead grass just scrapes off. I’m in Colorado hardiness zone 5b.

Raccoons or skunks grub hunting would be my guess. I have the same issue in my lawn; mine are raccoons. My girlfriend took a picture to show me.

Westley said:
Raccoons or skunks grub hunting would be my guess. I have the same issue in my lawn; mine are raccoons. My girlfriend took a picture to show me.

Indeed.

To get rid of the grubs, depleting their food source will force them elsewhere to eat.

Tan said:
To get rid of the grubs, depleting their food source will force them elsewhere to eat.

How do I do that?

Quin said:

Tan said:
To get rid of the grubs, depleting their food source will force them elsewhere to eat.

How do I do that?

Use BioAdvanced 24 Hour Grub and Insect Control Granules.

I’ve learned the hard way that grub treatment is part of my annual plan. I do 4 applications of fertilizer and use Grubex in the mid-summer.

Avery said:
I’ve learned the hard way that grub treatment is part of my annual plan. I do 4 applications of fertilizer and use Grubex in the mid-summer.

Thank you!

Lyle said:

Avery said:
I’ve learned the hard way that grub treatment is part of my annual plan. I do 4 applications of fertilizer and use Grubex in the mid-summer.

Thank you!

You’re welcome!

Good luck killing the grubs. Most parts of Colorado have strict chemical laws, and it’s hard to find products that work. It might be better to focus on repairing for now and prevention going forward.

Gentry said:
Good luck killing the grubs. Most parts of Colorado have strict chemical laws, and it’s hard to find products that work. It might be better to focus on repairing for now and prevention going forward.

Thank you! Could you tell me what the “good stuff” is to kill grubs? I’m not too far from Wyoming.

@Lyle
Look for carbaryl or trichlorfon. There are several products out there that use either of those as their active ingredient.

Grubs now late in the season? Thanks for the heads-up. The lawn will get a nice dose of merit!

Grubs. Also, you dropped your keys.