by Ashton Richie

• Introduction
• Crabby about crabgrass
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• Keep (unwanted pests) off the grass
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Keep (unwanted pests) off the grass

Adult beetles lay grub eggs in the soil. Grubs eat the roots of grass, causing irregularly shaped patches of wilted, dead or dying grass in spring. And, since grubs are the larvae of Japanese and other beetles, when the adult beetles emerge from the ground in early summer, they can cause damage to other plants in the yard. To break the cycle and prevent grubs from appearing this fall, apply a season-long grub control in early summer. If grub damage is apparent this spring with dead patches of lawn, seeding may be necessary.