Customer Reviews

St Gabriel #80080 7M Milky Spore Grub Mix

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

About 30 years ago in our first home we applied Milky Spore powder to our small lawn and never had a problem with grubs or Japanese Beetles (we still had to watch out for adults that migrated into our garden, solved primarily by a little hand picking and dropping into a pail of soapy water, pretty easy since the beetles' first reaction when disturbed is to drop -- straight into the pail!).

When we moved to a home with a much much larger lawn space, we chose to use the granulated, spreadable product as it was easier to apply. We are into third season of application, and so far similar results: no grub problems, and minimal adult beetles, though we are still breaking out the soapy water pails in the heart of summer, especially for our bean plants).

The granulated product seems expensive at first because of the repeat applications, but given its coverage, purchasing -- and applying -- the powder form would probably come out to a similar cost.

While other reviews make claims of immediately seeing dead grubs all over the place, this has not been our experience -- nor should it be. The treatment works because it infests the soil with a disease that infects only Japanese beetle grubs and slowly kills them. They die in the soil and spread more spores in the process. If they were all to crawl out and die on the sidewalks and pavements, the milky spore approach would not work (nothing to continue spreading the disease). So if you apply, don't expect to immediately see dead grubs all over the place. But then that is the beauty of organic pest control approaches: you are not trying to eradicate immediately a pest, but bring the population under control in a more balanced, ecosystem-friendly way that has the added benefit of lasting longer.

I bought this stuff before and it works well!!!

However, I forgot to put it down this past spring and my neighbor decided to use it too.

So of course, ALL the grubs from HIS yard came over to MY yard. The bag states that once put down for 2 years and 2 seasons, it would last for 10 years. This is NOT true, which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

When you first the milky spore down, within 2 weeks, I saw dead grubs all over the place AND it is SAFE for Pets too!!!!

This is a terrific product. My yard has become a grub nursery over the years and I can already tell a difference since I have applied the milky spore mix.

PROS: Easy to spread but I would recommend a broadcast spreader instead of the drop spreader recommended by the manufacturer.

CONS: Description really needs to detail the application directions and how much the bag covers.

It is recommended that you use the product 3 times a years for 2 years for the most effective coverage. (I am planning to do this). Bag states it covers 7000 sq feet.

I am so happy to report that this works. Maybe not right before your eyes but after a few days you definitly see a reduction in Grub Worms. I have my own vegetable garden in my back yard about aprox 4000sq ft that I dedicated to this but when I first started these worms would devour my plants every time i put them down. Greedy badminded little bastards they are too because we have grass and they dont bother the grass but suck my veges dry.

So I must say thank god for milky spore.

In addition just to let you know that if you buy this make sure that you water it nicely into the soil every day or it seems the bacteria dont get far enough to kill the worms. You have to make sure you water it in everyday for atleast a week. I usually apply just a little more after my intitial application just to make sure that its in there. Once you see the worms turning black and becoming limp that means that it is working.

My suggestion is leave the worms in there (the soil) to die as the bag states that as they die the dead worms release more milky spore into the soil which is definitely a good thing. Give it a chance to work you wont regret it.

I decided to try the St. Gabriel 80080-2 Milky Spore Grub Mix for an infestation of grubs that attacked my lawn and plants. The product performs as promised but noticed in reading the information that you need to apply 2-3 times the first two years and once this barrier is in place, you will be grub free for 7+ years. This is not a one time only treatment so be aware of this. It is kind of expensive but not as expensive as replacing plants and lawn from damage caused by grubs. I would recommend this product to others.

I believe the product is working, however, it seems too early to tell as it can take awhile to work. I have heard that if you put it down spring and fall for two years it lasts for 10 so that is our plan.

The product description fails to mention that this stuff is really potent and you practically need a hazard suit to apply which I wasn't expecting since it is all natural. The places it did get on the skin were red for a day or two. Also we only have a broadcast spreader so the directions on the bag were not helpful in knowing what setting to use.

This page says use once per season, but the bag says use three times per year for two years in a row. Which is correct?

We bought three bags of Milky Spore. After applying it heavily over our yards, we were somewhat unhappy the next day. The grubs were all over our driveway. We thought it didn't work..the next day, they were dying off, and found several in a large pile, dead. This stull really works! If your wife hates grubs as much as mine, you owe it to yourself to get this stuff!.

Al Hogue Talking Rock, GA

Worked well last summer but with the crazy rain and flooding the follow-up applications this year were delayed and we have moles again. But we're sticking with it and trying again. And our neighbors applied it this year too, so that should help as well.

Bought the Milky Spores and put it on my lawn. Only time will tell me if it works...