A new article explains the biology of white grubs, also known as masked chafers, and discusses options for managing them. White grubs, commonly known as masked chafers, are fat, cream-colored, ...

Q: I applied milky spore a couple of years ago, four times during the year and always just before a rain storm. This past fall, grubs made a feast of my lawn. Has anyone else run into this, despite ...

Q: Two years ago I put down milky spore disease to control a grub problem in the lawn. Since I applied it, I've read that it doesn't take care of all grubs. Last year, I didn't have a grub problem.

Now that lawns are beginning to green up, some Midlanders are finding patches of thin or dead grass in their yards. These patches may be the result of grubs eating the root system of the turf.

Q. Wide swaths of my lawn have suddenly died and have come under attack by birds. It looks as though animals have torn up much of my grass. What's going on? Master Gardener Ben Franklin says: You've ...

A crow or two can be a fun sighting. Several crows, digging up your lawn, can be aggravating. But really, they're sending you a message to check your lawn.

White grubs, commonly known as masked chafers, are fat, cream-colored, brown-headed larvae that can be pests of turfgrass. Now gardeners, golf-course owners, and growers who have been battling masked ...

Ah, spring ― while it might have brought us pretty mixed weather so far, there’s no denying the season has led to bountiful gardens (and all the tasks that go with it). But if you’ve started to notice ...