Grub & Armyworm Control in COLONIAL TRACE, Thompson's Station, TN

Here in Colonial Trace, you’re dealing with two main culprits. The first are white grubs, which feed on your lawn’s roots, stealing resources your fescue needs to survive our summer droughts and the heat stress from all that construction gravel in our soil. The second, and far more dramatic, are fall armyworms. When their populations explode, which happens roughly every five years under a perfect storm of conditions, they start along your shrub lines and can consume an entire lawn overnight. You’ll know it when you see it; the ground literally looks like it’s moving. The solution is to never wait until you see that damage. My standard plan includes a preventive, bee-safe insecticide applied before these pests become a problem. This chemistry covers any insect that feeds on the grass itself, from grubs eating roots to armyworms and sod webworms eating blades. If you wait until you see grub damage or an armyworm invasion, the only effective treatments are harsh chemicals I choose not to use. That’s why my approach for Colonial Trace is built on prevention and persistence. The chemistry I use is novel, so insects can’t develop resistance, and it’s very persistent in the plant tissue. This means a treatment this year provides residual protection into the next season. It’s a clear example of my core philosophy: quality compounds year over year. The healthier, denser turf we build in Colonial Trace also naturally resists other issues, like weeds moving into thin areas. My one standard of care includes this protection, and fungicides, in your flat monthly rate, because in Middle Tennessee’s humidity, your lawn needs both to thrive. Sticking with the service builds that compounding resilience, which is especially valuable on the challenging, often shallow soils we have in newer Thompson’s Station developments like ours.