.ugust 17, 1994 (Continued from page 8) ideal position for chemical or biological extermination. The damage caused by the grubs depends on the height the lawn is cut. Long grass, say three inches, has deeper roots than a short cut lawn so it can stand a larger concentration of grubs having more roots to feed them. Quite often the lawn stress is not noticed by the owner until the skunks or crows see small areas of dead grass. They turn over the rootless and short rooted turf and make quite a mess. A concentration of ten grubs per square foot is considered severe, five or six may not cause sigâ€" nificant damage to be noticed in a wellâ€"watered and fertilized lawn. Fighting lawn grubs The best method of deciding if treatment is necessary withâ€" out waiting for a dugâ€"up lawn is to cut out square pieces of sod in several spots and count the grubs. Favorite spots are the tops of banks. The areas where the population is significant, say four or five per square inch, may be treated and the less populated spots left alone. The grub is not very mobile horiâ€" zontally and stays in a small area. The chemical treatment calls for an application of clorpyifos or diazinon from midâ€" August through September. The organic treatment is to use beneficial nematodes that feed on the grubs over the same period. One brand is Biosafe and is available at most garden centres. Both these products must be applied to a well watered lawn and watered in diligently because they must be washed down to contact the grub. They will also control the soil webâ€" worm, cutworm, army worms and root weevil larvae. â€"| STEAMATIC â€" Cleaning the Whole World ... One Home at a Time The grubs are a larvae of the June or Japanese beetle and/or European chafer. 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