Suburban Raccoons

If your yard dug by animals looks like this one in the picture, you have a serious grub problem in your lawn. Raccoons and skunks can detect the grubs just under the thatch. They will dig up the lawn to get at these juicy morsels. The grubs are white, about the thickness of a women’s little finger. They are about three-quarters of an inch long. You can roll back the thatch in your lawn and you will probably see one or two. In the case of the consumer in this picture, he has a major problem with grubs. The skunks and raccoons are having a feast at night. If he does not do something his lawn will be destroyed.

Yard Dug up by Animals – What Grubs do

Grubs exist just under the thatch and will eat the tender roots of the grass plant. As a result if you have a dry patch, you may notice your lawn turning brown more quickly in some areas. This can also be caused by cinch bugs. But your yard will not be dug up by animals in this situation. As a result of the lawn not having deep roots it is easy for any animals to dig under the grass. They roll it up to get at the grubs. I have seen it and had it happen to my own lawn.

Yard Dug up by Animals – What to do About it?

The best thing is to purchase the appropriate grub treatment and spray it on your lawn. You will need to do this several times a year for a few years in order to kill all of the grubs. It does work and if you do it quickly enough, your lawn will return to its original health quite quickly. You may also need to water it a little more often. Do this until the lawn is reestablished after the grubs have disappeared.

Whatever you do, do not wait, deal with the problem quickly, otherwise you will lose your lawn to the grubs and also to the animals.

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