7/27/2023 0 Comments Milky spore granules for volesWith just a few simple ingredients, you can eliminate a grub worm problem for good. Homemade Grub Repellent Sprayĭon’t let grubs destroy your plants, use this potent lemon juice spray to keep grubs from finding their way to your yard and laying their eggs. You probably already have the ingredients for this homemade grub repellent spray. This homemade repellent can help to keep adult beetles away from your yard and keep them from laying the eggs that will soon hatch into the grubs. Using neem oil in the garden is a great way to kill grubs and other pesky insects. The disruption in their hormones grubs to forget to eat, mate, and they will stop laying their beetle eggs in your garden. Neem oil has proven to be an extremely effective insecticide that blocks the hormones of the insects and keeps them from working correctly. Add the mixture to a spray bottle, and spray the affected area immediately. ![]() The following day, add one quart of warm water to the garlic mixture and one tablespoon of liquid dish soap. Place the bowl in the freezer and allow to sit overnight. In a small container, mix the chopped garlic and the mineral oil. This is a handy homemade spray to have around to deal with grubs before they destroy your yard. This homemade grub killer spray uses chopped garlic and mineral oil to create a robust solution that will kill grubs and their larvae. You can place crushed garlic cloves around your garden or, for a one-two punch that will deter both adults and larvae, you can make a homemade grub spray with garlic. Japanese beetle grubs and adults dislike the scent of garlic. Use the spray immediately after mixing and spray it directly onto the grubs. The soap in the mix will effectively smother the larvae, killing them before they can make a buffet of your yard. Use Dish SoapĪ basic mixture of one tablespoon liquid dish soap and one quart of water is an excellent homemade grub worm killer and will keep grubs from making their way through your lawn. Unfortunately, DE will also kill the beneficial insects in your garden so be sure to use it sparingly. When insects contact the tiny particles of DE, the small pieces pierce through their wax-like coating, which ultimately causes the grubs and other insects to die of dehydration. There are many uses for food grade diatomaceous earth around the house, including killing grub worms in the yard. Use Diatomaceous Earthĭiatomaceous Earth (DE), is a fine powder that contains the skeletal remains of diatoms. You can either sprinkle the product on your lawn or spray it over your yard with a hose attachment. The best part of this pest control method is that it will only affect the grub worms and won’t bother any beneficial insects in your garden. Milky spore is a spreadable bacteria known as Bacillus popilliae that can be used to kill white grubs. ![]() You can purchase these beneficial nematodes in solid or liquid forms at your local home improvement or garden center. The bacteria that they carry will infect and eventually kill white grubs, without harming your plants and grass. You can fight a grub infestation by spraying your garden and dead patches of grass with the nematodes. Release Beneficial Nematodesīeneficial nematodes, also known as heterorhabditis bacteriophora are microscopic roundworms that are naturally in the soil. This is also helpful as a homemade mole killer. When you frequently cultivate the land in your garden, it will destroy the adult beetles before they can lay eggs, and kill any grubs living in the soil. Then in the spring, about two weeks before you plant your new plants, once again till the soil to about two inches deep. Before the weather turns cold, till the soil to about seven inches deep, and then once again two weeks later to about two inches deep. To reduce the number of grub worms in your vegetable garden over the winter by removing all the plant litter and organic matter in the early fall. Here are the best eco-friendly ways for how to get rid of grubs from your garden. ![]() This is the best time to try these natural grub control methods before they can cause too much damage to your yard.ĭuring this time the garden and lawn grubs are much smaller and a lot easier to kill and control. Grub worms are baby beetles, that when left unchecked will start to feast on your plant roots when the eggs hatch in the late summer and early fall months. Fortunately, there are several natural grub killer remedies that you can use to keep the grub problem under control. Many of the commercial grub killer products on the market use harsh chemicals that can end up killing off the beneficial insects in your garden.
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