It's time to start thinking about grub worms.
Grub worms are those giant, nasty, maggot-looking critters that can and will absolutely destroy lawns in the spring and fall. If you've ever seen large dead patches that roll up like carpet, you've seen grub damage. It's not pretty, and it's expensive to fix.
While there are ways to kill active grubs in your lawn, the best approach is to be proactive and prevent them from becoming an issue to begin with. For homeowners in Midlothian, Prosper, and throughout North Texas, understanding the timing of grub prevention is critical.
Why Timing Matters
Grub preventatives have to be applied mid-to-late spring in order to be effective. There's no flexibility here—miss this window and the preventative won't work.
Here's why: grub preventatives target the larvae early in their life cycle, right after they hatch. June bugs lay eggs in early summer, and those eggs typically hatch in July. The preventative needs to be in the ground and active before they hatch.
That's why we start grub preventative applications in May and finish all applications by the middle of June. This ensures the product is in place and ready to work when those eggs hatch. Apply too late, and the grubs have already hatched and started feeding—at that point, preventative products won't help.
What Grub Prevention Protects
A properly timed grub preventative application will give you protection for the upcoming fall as well as the following spring. Those are the two seasons when grub damage is most visible across Waxahachie, Midlothian, Prosper, and the DFW area.
However, grub prevention has to be reapplied every year for continued protection. June bugs will be laying new eggs every summer, starting the cycle over again. One application doesn't provide permanent protection—it's an annual necessity.
Preventative vs. Active Grub Control
Keep in mind that grub preventative products will not work against grubs that are already active in your lawn right now. If you're seeing grub damage this spring, you need different products—ones specifically designed to control and kill active grubs.
With preventative applications, you're looking ahead to the next grub season, which is this fall and the following spring. Prevention and treatment are two separate things, and understanding the difference is important for protecting your lawn.
Don't Skip This Application
Do not put this off. Do not skip this application.
Grubs are not something you want to deal with. The damage they cause is extensive, and repairing a grub-damaged lawn means replacing large sections of turf. Unless you love pumping money into lawn replacement, grub prevention is one of the smartest investments you can make in your lawn's health.
The application window is limited. Once it passes, you've lost your chance for the year.
Watch the video below to learn more about grub worm prevention timing and why it matters.
For professional grub prevention in Midlothian and Prosper, contact Vista Lawn and Pest.
