How to Use Grub Ex and Spectracide| How to prevent Grubs, Ticks, Fleas and Mosquitoes

Here I show you two ways to treat your lawn/yard for insects that will destroy your pretty lawn. Treating your yard with these two products will successfully help you break the insect cycle so you can have an insect free lawn.
#Grubex
#Spectracide
#Grubs

[@Dulcealleb1405]

After spraying how long do I wait so my dog can run on the lawn ?

[@LawnAmateur]

Atleast 24 hours

[@ChrisZheng-z7s]

Do I need water in my lawn after spray? Thanks

[@LawnAmateur]

@user-tk7wg7xf4c No don't water in the spray only the granular

[@ChrisZheng-z7s]

@@LawnAmateur thanks, love to watch your video,learning a lot

[@msnetnetjones5093]

I needed this!! Very informative!!

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

Really good information my man,I put my weed and feed down today when can I put my insect killer down??? I like that spray bottle of Spectracide seems pretty thorough im gonna invest in that as well....

[@LawnAmateur]

Wait 3 days to put the insect killer down

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

@@LawnAmateur Much appreciated 🙏🏾

[@johnnyv.223]

EXCELLENT video. 👍

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@bettyjean-do8cy]

I have used Spectracide twice so far, but I’m still seeing insects throughout my lawn. I use the hose spray version shown in your video once every 30 days, but I’m not seeing any changes. What am I doing wrong? Should I alternate between the granular and liquid versions?

[@LawnAmateur]

You can definitely alternate between the two. But you won't be able to kill all bugs some bugs will just keep coming back but this will definitely attack the nuisance bugs like ticks and fleas and some ants

[@LTinATL]

Thanks for the video! I’ve wondered if this product would actually work on the mosquitoes! The skeeters(NC girl) love me! So I’ve not been able to enjoy my backyard. There’s some standing water outside of my fence that happens when we have a hard rain. I’ve recently began putting the mosquito dunks in those areas. Any other suggestions?

[@LawnAmateur]

No thats perfect what you're doing. Just keep treating the yard and the perimeter. Those dunks are great you want to break the cycle of the mosquitoes to start to eliminate them.

[@wayne1362]

What month are you applying the grub x for 1st app

[@LawnAmateur]

Mid May to mid July I usually apply my first application of grub ex

[@wayne1362]

@@LawnAmateur thanx

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

You've got the best lawn

[@LawnAmateur]

Lol I wouldn't say the best but its on its way 🤣 thank you for your support

[@380stroker]

Dang dude, where did you go to? Lawn college?

[@LawnAmateur]

🤣. I've actually gotten better over the years since this video. Thank you for your support

[@380stroker]

@@LawnAmateur I thought the video was great.

[@LawnAmateur]

@@380stroker thank you. I was talking about how the lawn improved over the years

[@jacklavoie2523]

Did the Grubex prevent grubs in the last year?

[@LawnAmateur]

Yes

[@Tricia_JoElle]

Your lawn is beautiful! Thanks for your info!

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you I'm glad I could help

[@rosieg4813]

hey do you know if this will kill the Landen Fly too

[@rosieg4813]

will it hurt my flower/plants too

[@LawnAmateur]

Did you mean the Lantern Fly? If so, yes this should handle that also

[@LawnAmateur]

@@rosieg4813 no it shouldn't just lightly spray the plant and around the flowers. Don't drown or overspray

[@rosieg4813]

@@LawnAmateur thanks so i can use this product on my flower beds ? they are all over my beds :(

[@LawnAmateur]

@@rosieg4813 yea it can be a nuisances

[@miabolte6575]

Great to see how to use the GrubEX. Thank you. Your lawn is looking good, man!

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@nelson6936]

Did you find better results with spectricide grub killer over Bioadvanced?

[@LawnAmateur]

Scotts Grubex and Bioadvanced are the best when it comes to handling Grubs. Spectracide is a great product when controlling overall insects.

[@nelson6936]

@@LawnAmateur I appreciate it.

[@robertjoseph8162]

How did the spectracide work for mosquito control?

