said:

On Sep 13, 8:08 am, Clark wrote:
Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Steveo said:

xPosTech wrote:
On 9/12/2007 5:32 PM, Steveo wrote:
Now is the time to be aware of white grub infestation/damage. The
forecast is for a strong grub cycle here in Ohio.
We have protection from grubs down here in Texas, in the form of
armadillos. They're about the size of your average possum 'cept they
have a hard shell (hence the familiar dish "possum on the half shell")
and small bony head. Long claws for digging and a long long tongue.

You can tell when they've been out the night before protecting your lawn
by all the &^%#$** holes they dig lookin' for the grubs. That tongue is
about ten inches long. Pointy and sticky at the end like its got pine
tar on it. Gets the grubs like anteaters get ,well, you know. Ants.

We are blessed with raccoons and skunks for our digging pleasure here. They
make a terrible mess out of things too.

Yup, same here.

When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within seconds,
every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the grub. It's nice
watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the mockingbird whistled
"thanks". =D

You and a Mocking-bird get along? get it mocking, get it! lol!!!
I'm amazed!!!
;-)

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Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in NJ,
which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do folks
recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Rip out the whole lawn and start over. =P

--

Eggs

What's another word for thesaurus?

On 9/13/2007 5:31 AM, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
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When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within seconds,
every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the grub. It's nice
watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the mockingbird whistled
"thanks". =D

What do you do when you find grubs at home?

Down here a grackle usually beats out the mockingbird. When I cut the
grass they follow behind the mower or stay just ahead and to the right,
scarfing up the grasshoppers trying to flee the mower. A real
prehistoric lookin' thing; the tail of the males longer than the body.
The whole bird is way longer than a 10" pine stick.

--
Ted
I wasn't born in Texas but
I got back here as soon as I could


Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now.

xPosTech said:

On 9/13/2007 5:31 AM, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
snip


When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within seconds,
every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the grub. It's nice
watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the mockingbird whistled
"thanks". =D

What do you do when you find grubs at home?

Now that you mention it, I haven't seen many this year.


Down here a grackle usually beats out the mockingbird. When I cut the
grass they follow behind the mower or stay just ahead and to the right,
scarfing up the grasshoppers trying to flee the mower. A real
prehistoric lookin' thing; the tail of the males longer than the body.

The grackle? Or, the grasshopper?

The whole bird is way longer than a 10" pine stick.

Heh. =)

--

Eggs

After they make styrofoam, what do they ship it in?

wrote:
When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within seconds,
every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the grub. It's nice
watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the mockingbird whistled
"thanks". =D

Excellent! :P

wrote:

Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in NJ,
which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do folks
recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

xPosTech wrote:
On 9/13/2007 5:31 AM, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
snip


When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within
seconds, every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the
grub. It's nice watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the
mockingbird whistled "thanks". =D

What do you do when you find grubs at home?

Down here a grackle usually beats out the mockingbird. When I cut the
grass they follow behind the mower or stay just ahead and to the
right, scarfing up the grasshoppers trying to flee the mower. A real
prehistoric lookin' thing; the tail of the males longer than the body.
The whole bird is way longer than a 10" pine stick.

The 10" pine stick of DOOM would kill your puny birds!!


Clark

thanks, i think my moles have the grug problem under control.

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

On 9/14/2007 10:58 AM, Clark wrote:
xPosTech wrote:
On 9/13/2007 5:31 AM, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
snip

When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within
seconds, every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the
grub. It's nice watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the
mockingbird whistled "thanks". =D

What do you do when you find grubs at home?

Down here a grackle usually beats out the mockingbird. When I cut the
grass they follow behind the mower or stay just ahead and to the
right, scarfing up the grasshoppers trying to flee the mower. A real
prehistoric lookin' thing; the tail of the males longer than the body.
The whole bird is way longer than a 10" pine stick.

The 10" pine stick of DOOM would kill your puny birds!!


