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Grub Season is Here!

Larvae and adults visible day after insecticide application at KC-area golf course.

Damage from white grubs has begun.  A Kansas City-area golf course exhibited significant damage to Meyer zoysia from white grubs (predominantly southern masked chaffer) in late June. It may seem earlier than normal, but if populations are high it can happen.  Grubs include southern masked chaffer, Japanese Beetle, and others.  Learn more about grubs and their control in an article by Dr. Raymond Cloyd by clicking HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grub damage top left, southern masked chaffer larva (top right), and adult beetle (below).