[@LawnAmateur]

It works very well at controlling and cutting down the population but it doesn't totally eliminate them. Its very hard to totally eliminate any outdoor bugs. But if you regularly treat the yard you'll see a big drop off in the mosquito population. Hope this helps 👍👍

[@bradydog10]

Nice job bro , having a great looking lawn takes alot of work, but all the hard work pays off and you and your family can enjoy a beautiful lush, thick green lawn. Nothing better. ! 🙌✌️

[@LawnAmateur]

Most definitely. Thank you

[@appiconll]

Bruh!! Where you at? Happy holidays to you. Hope all is well.

[@LawnAmateur]

Lol it got pretty cold here but I should have a video coming soon. Happy Holidays to you and your family. I hope all is well 🙏🏾. Thank you for checking on me and supporting

[@appiconll]

@LawnAmateur Thanks bruh. It's cold in dc too. Grass is still growing though👍🏾

[@LawnAmateur]

@@appiconll my grass has slowed down some I can probably get one last clean up mow and then the lawn season is over

[@jbhobbyist9372]

Nice Job!!

[@elbohike3500]

Good stuff thanks

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@jamesdewer]

Pocket Gophers- I saw a video that the application of insecticide, by eliminating the food source will eliminate a gopher problem. Just saying. Great video.

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@tremassey9269]

A little crazy homie u went nuts

[@LawnAmateur]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jayrose9463]

Keep it going

[@SunnyBermuda]

That's some thick grass! Got it looking good!

[@LawnAmateur]

Thanks it definitely got thick quickly after that Milo

[@knowledge1372]

The yard is looking good

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you bro

[@knowledge1372]

i was watching your video and realized i need to do some insect and grub treatment to my yard so tomorrow will be knock that out

[@deminguscoates3294]

I used the Triazicide for grubs the spray and it works I pulled up the dead grass and all I saw was Two grubs and they were dead.

[@msa.harrison1084]

So glad I found this video! Very helpful.

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you I'm glad I could help

[@digitalmixer]

Your lawn look Awesome Can overseed with fescue into Bermuda I'm in cali

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you and that is going to be hard to do if you already have Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass is a very dominant grass type and it may choke out the fescue. Plus fescue grass is a cool season grass type so it also depends what part of cali you live in whether the fescue will survive. Type in "Grass transition zone" in Google and look at the map that'll let you know everywhere cool season grass can grow. Hope this helps 👍👍

[@digitalmixer]

@@LawnAmateur thank you thank you so much and I love your videos keep on coming I learned a lot from you

[@LawnAmateur]

No problem thank you for your support

[@BermudaBrian]

Man. I hate some mosquitoes

[@LawnAmateur]

I can't explain enough how much I dislike mosquitoes lol

[@quorthunsargeras7054]

Thanks, this was a very informative video. I've got a few grubworm areas and planning on applying these 2 products today. I'm dethatching, core aerating, and overseeding next month.

[@LawnAmateur]

No problem I'm glad I could help

[@jrb3158]

Another solid video

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you I appreciate it bro

[@Sci-Fi_Fan296]

Appreciate the info. Very helpful.

[@LawnAmateur]

I'm glad I could help thank you

[@tjnaevans]

Thanks for the informitive video. Subbed and liked as well. As for the Grub-Ex / Spectracide difference to my knowledge and experience Grub-Ex, as you clearly emphisized, breaks the cycle and is a preventive measure. Spectracide is an after the fact product so if you see grubs or grub damage it will kill the grubs quickly. On my lawn I only use Grub-Ex in the spring (Chicago area) and have never had to employ an after the fact solution because I've not had a problem. Skunks in my neighborhood will tell you if you have grubs by digging up your lawn and really causing extensive and expensive! damage. I do use the Spectride product however to control other unwanted issues like ticks, ants and other pests.

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you and I totally agree with you about those skunks notifying you of a grub problem

[@solo19yt]

Can't skip the grubx. My neighborhood gets ravaged by grubs.. will try your other tips as well..thanks!

[@midwesternhotpeppers6780]

Your yard looks nice. Good job getting it under control.

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@TheMarialm66]

Yard is looking great!

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you

[@boostkillshotz1902]

Looking good my man💪🏾

[@LawnAmateur]

Thanks, I appreciate it bro

[@donnierakes9117]

Thank you for the info buddy 👍

[@LawnAmateur]

No problem bro

[@gwengreen5611]

Lawn looks great! Keep up the great videos👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@oldstocks]

Recommend putting liquids into an ortho sprayer- I can’t get all the material out the ready-to-spray bottles.