Clark


I'm startin' to suspect we're beatin' on a horse with a dead stick. But
then...nah I think some of us are prob'ly gonna run with it.

--
Ted
I wasn't born in Texas but
I got back here as soon as I could


"How hard can it be?" -Kinky Friedman

xPosTech wrote:
On 9/14/2007 10:58 AM, Clark wrote:
xPosTech wrote:
On 9/13/2007 5:31 AM, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
snip

When I find grubs at work, I toss them on the cart path. Within
seconds, every time, a mockingbird will swoop down and grab the
grub. It's nice watching the grub meet it's demise, and I swear the
mockingbird whistled "thanks". =D

What do you do when you find grubs at home?

Down here a grackle usually beats out the mockingbird. When I cut
the grass they follow behind the mower or stay just ahead and to the
right, scarfing up the grasshoppers trying to flee the mower. A
real prehistoric lookin' thing; the tail of the males longer than
the body. The whole bird is way longer than a 10" pine stick.

The 10" pine stick of DOOM would kill your puny birds!!


Clark


I'm startin' to suspect we're beatin' on a horse with a dead stick. But
then...nah I think some of us are prob'ly gonna run with it.

your a bunch of twisted fiends.
:-p

Clark

On Sep 14, 7:19 am, Steveo wrote:
wrote:

Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in NJ,
which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do folks
recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

Thanks Steveo. Got a bag of it and put it down just before rain last
night. We got about a 1/4". Do you think that is enough? I was
thinking 1/2 - 3/4 would be ideal. Funny thing, on every one of
these type products, all they say is to water it in. You would think
they would give some idea of what that means. It obviously depends
on multiple factors, one of which is how easily the stuff disolves,
which of course I don't know. In my case, area of most concern, there
is minimal thatch, so less water should be needed from that
standpoint.

The obvious objective is to wind up with as much insecticide in the
soil area where the insects are. But whether that equates to 1/4" or
1" is the question.

wrote:
On Sep 14, 7:19 am, Steveo wrote:
wrote:

Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in NJ,
which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do folks
recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

Thanks Steveo. Got a bag of it and put it down just before rain last
night. We got about a 1/4". Do you think that is enough? I was
thinking 1/2 - 3/4 would be ideal. Funny thing, on every one of
these type products, all they say is to water it in. You would think
they would give some idea of what that means. It obviously depends
on multiple factors, one of which is how easily the stuff disolves,
which of course I don't know. In my case, area of most concern, there
is minimal thatch, so less water should be needed from that
standpoint.

The obvious objective is to wind up with as much insecticide in the
soil area where the insects are. But whether that equates to 1/4" or
1" is the question.

Hi Trader, you're welcome.

1/4 to 1/2 inch is what I go by, dylox is a quick killer if irrigated.

Good luck with it..grubs are coming on strong now here in N Ohio.

Steveo wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 14, 7:19 am, Steveo wrote:
wrote:

Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in NJ,
which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do folks
recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

Thanks Steveo. Got a bag of it and put it down just before rain last
night. We got about a 1/4". Do you think that is enough? I was
thinking 1/2 - 3/4 would be ideal. Funny thing, on every one of
these type products, all they say is to water it in. You would think
they would give some idea of what that means. It obviously depends
on multiple factors, one of which is how easily the stuff disolves,
which of course I don't know. In my case, area of most concern, there
is minimal thatch, so less water should be needed from that
standpoint.

The obvious objective is to wind up with as much insecticide in the
soil area where the insects are. But whether that equates to 1/4" or
1" is the question.

Hi Trader, you're welcome.

1/4 to 1/2 inch is what I go by, dylox is a quick killer if irrigated.

Good luck with it..grubs are coming on strong now here in N Ohio.

Hey Trader I forgot to ask you, did the dylox reduce/control them?

