Q: What is the best way to deal with lawn grubs? They are getting worse every year, along with the crows and skunks that are tearing up the sod to eat them. A: Skunks and birds feeding in your lawn ...

Have you noticed brown patches of dead grass in your lawn? Are there small, C-shaped larvae lurking beneath the surface? A severe grub infestation can take its toll on your landscape. Grubs are the ...

I was up early one October morning, just after sunrise. I opened the back door to let the dog outside and was shocked by what I saw. The grass was all torn up—like some kind of grass massacre (see ...

Lawn grubs are pests that feed on your lawn. Lurking at the roots, grubs can wreak damage before you notice it. Yet if you know how to spot signs of lawn grubs, you can catch them in time. We spoke to ...

You’re admiring your lawn one day when you notice something strange: irregular brown patches, grass that peels up like a cheap rug, and maybe even raccoons or birds clawing at the soil. Chances are, ...

Have you ever dug into your garden or grass to find curly little white creatures wiggling around? They’re grubs, and they look harmless. But under the right conditions, some of them can cause havoc to ...

Grubs are beetle larvae that feed on roots and cause damage to lawns and gardens. To prevent and manage grubs, monitor your lawn for signs like spongy turf and apply treatments such as beneficial ...

Q: My lawn was damaged badly by grubs last year, and I was unable to do much repair last fall. Does it make any financial sense to continue my maintenance with the big lawn care companies under these ...

Q: Two years ago I put down milky spore disease to control a grub problem in the lawn. Since I applied it, I've read that it doesn't take care of all grubs. Last year, I didn't have a grub problem.

Not bad for mid-March. Jim Miller, owner of Scotts Lawn Service, laughed. "For once, the ground hog was right," he said, referencing Punxatawney Phil's prediction of an early spring. "My fear is that ...