[@LawnAmateur]

Yea you can do it that way also if you're having trouble with the ready to spray bottles.

[@LawnNOrder]

To funny I was chatting about this very subject in our discord group with other YT creators, while editing a video for the same thing. Just sub’d you as well. 👍🏻

[@LawnAmateur]

Thanks bro

[@TanyaScorpio]

Great.. I'm checking my lab daily. I finally seeing little grass hairs coming through. Okay cracking up on the kids comment. Lol

[@LawnAmateur]

Yes make sure the lab is free of those dangerous insects. It definitely is a great feeling when you finally see the grass start to germinate. And lol yea the kids were alittle too excited if you know what I mean 🤣🤣🤣 no adults were around.

[@TanyaScorpio]

@@LawnAmateur Hey Darryl. my new phone ugh I meant to say lawn but it is like a dang on lab. Lol Question.. What do in a few weeks after it gets warm and I'm seeing the grass grow and I still see weed? I'm trying to think ahead when I need to add the 2nd round of tenacity and seed and not sure what to do.

[@ticky468]

Great content per usual thanks for the time stamps yard looks great keep it up #tunedin

[@LawnAmateur]

Thanks, I appreciate it 👍👍

[@kenanderson1240]

Lawn Amateur, Well structured video and information on 2 common chemicals for your lawn. Your alert on the Spectracide is good for all DIY'ers, THANK YOU. Ken Anderson, E Troy, WI

[@LawnAmateur]

Thank you, I'm glad I could help

[@steviem5279]

Love the grass and how its turning out. I'm just north of NYC and have started taking care of my grass last year after years of neglect and watching your videos, we have had a lot of the same issues and I'm learning by watching your videos and others. I put down lime in March last year and this year as well. In April I went to a store called Ewing Irrigation and purchased fertilzer with baracade which is a crab grass controller by a company called the Andersons. Around the same time you made this video I also put down the Grub Ex and then about 10 days back I applied the Bioadvanced Fugus control because I had issues with that last year and started getting it again this year. Next week I will put down the Disease Ex and then two week after that one more round of Bioadvanced to see if it does the trick and fully controls the fungus. Memorial day was the Milo application....last July I put down "Love your Soil" by Jonathan Green and also the Milo application but this year I am thinking about going with the Jonathan Green Summer fertilzer which also has insect control in it plus the love your soil, if you live near a Stew Leonard's I believe they sell the Jonathan Green products there if you want to give them a try. I don't know if I should do it this year but last year in late August I cut my grass low, took my thatch rake and raked out the debris out of the lawn, then put down Milo on Labor Day then overseeded the lawn around Sept. 20th, maybe a touch earlier and it felt like my lawn exploded in the spring because of it. Its process but its a fun process and binge wathing your videos has helped!

[@LawnAmateur]

You definitely sound like you're taking it serious and its paying off. Everything you described is right on point and the right steps taken to maintaining a healthy lawn. I started to take my lawn serious about 2 years ago after numerous failed attempts I finally got it together and it feels good looking at it and knowing I did lol. Its a since of pride and enjoyment when I look at the work put in and seeing the results. I hope you get that same feeling. Thanks you for your support and much success to you.

[@steviem5279]

@@LawnAmateur thanks so much and you hit the nail on the head, when you do it yourself you get that sense of pride that what you are doing is actually showing results. I'm like you, just some average Joe who tries to do the best he can. You're a year ahead of me because I started last year, when I was a kid my dad used to work on the lawn all the time but over the past 10 year, I really stopped taking car of the lawn and it suffered big time. I started getting a ton of moss in the bare spots, grubs, ants, and all that junk. But, once I started taking care of it, I could see the lawn getting back to life and I was proud of it even it the lawn didn't look all that great, but this spring, it exploded like you couldn't believe. Its funny, the other day one both of my neighbors knocked on the door and then asked me what I'm doing and I try to explain it the best I can. Little by little, and things will start looking even better. Next year I will put the fungus control earlier as a preventative because I think this is something that I will have to deal with on my lawn all the time. Your videos help a ton and they are fun to watch and its great seeing your journey, this is all a fun hobby that's for sure but its a fun hobby that helps your house look even nicer too.