Grub Prevention Products

Which product should you use for grub prevention?

Don’t make the mistake of buying just any product that says “grub killer” on it, because they are not all the same.
There are grub preventatives and there are contact killers. Contact killers are what you put down when you have an active grub problem, usually in the fall.

The preventative is what you need to put down right now (before you have a grub problem), and what you need to look for is something with the active ingredient Imidacloprid. Imidacloprid has a long residual, which means it stays active in your soil for an extended period of time. This is important because you never know when grubs are going to hatch. Once they do hatch, Imidacloprid kills the small larvae before they have a chance to grow into the feeding stage.

There are many different brands of Imidacloprid, a few popular ones are Zenith, Merit and Bandit. Don’t get too caught up in the brand though, just check the label and make sure you’ve got the right active ingredient!