Before pulling up any more green grass, I'd go with a quick-kill grub treatment -- a lawn insecticide containing either Sevin (carbaryl) or Dylox (trichlorfon). Water it in after applying.

“Eight” insecticide, available in dust or spray, kills virtually every garden or home insect on flowers, vegetables, or around the home. Protection lasts 30 days.

In November, broadcast 1 1/2 pounds of lawn fertilizer (a product that does not contain a weed killer) per 100 square feet of area around the tree. This is a great tree that is worth extra effort.

Another popular insectide will soon be off the market. The EPA has banned Diazinon for use at home in and gardens. WLOX Outdoor Reporter and .pdf">Mississippi State Extension </a> Agent Dr. David ...

The most effective way is to apply an insecticide to the lawn in June or July, before they emerge out of the soil in August and September. For these treatments, you need to use a granular product ...

Five years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency moved to phase out homeowner sales of diazinon, a popular lawn insecticide that posed human health risks and had shown up at elevated levels in ...

Even a one-time chemical application can be destructive to your lawn or ... Fine-textured humate can be mixed with water to spray on your soil ... Roundup, Sevin, Manage, Raid, Orthene, Bayleton ...