On Dec 10, 7:54 pm, Steveo wrote:
Steveo wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 14, 7:19 am, Steveo wrote:
wrote:

Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in NJ,
which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do folks
recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

Thanks Steveo. Got a bag of it and put it down just before rain last
night. We got about a 1/4". Do you think that is enough? I was
thinking 1/2 - 3/4 would be ideal. Funny thing, on every one of
these type products, all they say is to water it in. You would think
they would give some idea of what that means. It obviously depends
on multiple factors, one of which is how easily the stuff disolves,
which of course I don't know. In my case, area of most concern, there
is minimal thatch, so less water should be needed from that
standpoint.

The obvious objective is to wind up with as much insecticide in the
soil area where the insects are. But whether that equates to 1/4" or
1" is the question.

Hi Trader, you're welcome.

1/4 to 1/2 inch is what I go by, dylox is a quick killer if irrigated.

Good luck with it..grubs are coming on strong now here in N Ohio.

Hey Trader I forgot to ask you, did the dylox reduce/control them?- Hide quoted text -

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Well, I'm not entirely sure. After I applied it, we got about 1/4"
of rain, then no more rain for a long time, which may not have been
enough to water it in. The affected area is in the back where I
don't have sprinklers and it would have been a pain in the ass to do
it manually.

I lost some turf area closest to the edge of the woods, which is where
the problem was first noticeable. But I think that area was likely
going to be a goner anyhow, with or without the dylox. Between the
grubs and far less rain than normal during that period, it took it's
toll, but the affected area is actually fairly small.

The rest of the backyard came through OK, so maybe the dylox did stop
it from spreading. And the mole activity that was tearing apart the
above mentioned area didn't spread further. I got too busy and
didn't do any digging to see if there were any grubs around after the
dylox.

Thanks again for the advice.

wrote:
On Dec 10, 7:54 pm, Steveo wrote:
Steveo wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 14, 7:19 am, Steveo wrote:
wrote:

Speaking of grubs, I have some damage in a few sections here in
NJ, which is unusual, never had a problem till now. What do
folks recommend as the most effective treatment right now?

Dylox watered in immediately.

Thanks Steveo. Got a bag of it and put it down just before rain
last night. We got about a 1/4". Do you think that is enough?
I was thinking 1/2 - 3/4 would be ideal. Funny thing, on every
one of these type products, all they say is to water it in. You
would think they would give some idea of what that means. It
obviously depends on multiple factors, one of which is how easily
the stuff disolves, which of course I don't know. In my case, area
of most concern, there is minimal thatch, so less water should be
needed from that standpoint.

The obvious objective is to wind up with as much insecticide in the
soil area where the insects are. But whether that equates to 1/4"
or 1" is the question.

Hi Trader, you're welcome.

1/4 to 1/2 inch is what I go by, dylox is a quick killer if
irrigated.

Good luck with it..grubs are coming on strong now here in N Ohio.

Hey Trader I forgot to ask you, did the dylox reduce/control them?-
Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I'm not entirely sure. After I applied it, we got about 1/4"
of rain, then no more rain for a long time, which may not have been
enough to water it in. The affected area is in the back where I
don't have sprinklers and it would have been a pain in the ass to do
it manually.

I lost some turf area closest to the edge of the woods, which is where
the problem was first noticeable. But I think that area was likely
going to be a goner anyhow, with or without the dylox. Between the
grubs and far less rain than normal during that period, it took it's
toll, but the affected area is actually fairly small.

The rest of the backyard came through OK, so maybe the dylox did stop
it from spreading. And the mole activity that was tearing apart the
above mentioned area didn't spread further. I got too busy and
didn't do any digging to see if there were any grubs around after the
dylox.

Thanks again for the advice.

Nice follow up, Trader

If it got a quarter inch of rain or more on turf that's not thatch bound it
probably at least slowed them down quite a bit, which is usually enough to
let the turf rebound somewhat, as long as the raccoons and skunks don't
find them and dig everything up.

You're welcome anytime.